Category: APO-OPA

    Puntland Police Detain Television Journalist and a female reporter Forced to go into Hiding, After Overnight House Raids   MOGADISHU, Somalia, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the Media Association of Puntland (MAP) protest against the deliberate attack and man hunt against journalists which […]

    Cassava virus on verge of epidemic in East Africa / Experts urge funding, swift action to protect staple food crop   ROME, Italy, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A new variant of a cassava disease is affecting large parts of East Africa, especially in the area’s Great Lakes Region, putting a […]

  Rwanda / Three journalists arrested in the space of a week   PARIS, France, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrests of three journalists in the space of a week in Kigali. Two were released yesterday morning but the third one is still detained.   “This series of […]

    Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities in Egypt’s Industrial Sector   CAIRO, Egypt, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In the context of the 2011 Celebration of the Africa Industrialization Day under the theme “Tackling Energy Poverty in Africa” Thursday 17th November 2011 Grand Nile Tower Hotel – Cairo   […]

    دعوةفى اطار الاحتفال “بيوم التصنيع في أفريقيا” تحت شعار “معالجة فقر الطاقة في أفريقيا”۱۷ نوفمبر ۲۰۱۱   CAIRO, Egypt, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ – يتشرق مركز الامم المتحدة للاعلام بالقاهرة بدعوتكم لحضور الاحتفال السنوي بيوم التصنيع في افريقيا و الذي تنظمه منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتنمية الصناعية (اليونيدو) المكتب الاقليمى بمصر يوم […]

    The world community in support of peace efforts in Somalia   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The meeting of Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of Defense Staff of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), current and potential Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) […]

    Resistance and Denial: Zimbabwe’s Stalled Reform Agenda   BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Slow and inadequate progress in implementing the compromise they reached three years ago threatens to push Zimbabwe’s contending forces into premature elections and undermine political and economic recovery. Resistance and Denial: Zimbabwe’s Stalled Reform […]

Africa / Orange launches widest range of exclusive affordable phones with dedicated Facebook® functionality in Africa and Europe PARIS, France, November 16, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Three new phones with deep Facebook integration and dedicated ‘F’ key available in Africa and Europe from Q4 2011 – offering the widest portfolio of affordable phones with […]

  DHL Appoints New Chief Executive Officer for DHL Freight   BONN, Germany, November 15, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amadou Diallo to take on the role – DHL Freight is one of the largest freight forwarders in Europe – Thomas Nieszner succeeds Diallo in the position                DHL, the world’s leading […]

    Commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance 16th November 2011   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Invitation to the representatives of the media     WHAT: Commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance   WHEN: 16th November 2011 at 9:00am   WHERE: African Union Commission Headquarters, Addis Abeba, […]