IMF Completes Third Review Under the Policy Support Instrument for Mozambique

    IMF Completes Third Review Under the Policy Support Instrument for Mozambique   MAPUTO, Mozambique, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for the Republic of Mozambique.1 The Board’s decision was taken on […]

United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti

    United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti   WASHINGTON, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 7, 2011 In an important symbol of America’s commitment to an enduring friendship with the people of the Republic of Djibouti, as well as […]

IMF Executive Board Completes Second and Third Reviews Under ECF with Sierra Leone and Approves $US 13.8 Million Disbursement

    IMF Executive Board Completes Second and Third Reviews Under ECF with Sierra Leone and Approves $US 13.8 Million Disbursement   FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second and third review of Sierra Leone’s economic performance under a […]

Janneh calls for innovative financing to harness internal resources for climate change

    Janneh calls for innovative financing to harness internal resources for climate change   DURBAN, South Africa, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic r for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, today discarded assertions that Africa might not be able to absorb all […]

Rejoinder to an article published in this week's East African newspaper & last week's monitor newspaper on the Inter-University Council for East Africa (amendment) bill 2010

    Rejoinder to an article published in this week’s East African newspaper last week’s monitor newspaper on the Inter-University Council for East Africa (amendment) Bill 2010   ARUSHA, Tanzania, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Our attention is drawn to an article carried out in this week’s edition of the East African Newspaper […]

Côte d'Ivoire / Special Representative visits the west of the country a few hours before legislative polls

    Côte d’Ivoire / Special Representative visits the west of the country a few hours before legislative polls   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, travelled on Wednesday 7 December 2011 to the western towns of Toulepleu and […]

EAC-COMESA-SADC launch five-year climate change initiative / Regional blocs get $20 million to address climate change

    EAC-COMESA-SADC launch five-year climate change initiative / Regional blocs get $20 million to address climate change   ARUSHA, Tanzania, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The East African Community, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have launched a joint five-year Programme on Climate […]

African Union Press release

    African Union Press release   JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union has drafted a model national law on the ratification of treaties, which it presented today for discussion at a regional workshop on the ratification and domestication of OAU/AU treaties. The model national law aims at encouraging […]

12th East African Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi exhibition opens / Focus on innovation to become a high income region

    12th East African Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi exhibition opens / Focus on innovation to become a high income region – President Museveni   ARUSHA, Tanzania, December 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda today reiterated that the EAC region needs to focus on its innovation agenda in order […]

Winners of the Making More Health Competition Bring Fresh Innovation to Solving Problems in Health

  Winners of the Making More Health Competition Bring Fresh Innovation to Solving Problems in Health   WASHINGTON and INGELHEIM, Germany, December 7, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Three winners whose solutions are tackling today’s most pressing health problems have emerged from Making More Health: Achieving Individual, Family and Community Well-being [http://www.changemakers.com/morehealth?utm_source=prnews-engutm_medium=prutm_content=winnersutm_campaign=morehealth ] […]