Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Presidential and Parliamentary elections process in Ghana

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today:
“Fol…

PRESIDENT OUEDRAOGO CONGRATULATES GHANAIANS

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of the ECOWAS Commission His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has commended Ghanaians for their patience, enthusiasm, as well as peaceful and orderly conduct dur…

Minister for Africa hails Ghana as a ‘beacon of democracy' following successful elections

LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, has welcomed the conduct of last week’s elections in Ghana and congratulated Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, on …

Baird Makes Sixth Visit to Africa

OTTAWA, Canada, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that he will travel to Morocco to attend the Friends of the Syrian People meeting on December 12, 2012, where he will announce n…

Baird Makes Sixth Visit to Africa

LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that he will travel to Morocco to attend the Friends of the Syrian People meeting on December 12, 2012, where he will an…

GHANA 2012 – PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

ACCRA, Ghana, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — PRELIMINARY DECLARATION
I. INTRODUCTION

1. Pursuant to the Constitutional Convergence Principles of the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001), and within…

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York

WASHINGTON, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
December 10, 2012

The United States will join partners from nearly 80 countries, international organizations, and the private sec…

PAP President Congratulates H.E. John Dramani Mahama on his Election to Ghana's Presidency

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi today sent a message to H.E. John Dramani Mahama congratulating him on his election as Gha…

African Union Legal Instruments and Issues Communiqué

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) today (Thursday) issued a communiqué on the African Governance Platform (AGP) and promotion of African Union Legal Instruments, follow…

EU EOM DISCUSSES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ELECTIONS IN SIERRA LEONE WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Sierra Leone has organised a workshop with local interlocutors and stakeholders to fine-tune the mission’s recom…