Category: APO-OPA

  Recording Artist Sir Ivan to Team Up With Singers Debbie Gibson and Kimberley Locke on New Album   NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Both 80′s pop star-turned-Broadway-star Debbie Gibson and 2003 American Idol singer Kimberley Locke will be singing with recording artist Sir Ivan on his next […]

  Côte d’Ivoire / Certification of legislative elections will be done in 205 electoral districts, says UNOCI chief   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Summary of UNOCI weekly press conference        The certification of the legislative elections will be done in the 205 electoral districts throughout the country, the […]

    Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong Holds Talks with Botswana Vice President   BEIJING, China, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 1, 2011, visiting Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong held talks with Botswana Vice President Mompati Merafhe in Gaborone.   In their meeting, Liu conveyed the cordial greetings and good wishes […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI chief meets political parties and groups taking part in legislative elections   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNOCI chief meets political parties and groups taking part in legislative elections “UNOCI does not have any preferences, we are here to support you with total impartiality,” […]

  As Votes Are Counted, FreeFair DRC Urges Transparent Process and Restraint by Candidates, Supporters, and Security Forces   KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 2, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — In response to recent, troubling reports about the lack of security of ballot materials at compilations centres in Kinshasa, FreeFair DRC urges […]

    Uganda / Rwandan exile journalist gunned down in Kampala   PARIS, France, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reporters Without Borders is stunned to learn that Rwandan journalist Charles Ingabire, an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government and editor of the Inyenyeri News website, was gunned down in the early hours of […]

    UN Climate Conference: very little Progress Achieved by First Week of Negotiations   BERN, Switzerland, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Little progress has been achieved by the delegates from over 190 countries during the first week of negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The Kyoto […]

    Permanent Observer of International Committee of the Red Cross bids Farewell to AUC Chairperson   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, received in his office at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on Thursday, 2 December 2011, the […]

    Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid Activities of United Nations Agencies and Other Agencies by an Extremist Islamic Group in Somalia   TOKYO, Japan, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Japan firmly denounces a statement issued by Islamic extremist group of […]

    Amnesty response to ICC arrest warrent for Sudan’s defence minister   LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amnesty response to ICC arrest warrent for Sudan’s defence minister   “The ICC Prosecutor’s request today for an arrest warrant against Sudan’s current defence minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, is a step forward in […]