The International Criminal Court on Friday sentenced Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail for arming an ethnic militia that carried out a “particularly cruel” 2003 village massacre. “The chamber sentences Germain Katanga to 12 years…
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More than 300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the government’s retaliation for attacks blamed on a self-proclaimed “prophet” in the Democratic Republic of Congo in December, a rights group said Thursday. The government has previously denied…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Chad is urgently appealing for USD 500,000 to help some…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Community leaders from Bangui’s 3rd arrondissement met this weekend to identify…
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMay 19, 2014On behalf of President Obama…
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello, TD, has called for…
France’s foreign minister offered China his country’s help on Sunday in locating 10 workers feared kidnapped by Boko Haram militants, as African leaders joined forces to fight the terrorist group. “We have already told our Chinese friends that we were…
The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border to the Nigerian Islamist group’s strongholds, a police official said Sunday. “We are almost certain that the 10 Chinese have been kidnapped…
A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, a police said on Saturday. “Boko Haram Islamists attacked a camp…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 14-16 May, Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water João Baptista…
ROME, Italy, May 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A major operation to distribute seeds and tools has been launched…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since December of last year, the security situation in the area…
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic…
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In late 2012, armed groups began a rebellion that sparked a period…
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — EXECUTIVE ORDERBLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTINGTO THE CONFLICT IN THE Central…
NEW YORK, May 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council…
NEW YORK, May 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an immediate investigation into…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM has distributed some 13.7 tons of food to some 1,400…
A French journalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in Central African Republic, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in a statement, vowing to make every effort to shed light on the murder. “The president learned with great…