Category: APO-OPA

    UN Secretary-General encourages Cameroon, Nigeria to maintain forward-looking approach that helped overcome ‘delicate’ land, maritime boundary dispute   NEW YORK, November 23, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the joint meeting with the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission and Follow-up Committee of the Greentree Agreement, in New […]

    Egypt / Pillay deplores military and security forces killing of protestors, urges independent investigation   GENEVA, Switzerland, November 23, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday deplored the role of Egypt’s military and security forces in attempting to suppress demonstrations over the past five […]

    South Africa / Controversial secrecy bill could ‘smother free speech’   LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The South African parliament must quash a draconian secrecy bill, Amnesty International said today as the government votes on a proposed law which could see journalists and whistleblowers in prison for investigating state […]

   Ozwald Boateng sets up new charity to fund African infrastructure projects LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — African visionary and international designer, Ozwald Boateng, in collaboration with Nigerian businessman, Kola Aluko, and Nigerian oil and gas company, Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Limited (“Atlantic Energy” – http://www.atlanticenergy.com), has agreed to establish a […]

    Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Namibia   WINDHOEK, Namibia, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Namibia from November 9–22, 2011 to conduct discussions for the annual Article IV Consultation. The IMF team met with Prime Minister Hon. Nahas Angula, Minister of Finance Hon. Saara […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI receives Special Representative of the Secretary-General on sexual violence in conflict   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallstrom, on Tuesday began internal meetings with authorities of the UN Operation in Côte […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / CNRD delegation visits UNOCI chief   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, had a meeting on Tuesday 22 November 2011 with a delegation from the Congrès National pour la Resistance et la Démocratie (CNRD, […]

    Libya / Press conference by ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo   THE HAGUE, Netherland, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Wednesday, 23 November 2011, at 11:00 am (local time in Tripoli, Libya), the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, will hold a press conference following meetings with Libyan officials. […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI chief receives FES delegation   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d’ Ivoire, Bert Koenders, received on Tuesday 22 November 2011 a delegation of the German foundation, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), led by its representative for […]

    Dawit Kebede joins Ethiopia’s exiled journalists   NEW YORK, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dawit Kebede, managing editor of Awramba Times, one of Ethiopia’s two remaining independent Amharic-language newspapers offering critical analysis of local politics, announced today that he was forced to leave the country after he received a tip last […]