ACCRA, Ghana, May 7, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The U.S. Embassy in Ghana reports with deepest sympathy that two…
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VATICAN, Holy See, May 7, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The peaceful coexistence among believers of different religions, the safeguarding…
Many children in Freetown who should be in school are notFREETOWN, 6 May 2015 (IRIN) – Fear and poverty are…
By Karim Camara and Jennifer Lazuta Guineans vote in the capital Conakry in the 2010 presidential electionCONAKRY, 5 May 2015…
BERN, Switzerland, May 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, head of the Federal Department of Foreign…
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On May 5, Secretary Kerry landed in Mogadishu, Somalia to reinforce the…
IRIN’s West Africa editor Jennifer Lazuta recently spent eight days in Guinea, travelling in and around the town of Gueckedou…
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — By Chinedu MoghaluThe Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank…
Tuareg rebelsBAMAKO, 30 April 2015 (IRIN) – The last few years in Mali have been busy: an independence declaration, a…
NEW YORK, April 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern…
DALIAN, China, April 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — During a historic visit to China the Government of Equatorial Guinea,…
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementMarie HarfActing Department Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCApril 29, 2015The…
By Jennifer Lazuta A child receives a shot of measles vaccineGUECKEDOU, 29 April 2015 (IRIN) – The odds were stacked…
ROME, Italy, April 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Somalia in 2014 exported a record 5 million livestock to markets…
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJeff RathkeActing Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCApril 28,…
BAMAKO, Mali, April 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In light of the dangerous developments on the ground in Ménaka…
VATICAN, Holy See, April 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The vitality of the Church, the pastoral ministry of the…
BAMAKO, Mali, April 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Christian…
Follow @{0}More than 100 aid workers were killed or injured by improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2014.DUBAI,…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, April 24, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Despite the unprecedented challenges of delivering basic health services in…