Category: APO-OPA

    Kampala to host EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi expo in December / President Museveni expected to officiate at event opening   ARUSHA, Tanzania, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The East African Community in collaboration with the EAC Partner States and the East African Confederation of Informal Sector Organizations (CISO) is organizing the […]

    Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Meets with Zimbabwean President Mugabe   BEIJING, China, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 16, 2011, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at the Great Hall of the People.   Calling Mugabe an old friend of China, Xi said […]

    China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Meets with Abdelhamid Siafif, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Algerian National Assembly   BEIJING, China, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 16, 2011, Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun met with Abdelhamid Siafif, chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and […]

    UN Security Council press statement on Liberia   NEW YORK, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council commend the people of Liberia on the completion of their presidential election of 8 November, which was free, fair and transparent. They further commend the National Electoral Commission’s successful organization […]

  EU Commissioner Piebalgs visits Togo to encourage further progress on governance and economic development   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On the 20 November, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will arrive in Togo for a two-day visit to look at the country’s progress and challenges in the […]

    ICTR Judgment Against Former Rwandan Mayor of Kivumu   WASHINGTON, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 18, 2011   Yesterday the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted Gregoire Ndahimana, former Rwandan Mayor of Kivumu, for genocide and […]

  The African Union appeals for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Central African Republic   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean PING, is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic […]

  Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends Reception Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Rwanda Diplomatic Relations   BEIJING, China, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 15, 2011, Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at invitation attended a reception marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of China-Rwanda diplomatic relations co-hosted […]

    World Bank Supports Morocco’s Bold Solar Power Plans   WASHINGTON, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Bank today approved $297 million in loans to Morocco to help finance the Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power Plant Project, taking a historic step toward realizing one of the first large-scale plants of this kind […]

    Resilience in Economic Adversity: Rwanda’s Growth Prospects Remain Favorable   KIGALI, Rwanda, November 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Rwanda has demonstrated economic resilience, against a backdrop of global and regional economic turbulence, volatile and rising food and fuel prices, a drought in neighboring countries and the looming crisis in the Euro zone, […]