Pope Francis on Thursday formed a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church in a landmark initiative after thousands of abuses and cover-ups, but campaigners said the new body would be “toothless”. While the composition and precise tasks…
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Fighters linked to Al-Qaeda executed an Iraqi freelance cameraman as he was leaving Syria after a 10-day assignment in rebel-held territory, watchdogs said on Thursday. Yasser Faysal al-Joumaili was shot dead after being stopped at a checkpoint in mainly…
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar has appealed to the Code of Conduct Bureau to…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following attacks since 5am this morning in Bangui, Central African Republic,…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has reacted to the recent designation of Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist…
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar has appealed to the Code of Conduct Bureau to…
In line with its avowed determination aimed at up-scaling agricultural activities through technology adoption and dissemination in the West African…
PARIS, France, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com) announces that two projects in its BipBop (1)…
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa…
Ethiopia has repatriated over 100,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia, Addis Ababa’s foreign ministry said Thursday, following a violent crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich kingdom. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said that up…
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — South African financial services group Sanlam (http://www.sanlam.co.za) announced today that it…
ROME, Italy, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — World cereal production will reach a new high of almost 2…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement by H.E. Anne Mamakau Mutelo, Ambassador of the Republic…
BONN, Germany, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Egypt, in cooperation with Germany, Switzerland and other…
PARIS, France, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com), the global specialist in energy management, and DONG…
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementMarie HarfDeputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCDecember 4, 2013The…
OTTAWA, Canada, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following ongoing reports of violence in the Central African Republic, including…
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Nigeria during November 13-26…
BASEL, Switzerland, December 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • Africa’s healthcare challenges are compounded as it begins to face…