ALGIERS, Algeria, January 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 23, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
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GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai commended the Rwandan Government on…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Aid”29 January, 2014, AUC,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM has launched a new outreach project designed to engage Tanzanians…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM is now providing business coaching and mentoring skills to 1,442…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia…
Two Islamic courts in Nigeria have been forced to suspend the trials of 10 men accused of homosexuality because of fears of mob violence, judges and officials have said. An angry crowd last week pelted stones at seven men suspected of breaking Islamic…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s days as top dog on the continent are numbered. Booming, bustling Nigeria is about to become Africa’s biggest economy. So pop open a bottle of Moet & Chandon — after all, from 2012-2013, seven Nigerian…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists has secured an insurance policy for journalists who often work in poor conditions across the country and fall victim to accidents and attacks by militant groups. VOA’s Ndimyake Mwakalyelye reports and later talks to…
The number of people killed in a deadly market attack blamed on Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria has risen to 52, police told AFP on Tuesday. “From the verified figures I have in my records, 52 people have been confirmed killed in the attack…
NEW YORK, January 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the new Government in the…
NEW YORK, January 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…
OTTAWA, Canada, January 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following…
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCJanuary 28, 2014The United…
Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi represented by his deputy, Prof Modupe Adelabu, cutting the tape to flag off the distribution of…
S/N ACTIVITY DATE REMARKS 1 Notice of Election 3rd March Section 30(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 provides…
28 January 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Rwandan Government to lift undue restrictions…
28 January 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency said today it has released updated guidelines on the needs of…
28 January 2014 – Following Tunisia’s adoption of a new constitution, the United Nations human rights office today added its…
27 January 2014 – Côte d’Ivoire is making “good progress” towards lasting peace and stability, but with presidential elections on…