Category: APO-OPA

    Canada Concerned About Electoral Process in Democratic Republic of Congo   OTTAWA, Canada, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “The Government of Canada continues to closely follow the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Canada is extremely concerned about reports […]

Food crisis / West Africa: Millions of people at risk of serious food crisis without early action, says Oxfam DAKAR, Sénégal, December 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across West Africa, Oxfam (http://www.oxfam.org) said today. With […]

  CrimsonLogic Awarded eJudiciary Project in Namibia   WINDHOEK, Namibia, December 12, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — CrimsonLogic, a leading global eGovernment solutions provider, has won a project from the Republic of Namibia’s Ministry of Justice to develop an eJudiciary system (Electronic Judiciary) for the Supreme Court and High Courts in Oshakati and […]

Durban climate talks ending: Polluters won, people lost (Greenpeace Africa) DURBAN, South-Africa, December 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – On the closing of the latest round of UN climate talks in Durban Greenpeace today declared that it was clear that our Governments this past two weeks listened to the carbon-intensive polluting corporations instead of listening […]

    Austria / Waldner: “Schutz der Rechte religiöser Minderheiten ist Test für Demokratiefähigkeit Ägyptens” : Staatssekretär traf koptisch-katholischen Kardinal Naguib   VIENNA, Austria, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Die Achtung der Religionsfreiheit und der Schutz religiöser Minderheiten sind ein Schwerpunkt unserer Außenpolitik”, erklärte Staatssekretär Wolfgang Waldner anlässlich seines heutigen Treffens mit dem […]

    UN / The Secretary-General remarks to press conference / Mogadishu, 9 December 2011   MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General remarks to press conference / Mogadishu, 9 December 2011   We are honoured to visit Somalia at this time. We would like to thank you for your warm […]

    Amnesty does not have a DRC-based spokesperson   LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amnesty International would like to stress that any statements made by Geoffroy Claise Youlou at a press conference in Kinshasa yesterday (9.12.11) are not authorized by the organization and should therefore not be attributed to Amnesty […]

  Cape Verde secures access to EU markets and boosts its development   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The EU has today granted “GSP+” status to the Western African nation of Cape Verde. Under this trade scheme, which grants preferential access to the EU market when certain conditions of […]

  Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly / United Nations, New York   MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Al-Nasser concludes a one-day visit to Somalia The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, has concluded a one-day official visit to Somalia with […]

  New Nigerian Media Platform Seeks to Promote Public Interest Journalism   ABUJA, Nigeria, December 9, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Faced with ongoing challenges of self-censorship, poor quality information, and political agenda dominating the news industry in Nigeria, the founders of Nigeria Intel are proud to announce the launch of an exciting […]