Category: APO-OPA

    Gambia president vilifies journalists in public remarks   NEW YORK, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s public remarks on Thursday, in which he vilified members of the press. The following day, Jammeh won his fourth term in office as president.   After […]

    Voting Day in DRC: preliminary observations   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The joint electoral observation mission of AETA (Agir pour des Elections Transparentes et Apaisées) and EurAc (European Network for Central Africa) note that in spite of all the rumours announcing the postponement of the elections, […]

    Ugandan journalist receives repeated death threats   NEW YORK, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Anonymous callers have repeatedly threatened Ugandan radio journalist Robert Ssembuusi over the past week after he aired a story implicating a former local mayor in corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ssembuusi, a correspondent for […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI completes transport of election material   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The arrival on Monday 28 November 2011 of non-sensitive election material in the towns of Blolequin, Kouibly, Madinani and Toulepleu marked the completion by the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) of […]

    UNAMID chief urges firm international backing for Darfur peace   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Darfur region of Sudan currently faces an important moment of transition and the African Union along with the international community need to act decisively and collectively to consolidate the political and humanitarian […]

    UN Sanctions Committee concerning Democratic Republic of Congo adds one individual to assets freeze, travel ban list   NEW YORK, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 28 November 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo added the following individual to […]

    African Union Medical Service Provides Free HIV Counselling and Testing   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 29, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) Medical Services Directorate (MSD) began its Volunteer Counselling and Testing (VCT) services for HIV on Monday, 28th November 2011, at the Headquarters of the AU Commission (AUC), in […]

  Isolux Corsán is Working With ADIF on the RD to Place Spanish High-Speed Train Transport on the Cutting Edge of Technology World-Wide   MADRID, November 28, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — They are jointly involved in research and staff training projects and in creating public-private partnerships for the presentation of RD projects. […]

  Commonwealth Calls for Aid Transparency and Accountability at Busan Forum   LONDON, November 29, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — As world leaders meet in Busan, South Korea, this week, for the Fourth High Level forum on Aid Effectiveness, the Commonwealth is calling participants at the international gathering to ensure that the outcomes […]

  EALA participates in community work in Ngozi district / President Pierre Nkurunziza in attendance   BUJUMBURA, Burundi, November 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Members of EALA yesterday participated in constructing the new Ngozi District headquarters in a day-long initiative of community work (Ibikorwa Rusangi) in Ngozi district, 144 kilometres north of Bujumbura. The […]