Category: APO-OPA

  DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure(R) Titanium Dioxide Products Sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa   WILMINGTON, Delaware, December 15, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Effective Feb. 1, 2012, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net price increase of 200 Euros per metric tonne, or as permitted by contract, […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / Certification of elections by UNOCI chief to be carried out after Constitutional Council examines disputes   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The certification of the legislative elections will be carried out by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire after the […]

  IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under ECF Arrangement for Ghana and Approves US$91.55 Million Disbursement   ACCRA, Ghana, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth review of Ghana’s economic performance under the program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). […]

    Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Lesotho   MASERU, Lesotho, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Jiro Honda visited Maseru during the December 2–14 to carry out the second and third reviews under the program supported by the Extended Credit […]

    US Secretary of State / Remarks at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan   WASHINGTON, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC December 14, 2011   Thank you very much, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, who has been an absolutely […]

    Three newspapers suspended in Ivory Coast   NEW YORK, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The government of Ivory Coast should immediately lift its suspensions on the circulations of three newspapers that published critical commentaries on the country’s five-month post-election conflict and its aftermath, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.   […]

  Glasgow Subway Selects Otis for Major Modernization Project   GLASGOW, Scotland, December 15, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Commonwealth Games Host City to Install Otis’ Energy-Efficient Escalators                Otis Elevator Company [http://www.otisworldwide.com/a1-home.html ], a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today announced that its UK affiliate, Otis Ltd., will replace all […]

    Ethiopia: over 1,500 Sudanese refugees exchange news with relatives   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over 1,500 Sudanese refugees in western Ethiopia have spoken with their families by mobile phone thanks to a service set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in early November. Many […]

    Somalia / Communiqué of the Gender Workshop on the Road implementation   MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A gender workshop on the implementation of the Roadmap was held in Mogadishu, Somalia, from 3 to 5 December 2011. The event was facilitated by the Gender Unit of the United Nations […]

  The Government of Kenya and the UN Launch a 764 Million USD appeal for Humanitarian Response in Kenya for 2012 – 2013   NAIROBI, Kenya, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Aeneas Chuma, together with Mr. Mohammed Elmi, the Minister for Northern Kenya and Other […]