JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF) (http://www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org), a private foundation in…
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PRETORIA, South-Africa, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The SEED Initiative cordially invites you to the forthcoming 2014 SEED…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM organized an evacuation flight on Wednesday morning for 106 Mauritanians…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Somali National Army (SNA) backed by African Union Mission in…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Continuing violence in South sudan has left thousands wounded. Many of…
NEW YORK, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks before meeting with religious…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African-led International Support Mission in the Central African…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Cameroon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly…
13 March 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was “honoured” to meet at Headquarters with three religious…
12 March 2014 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reports increasing difficulties in implementing its mandate due…
12 March 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today regretted the lack of progress in implementing a two-year-old agreement…
NEW YORK, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 11 March 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will today announce…
Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil exporter, but imported fuel for cars has been scarce across the country for weeks. Drivers are frustrated at having to wait in long lines at gas stations to pay skyrocketing prices, while the government blames shady fuel…
Nigeria on Thursday protested the “merciless beating” of one its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators be punished. Amateur video footage of two armed uniformed policemen and private guards punching and kicking a man on…
Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, on Wednesday received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner. But Navi Pillay said she had not come to Africa…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) has today received a contribution worth…
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCMarch 12, 2014The AU…
NEW YORK, March 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — [AS DELIVERED] Madam President, Members of the Council Thank you for…