Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for “forging a new South Africa” and said he hoped his example would inspire the nation to strive for “justice and the common good”. Francis praised the “steadfast commitment…
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VIENNA, Austria, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger expressed his deep grief…
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — It is with very great sadness that I have heard the…
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the death of…
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council…
As Brazil strains at the leash to prepare next year’s World Cup, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told AFP on Thursday that organisers should see the glass as half full. The tournament has been beset by delays, with the stadiums at Curitiba and…
India on Friday declared five days of national mourning for South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who was hailed as a “true Gandhian” and a “great friend” by the country’s leaders. The Indian flag will be flown at half mast across the country…
Apple has been known to sell what they like to call “Docks” for their mobile products, but Apple’s lineup of Dock products have thus far been fairly limited in scope – usually nothing more than a simple connector for charging and a port for…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJonathan ShrierActing Special Representative, Office of Global Food SecurityJohannesburg, South AfricaDecember 4,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ITU membership, management and staff join the people of South Africa…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Calling Nelson Mandela a leader with hard-won wisdom and maturity unparalleled…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved US$228.5 million for…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJonathan ShrierActing Special Representative, Office of Global Food SecurityJohannesburg, South AfricaDecember 4,…
AFP IS CLOSING THE LIVE REPORT ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA, the South African anti-apartheid hero beloved as a global symbol of peace and forgiveness and the father of the “Rainbow Nation”. 0245 GMT: F.W de Klerk, the former South African president…
With its tales of infidelity, backstabbing and money-grabbing, “Lekki Wives” has become one of the most talked-about television programmes in Nigeria. But the edgy portrayal of life in one of Lagos’ newest suburbs is far from imagined — and a sharp…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following the death of Nelson Mandela, the Foreign Secretary William Hague…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, we bid farewell to a man who dedicated his life…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCDecember 5, 2013Madiba’s ‘long walk to freedom’…
Thirty-two teams will learn their fate when the group stage draw for the 2014 World Cup finals takes place on Friday. The draw will follow a ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) and will involve some complex juggling to separate, as far…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Millions of people, including many who never met him, will feel…