Pygmies exhibited like animals before a gawping public. Forced labour with amputations to encourage productivity. Medical experiments used to justify Nazi theories of Aryan superiority. Even now, many of the horrors of colonial Africa are insufficiently…
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay paid…
Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population in a decade if current poaching levels are not slowed, animal conservation groups warned Monday. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Court today formally handed over the Court’s landmark…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sixteen distinguished jurists today were sworn-in as Judges of the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With the end of fighting between the armed forces and M23…
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — African Ministers and Experts Spotlight Efforts to Incorporate Natural Wealth Accounting…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The BUILD Africa forum (http://www.buildafricaforum.com) is pleased to…
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) together with the United…
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCNovember 30, 2013On behalf of President Obama and…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has…
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Maritime Security Market 2013-2023 – Piracy, Shipping, Vessels and Seaport Security http://www.reportlinker.com/p01906306…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 29, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Working Group* of Experts on People of African…
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 29, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Africa has made significant progress in fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In…
KHARTOUM, Sudan, November 29, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ali Al-Za’tari,…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, November 29, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Combating terrorism and illicit trafficking were the focus of an international…
Restrictions on protests and hefty jail terms for girl demonstrators are reviving Egypt’s autocratic past, say activists and erstwhile supporters of the government that replaced Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after he was overthrown. The military,…
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 27 November 2013, the African Union-United Nations Mission…
TOKYO, Japan, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. On October 14, the United Nations Trust Fund for Human…
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat wishes to invite journalists…