BERLIN, Germany, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A Federal Foreign Office spokesperson issued the following statement in Berlin today (8 December):
“Foreign Minister Westerwelle spoke to his Egyptian opposite number, Mohamed K…
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ACP leaders head to Equatorial Guinea for critical summit
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ACP: National heads from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific will convene this week in the Central African Republic of Equatorial Guinea for the 7th Summit for ACP Hea…
African media urged to push for "zero tolerance to corruption"
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media practitioners and owners can foster accountability and transparency in the public spheres, expose all forms of corruption and encourage best practices that address the…
Change of Dates of the PAU Rentree Solennelle
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE JOURNALISTS
The Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) of the African Union has announced the postponement of the official Matricu…
Somali forces, AMISOM secure Jowhar
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Somali National Army, with the support of AMISOM troops, has today captured the town of Jawhar, 90 km northwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The joint forces faced li…
New report warns UN and AU are failing to defeat Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nearly six months on from the launch of a UN strategy aimed at ending 26 years of violence by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) a joint report by a coalition of non-go…
Africa: December 6 Roundtable with Journalists in Algiers
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks
William J. Burns
Deputy Secretary
Algiers, Algeria
December 6, 2012
Deputy Secretary Burns: Good evening everyone.
It’s a pleasure to see all of you this evening and it’s cert…
UN Special Representative's statement on the IGAD Grand Stabilization Plan for South Central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga welcomes the statement issued by the Joint Committee of the Inter-Governmental Authorit…
The African Union calls for peaceful institution building and inclusive constitution making process in Egypt
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is following closely the evolving situation in Egypt. She is deeply concerned at the…
Benin TV station censored amid presidential pressure
NEW YORK, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns censorship of Beninese private television station Canal 3 and defamation charges against its director for coverage of a corruption scandal i…