Category: APO-OPA

    The European Union further contributes to the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States in the Eastern and Southern Africa-Indian Ocean region   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the European Union (EU) signed an agreement with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN […]

    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 Vision to Action”.   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Invitation to representatives of the media   WHEN: 12-16 December 2011 WHERE: Conference Center […]

    Human red rybbon crowns launch of African Union HIV Workplace Policy   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union Commission has launched its HIV Workplace Policy on Friday, 02 December 2011, during a colourful ceremony featuring a “Human Red Ribbon”, grouping kids in the Plenary Hall, Conference […]

    Italy / Cooperation: South Sudan, support for the World Food Programme   ROME, Italy, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Italian Development Cooperation is supporting the World Food Programme (WFP) in South Sudan, with the approval of a voluntary emergency donation of 800,000 for food aid initiatives. The Italian donation will go […]

    FAO steps up support to South-South Cooperation / Countries benefit from increased transfers of know-how, technologies   ROME, Italy, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In a growing trend towards cooperation among countries of the global South, developing countries are putting more financial and technical muscle behind initiatives to help each other […]

  Libyan transition government thanks Austria for the medical treatment of injured persons   VIENNA, Austria, December 6, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the request of the Libyan transition government a number of Austrian hospitals have accepted patients who have been injured in the hostilities in Libya for further treatment. The list so far […]

    Western Union and USAID in collaboration with The Tony Elumelu Foundation Launch African Diaspora Marketplace II With Small Business Workshops in Seven Cities   ABUJA, Nigeria, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) (http://www.westernunion.com), a leader in global payment services, and the United States Agency for International Development […]

    ICC / Confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Laurent Koudou Gbagbo scheduled to start on 18 June 2012   THE HAGUE, Netherland, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ituation: Côte d’Ivoire Case: The Prosecutor v. Laurent Koudou Gbagbo   On 5 December 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber III of […]

Connect4Climate Competition Winners Announced / Durbanite’s Photo and Kenyan’s Rap Video Receive Top Honors JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A riveting photo “Solar Panels: The Sunny Energy” by a young Durbanite, Dina Osman, and a catchy rap video “Me and My Bike” celebrating bicycle transport by Dickson Oyuki of Kenya won […]

    IMF Executive Board Completes Third and Financing Assurances Review Under ECF with Guinea-Bissau and Approves US$3.77 Million Disbursement   BISSAU, Guinea Bissau, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on December 2 the third and financing assurances review of Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under […]