KHARTOUM, Sudan, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over 750,000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project was r…
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ICRC welcomes entry into force of Kampala Convention for displaced persons
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the entry into force tomorrow of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displ…
Africa Industrialization Day / Theme “Accelerating Industrialization for Boosting Intra-Africa Trade”
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — INVITATION TO THE MEDIA
When: 5th December 2012
A Pre-Event Interactive Session with the Media on 4th December
2012 aims at boosting awareness on the challenges of…
Radio station ransacked, equipment seized in DRC
NEW YORK, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — All sides of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo should halt attacks on journalists and media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after a radio s…
Consultations between the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union and the Member Countries of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Mali
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, met today with the representatives of the member countries of the United Nations Secu…
Media High Council, Rwanda Editors' Guild and the Eastern Africa Editors' Release the Kigali Declaration and forms a comprehensive news platform United News of Africa (UNA) – 4th Annual National Dial
KIGALI, Rwanda, December 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Top editors and media experts from across Africa met at the recently held, 4th Annual National Dialogue on Media Development and the 5th bi-annual conference of the African Editors …
AMISOM Vows to Help Somalia Enhance Security on Marka Road
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 4, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — AMISOM is taking steps to enhance security along the road between the port city of Marka and Kilometre 50, following two failed attacks on a Somali government convoy.
A convoy …
The Government of Canada thanks Canadians for their support to the people of the Sahel
OTTAWA, Canada, December 4, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Julian Fantino, thanked Canadians for their generous support to help meet the needs of millions of people in the Sah…
Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry AFRICOM Commander
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Extremist groups collaborating in Africa pose a threat beyond the region that extends to Europe and the United States, U.S. Africa Command’s top military officer said here today.
Count…
Changes to Norway's diplomatic presence abroad
OSLO, Norway, December 4, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The global balance of power is shifting towards the south and the east. A number of countries are playing a more significant role due both to their economic strength and their inte…