AfricaCom Awards 2011 / Orange wins “Best New Service” award at AfricaCom 2011

AfricaCom Awards 2011 / Orange wins “Best New Service” award at AfricaCom 2011 CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Orange (http://www.orange.com) won the “Best New Service” award at the AfricaCom Awards 2011. The awards gala dinner took place on Wednesday, 9 November in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards are a unique […]

Pan African University (PAU) stakeholders curriculum validation workshop

    Pan African University (PAU) stakeholders curriculum validation workshop   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Invitation to representatives of the media When: 14TH -18TH November, 2011   Where: Dessalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   Who: Convened by Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST)   Objectives :   1-    Validate the […]

Harmonized EAC tax regime the way to go, says President Kikwete / Region needs to address fears to ensure win-win situation for all

    Harmonized EAC tax regime the way to go, says President Kikwete / Region needs to address fears to ensure win-win situation for all   ARUSHA, Tanzania, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Jakaya Kikwete has urged EAC Partner States to harmonize their tax […]

ICC Prosecutor: we are closely monitoring the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    ICC Prosecutor: we are closely monitoring the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo   THE HAGUE, Netherland, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is monitoring “with the utmost vigilance” the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where investigations have been ongoing since June […]

United Nations-African Union envoy urges UK support for Darfur peace process / Amended Information Note. Date of US Darfur Conference is corrected.

    United Nations-African Union envoy urges UK support for Darfur peace process / Amended Information Note. Date of US Darfur Conference is corrected.   LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari, has sought British support for the peace process in […]

Pillay calls for investigation into South Sudan camp bombing

    Pillay calls for investigation into South Sudan camp bombing   GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN human rights chief on Friday called for an investigation into Thursday’s aerial bombing of a refugee camp in Unity State in South Sudan, and said that the information available so far suggested […]

Water and sanitation: UN Special Rapporteur to visit Senegal

    Water and sanitation: UN Special Rapporteur to visit Senegal   GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, will visit Senegal from 14 to 22 November 2011 to hold a dialogue with the Government and […]