WASHINGTON, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — This afternoon President Obama spoke by phone with Mrs. Graça Machel to…
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CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Atlantic Energy Co-CEO, Scott Aitken (http://www.atlanticenergy.com) made a presentation at the…
NEW YORK, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — West Africa is optimistic about the prospect of securing requisite funding…
BEIJING, China, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces:From December 9 to 11, China’s…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The fighting that has rocked the capital city Bangui since 5…
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The ECOWAS Commission has learnt with a deep sense of loss…
DUBLIN, Ireland, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello T.D., is…
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today…
France on Saturday committed itself to helping establish and finance a pan-African military force capable of intervening in crises like the current conflict in the Central African Republic. A two-day summit attended by leaders of all but a handful of…
Former South African President Nelson Mandela laughs while celebrating his 89th birthday with children at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg in July 2007.(Denis Farrell/AP/File) With the passing today of Nelson Mandela, the African continent…
French President Francois Hollande on Friday told African leaders it is time for their continent to take charge of its own security as a major summit went ahead against the sombre backdrop of mourning for Nelson Mandela. Hollande unveiled a major new…
The United Nations family today mourned the loss – and celebrated the enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela, the former…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake its…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nelson Mandela once said, “A good head and a good heart are…
OSLO, Norway, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “I am very concerned about the security and humanitarian situation in…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas…
PARIS, France, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Elysée Palace – Friday 6 December 2013Dear friends,Before our Summit had…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU),…
VATICAN, Holy See, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Holy Father sent a telegram of condolence to Jacob…