Category: APO-OPA

    Libya: monitoring the situation of detainees   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In recent weeks, the ICRC has continued to visit hundreds of detainees held by various authorities in the country and to clear unexploded ordnance in Sirte and Bani Walid. It has provided 30,000 people returning to central […]

    DRC Presidential and National Legislative Elections: Roger Meece appeals for calm   KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (MONUSCO) takes careful note of the statements and preliminary reports issued by the international observer missions […]

    DRC / Pillay warns of post-electoral violence, calls for accountability and restraint   GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday deplored the killings and other acts of violence committed by Congolese security forces and supporters of political parties in the context […]

  Bringing Pain Management to Africa: Spreading Relief Through Training   ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, December 1, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Thirty years after the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, researchers, health care professionals, philanthropic organizations and others still work tirelessly to bring relief and hope to those affected by the disease. FHSSA, which […]

  Statement by the spokesperson of the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the transfer to The Hague of Laurent Gbagbo   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the […]

  African PhD students receive 2011 Global Rice Science Scholarships   COTONOU, Benin, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nine PhD students from Africa have won the 2011 Global Rice Science Scholarship (GRiSS). They represent one-third of the total number of successful GRiSS candidates selected from around the world through a highly competitive process. […]

    Italy / Cooperation: aid to the displaced in Congo   ROME, Italy, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An Italian Cooperation contribution of €200,000 has been earmarked for a joint International Red Cross/Congolese Red Cross emergency plan to aid approximately 180,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo provinces of Equator, […]

    Corrupt Money s Negative Economic Impact Can Be Measured, Shows World Bank Study   WASHINGTON, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Income derived from corruption can be equivalent to a significant percentage of a country s GDP, shows a new study by the World Bank entitled Ill-Gotten Money and the Economy, Experiences […]

    Canada Condemns Nigerian Bill Further Criminalizing Homosexuality   OTTAWA, Canada, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada calls on Nigeria to immediately ensure that all its citizens enjoy equal basic rights. “A bill passed by Nigeria’s senate would, if ratified, disregard basic […]

    13TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ   BUJUMBURA, Burundi, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 13TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ   1 THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE, THEIR EXCELLENCIES, PRESIDENT PIERRE NKURUNZIZA OF […]