Category: APO-OPA

    Official launching of the Pan African University Department of human resources, science and technology   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Invitation to representatives of the media   When: 13th – 14thDecember 2011   Time: 9:00 am   Where: At the conference Center of the African Union Headquarters, Addis […]

    UN / Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)   NEW YORK, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General takes note of the announcement of the provisional results of the presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, which indicate that President […]

  Burkina Faso National Day   WASHINGTON, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 9, 2011   On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Burkina Faso as you […]

    U.S. Efforts to Counter the Lord’s Resistance Army   WASHINGTON, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs United States Institute of Peace Washington, DC December 7, 2011   Let me first thank the U.S. Institute of Peace for having me back, and for organizing […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI chief deplores the presence of armed men around candidates   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Summary of UNOCI weekly press conference The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, deplores the isolated violent incidents often provoked by armed men […]

  CPJ urges South African authorities to drop secrecy bill   NEW YORK, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — South African authorities should heed widespread calls to drop a “secrecy bill” that opponents say will criminalize whistle-blowing and stifle investigative journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.   The Protection of State Information […]

  Parties, observers hail Africa Day event at COP17   DURBAN, South Africa, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Parties and observers today hailed the Africa Day event at the Durban climate change conference (COP17) as one of the most successful aspect of the yearly parley.   The event was held at the Africa […]

AFRICA AWARDS For Entrepreneurship / Zimbabwe’s SECURICO Wins $100,000 Grand Prize in 2011 AFRICA AWARDS For Entrepreneurship LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Legatum (http://www.legatum.com), a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, today announced that SECURICO has won the US $100,000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa […]

    Italy / Regions: Meeting in Modena on business opportunities in Africa   ROME, Italy, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Italy Empowering Agency presents the second Country Focus event to take place after the first meeting, on China. This second meeting focuses on internationalisation with respect to Africa and will take place […]

  Sweden / Carl Bildt talks with this year’s Peace Prize laureates   STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 9, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Monday 12 December, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will participate in a discussion with this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates – Tawakkol Karman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee – on […]