Category: APO-OPA

  FreeFair DRC Launches Operations in Congo   KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 15, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — FreeFair DRC kicked off activities in Kinshasa Monday with a panel event to discuss the troubling spectre of election-related violence that continues to mount in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With external […]

    African Union and ICRC Join Fronts to Strengthen Efforts to Protect Civilians in Armed Conflicts on the Continent   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 14 November 2011, converged at the headquarters of the […]

  ArKay -World’s First Alcohol-Free, Whisky-Flavored Drink is Made With Certified Halal Ingredients   FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, November 14, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — ArKay Beverages, the world’s first alcohol-free, whisky-flavored drink is made with only certified Halal ingredients! Since its introduction to the world two weeks ago, the media has been buzzing […]

28 Lots to Be Featured in ICAP Ocean Tomo Open Outcry Auction November 17th in San Francisco   SAN FRANCISCO, November 14, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — ICAP Patent Brokerage [http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com ], the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, and ICAP Ocean Tomo today announced the lots […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI assists the victims of plane crash in Daloa   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) peacekeepers intervened on Monday afternoon to evacuate the victims of a plane crash at the Daloa airport that killed three persons and injured a […]

    Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI Head hands over electoral material to IEC Chair   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Bert Koenders, handed over electoral material on Monday 14 November 2011 to the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). […]

    Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on recent tensions between Sudan and South Sudan   NEW YORK, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General expresses deep concern over the escalation of rhetoric between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, particularly in regard to cross […]

    IFC and Intel Capital Team Up to Foster Technological Innovation in Developing Countries   WASHINGTON, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organization, announced today that they will coordinate their technology equity-finance programs more closely to accelerate innovation […]

    Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on the Peace and Reconciliation Caravan in the Central African Republic   NEW YORK, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General welcomes the launch today, in the Central African Republic, of a Peace and Reconciliation Caravan in conflict-affected areas in the northeast […]

  The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Joins its Affiliate MAP in Condemning Puntland’s Actions Aimed at Undermining Media Freedom   MOGADISHU, Somalia, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) joins its affiliate the Media Association of Puntland (MAP) in condemning the administrations action aimed to undermine […]