Category: APO-OPA

    Inauguration of Joint Commission established by Doha Document for Peace in Darfur   EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — All media are invited to the opening ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission, which is one of the major provisions related to the Ceasefire and Final […]

    بـيان إعـلامي أفتتاحية اللجنة المشتركة المبثقة عن وثيقة الدوحة للسلام في دارفور   EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – بعثة اليناميد تدعو جميع وسائل الإعلام لمراسم افتتاح الاجتماع الاول للجنة المشتركة، و التي تعد واحدة من البنود الرئيسية المتصلة بوقف إطلاق النار والترتيبات الأمنية النهائية المتفق عليها في […]

    Christine Lagarde to Visit Nigeria and Niger on First Trip to Africa as IMF Managing Director   WASHINGTON, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde will visit Nigeria and Niger from December 18–22, 2011, on her first trip to Africa since her appointment earlier this […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI chief receives civil society groups a day after legislative elections   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, on Monday, 12 December 2011, received a delegation of civil society groups that came to […]

Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa BERKELEY, Cal., USA, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. […]

    USA / Republic of Kenya National Day   WASHINGTON, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2011   On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send congratulations to the people of Kenya […]

    Somalia / Red Crescent nutritional centre hit by air strike   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 10 December, a nutritional centre run by the Somali Red Crescent Society in the southern Somali town of Bardera was hit by an air strike. The facility, which was empty at the […]

    Job / Communications Consultant / Investment climate advisory services of the World Bank Group   WASHINGTON, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Investment climate advisory services of the World Bank Group   Terms of Reference Short-term Consultant (150 days per year) Communications Specialist – Investment Climate Reforms – Africa   Background/General Description […]

    Joint media advisory / Second African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Second African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Theme: “Building a Sustainable Future for Africa’s Extractive Industry: From […]

    IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility for Kenya and Approves Request for Augmentation of Access and US$143.67 Million Disbursement   NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second review of Kenya’s economic performance under […]