BANJUL, Gambia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. David Dunn visited The Gambia during December 3-7, 2012, to assess the impact of the recent directive on exchange rate polic…
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Press Statement by UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy Romano Prodi following a meeting on the Sahel which he hosted today, 7th December 2012, in Rome
ROME, Italy, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement by UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Romano Prodi following a meeting on the Sahel which he hosted today, 7th December 2012, in Rome
“Today, I had a productive meet…
U.S., Indian Rotary club members join Nigerian clubs to fight polio
EVANSTON, Ill., USA December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Tandem teams of Rotary (http://www.rotary.org) volunteers – one from India and the other from the United States – are in Nigeria this month to fight the crippling disease p…
Foreign Minister Westerwelle cautions against further fanning the flames in Egypt
BERLIN, Germany, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement today (7 December) in response to what has been happening in Egypt:
We are deeply concerned about the situation in…
BADEA and AfricaRice join hands to build rice / R&D capacity in sub-Saharan Africa
COTONOU, Benin, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — More than 40 participants from 19 African countries benefited recently from a specially designed hands-on training course on best-bet integrated rice management (IRM) practices that…
Food security linked to peace in the Sahel – FAO Director-General / Famine in the region averted but more efforts needed
ROME, Italy, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today that improving food security in the Sahel will contribute to peace and stability in the region.
He was addressing a meeting on …
Africa can create millions of jobs through value-addition to commodities, says ECA's Nnadozie
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Industrialization can help African countries grow at high levels, create millions of jobs for its young population and address poverty reduction in a sustainable manner, acco…
Uganda: “Anti-Homosexuality” Bill Must be Unconditionally Rejected
PARIS, France, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FIDH is extremely concerned by the speeding up of the voting process of the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” before Ugandan Parliament, as Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga recently …
ECOWAS MEMBER STATES ACHIEVE IMPRESSIVE MACRO ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN 2012
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Director of the Multilateral Surveillance of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Lassané Kaboré, has praised the economic performance achieved by most Community Member States in 2012. …
Pillay alarmed by Egypt violence and by “major problems” with draft Constitution
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed alarm Friday at the rising tension and recent deaths and injuries during protests related to Egypt’s draft Con…