Category: APO-OPA

    Ethiopia charges six journalists with terrorism   NEW YORK, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A judge in Ethiopia’s federal high court charged six journalists with terrorism on Thursday under the country’s antiterrorism law, bringing the number of journalists charged under the statute since June to 10, CPJ research found.   Twenty-four […]

    African Union and International Partners sign a Joint Financing Arrangement on support for sustaining and strengthening African Union Liaison Offices   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Commission of the African Union (AU) and a group of international partners (namely, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the […]

    Markets continue to Reopen in Mogadishu   MOGADISHU, Somalia, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over 500 people yesterday attended the reopening of two markets in Mogadishu’s Deynile district in yet another sign of the improving security situation in the Somali capital.   The markets, which primarily sell fruit and meat, were […]

    Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at the opening of the new EU Delegation in Tripoli   TRIPOLI, Libya, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at the opening of the new EU Delegation in Tripoli “For 42 years people of this country lived in […]

    Chinese, Rwandese Leaders Exchange Congratulatory Messages on 40th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties   BEIJING, China, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 12, 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao and President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties […]

    Bujumbura readies to host 13th Ordinary Summit of EAC heads of state on 30 November 2011 / Council of Ministers meeting for 21-26 November / EALA Session and Inter-Parliamentary Seminar is on from 15-29 November / Lake Tanganyika Basin Development Conference on 28-29 November   ARUSHA, Tanzania, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ […]

First EAC dialogue on political integration set for Kampala KAMPALA, Uganda, November 12, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, 12 November 2011: The EAC Secretariat has convened the First Dialogue on Political Integration to run 17-18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. The major objective of this Dialogue is to brainstorm, promote […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI chief meets PDCI Chairman   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, met with the Chairman of the Parti Démocratique Ivoirien (PDCI), Henri Konan Bédié, for the first time on Thursday, 10 November […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI welcomes progress made in elections preparation   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Summary of UNOCI weekly press conference            The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) has observed that progress continues to be made in the electoral process, 30 days before the […]

    USA / Statement by the Press Secretary on the Bombings in South Sudan   WASHINGTON, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States strongly condemns the aerial bombardment by the Sudan Armed Forces of the town of Yida in South Sudan. Yida is located inside South Sudan and hosts more than […]