Category: APO-OPA

    Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Malaria mortality rates have fallen by more than 25% globally since 2000, and by 33% in the WHO African Region, according to the World Malaria Report 2011, issued today by the World Health Organization. This […]

  Michel Daher Makes Strategic Investment in Bonds.com   NEW YORK, December 13, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Bonds.com Group, Inc. (OTC.BB:BDCG, “Bonds.com”) announced today that Michel Daher, Chairman of Daher Bonds Investment Company (“DBIC”), has made a strategic investment in Bonds.com. Other investors include Mida Holdings (“Mida”), Oak Investment Partners, and GFINet […]

    African Union strives to realize African mining vision   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union’s (AU’s) Department of Trade and Industry is working to promote broad–based and integrated growth and economic development for extracting better benefits from Africa’s mineral resources. In this respect, the Second AU […]

    Italy-Tunisia: 73 million in credit for Tunisian SMEs   ROME, Italy, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ambassador of Italy to Tunisia Pietro Benassi and Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui signed a protocol agreement today in Tunis for a 73 million-euro credit line for SMEs in Tunisia, to […]

  Mozambique: Italian fashion sponsors the “Mozambique Fashion Week”   MAPUTO, Mozambique, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — For the third year running the Embassy of Italy in Maputo sponsored “Mozambique Fashion Week”, this year in its 7th edition. The event, which took place in Maputo from 2 to 9 December, is part of […]

    Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo   TOKYO, Japan, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The presidential and legislative elections took place on November 28 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Independent […]

    Ecumenical delegation visits Ivory Coast amidst political crisis   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ecumenical delegation visiting Ivory Coast An ecumenical delegation visited Ivory Coast from 28 November to 4 December 2011 and met with churches and civil society representatives to express solidarity amidst violence and political turmoil in […]

  African Leaders Malaria Alliance Applauds Decline in Malaria Deaths, Vows to Continue Progress   NEW YORK, December 13, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) applauds the progress announced today in the World Health Organization’s 2011 World Malaria Report, which finds a 26% drop in global malaria deaths […]

    Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General regarding the legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire   NEW YORK, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire and commends the people of Côte d’Ivoire for the generally calm and orderly manner in […]

  Newspaper closed / Benin press regulators halt publication of daily Le Béninois libéré   PARIS, France, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reporters Without Borders is perplexed at the indefinite closure of the newspaper Le Béninois Libéré, ordered by the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) on 8 December, and warns of […]