Wednesday, 2 July 2014

[wanabidii] 50 including RED CROSS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL MINISTERIAL MEETING ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA

50 including RED CROSS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL MINISTERIAL MEETING ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA


RED CROSS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL MINISTERIAL MEETING ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 07:10 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — From 2 – 3 July, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will join other partners...

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Zambia launches new tools to protect vulnerable migrants

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:40 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Zambia, in close cooperation with the UN country team, and with the support of the European Union and the IOM Development...

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Stern action called to address trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors in Mombasa

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:40 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Kenya police have been urged to enforce the anti-trafficking law to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders in...

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IOM Ethiopia and Ministry of Foreign Affairs organize Diaspora Mapping Seminar

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:40 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), is...

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IOM condemns people smugglers who send migrants fleeing hardship to their deaths in the Mediterranean

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 05:40 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After the Italian navy found some 30 bodies in a fishing boat carrying up to 600 migrants between the Libyan coast and...

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South Sudan: Pervasive Violence Against Healthcare

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 01:40 AM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Violence in hospitals and the destruction of medical facilities are denying medical services to many of South Sudan’s...

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MADAGASCAR: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION ON THE PATH TO RECONCILIATION AND STABILITY

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 01:10 AM PDT

VATICAN, Holy See, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis received in audience the president of the Republic of...

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Somalia’s National Day

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:40 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 30, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United...

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Burundi Independence Day

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:40 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 30, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United...

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Mauritania’s Presidential Election

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:40 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 30, 2014 The United States...

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Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu at the Conclusion of His Visit to Madagascar

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:10 AM PDT

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mr. Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today...

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Rwanda National Day

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:10 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 30, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Day

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:10 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 30, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I...

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Women leaders in African churches reflect on HIV and AIDS

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:41 PM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Early struggles in developing a response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic were remembered by African women church leaders who...

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Egypt: UN Experts “outraged” at confirmation of 183 death sentences

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:41 PM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of UN human rights experts* expressed outrage after a Criminal Court in Minya, Egypt, confirmed death sentences...

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Nigeria: Struggle to survive for victims of conflict and violence

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:41 PM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As armed conflict and violence intensify in some parts of Nigeria, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society are...

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GSK and Save the Children offer $1 million award for healthcare innovations in developing countries that reduce child deaths

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:40 AM PDT

LONDON, United-Kingdom, June 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — GSK (http://www.gsk.com) and Save the Children today announced the launch of their second annual $1 million Healthcare...

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Sierra Leone Minister of Finance and Economic Development signs loan agreement for Solar Park Freetown (6MW) as part of International Renewable Energy Agency / Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (IRENA / ADFD) financing facility

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 05:10 AM PDT

ABU DHABI, UAE, June 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sierra Leone Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (http://mofed.gov.sl) is pleased to announce that Sierra Leone has...

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President Obiang Asks for Greater Investment in Agricultural Sector

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:10 AM PDT

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (http://equatorialguineainfo.blogspot.com), asked African...

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Statement by an IMF Staff Mission on the 2014 Article IV Consultation with Ethiopia

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 08:12 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by S. Kal Wajid visited Addis Ababa June 11-25 to conduct discussions...

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Message from the Head of UNAMID on the occasion of Ramadan

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:40 AM PDT

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and indeed on my own behalf, I...

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Over 2 million Africans tell African leaders at AU Summit to Do Agric

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:40 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As the 23rd African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit gets underway in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea,...

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IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu Unveils Africa Training Institute in Mauritius

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:10 AM PDT

PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today opened the Africa Training Institute (ATI) in Ebene, Mauritius, adding an...

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UK Foreign Office Minister Hugh Robertson welcomes elections in Libya

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 04:10 AM PDT

LONDON, United-Kingdom, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UK welcomes Parliamentary elections in Libya and supports inclusive national dialogue to achieve stable prosperous...

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Central African Republic: ICC Investigation Needed / National and International Judicial Efforts Needed for Stability

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 04:10 AM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor should accept a request from the Central African Republic government to open...

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Logistics 2.0 – Augmented Reality transforms logistics processes

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:17 AM PDT

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • DHL’s latest trend report identifies eleven potential Augmented Reality use cases in logistics •...

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Ebola Challenges West African countries as WHO ramps up response

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:17 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The emergence of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014 has become a challenge to the three countries...

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Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Unite Efforts to Combat Illegal Timber Trade in East Africa / Coordinated Approach Set to Curb Trade that Costs World Economy US$30-100 Billion Annually

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:10 AM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — High-level government representatives from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania today, at the first United Nations Environment Assemble...

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Rights Group Urges Countries to Vote Today for Landmark UN Inquiry on Eritrea Abuses

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 01:41 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch called on all 47 member states of the Human Rights Council to vote in favor of...

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Canada Condemns Attack in Nigerian Capital

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 01:11 AM PDT

OTTAWA, Canada, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement after an explosion in a shopping centre in Abuja...

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Four new Africa Solidarity Trust Fund projects will benefit 24 countries / Activities reflect African priorities, including youth employment and nutrition

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 01:11 AM PDT

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FAO-managed Africa Solidarity Trust Fund today gave a green light to four new, continent-spanning projects at a...

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Minister Fast Celebrates 20 Years of Trade Commissioner Service in South Africa / Strengthening commercial ties with South Africa a Global Markets Action Plan priority

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 12:40 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, June 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, wrapped up the three-day South African leg of his trade...

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BOAD Board of Directors authorises financing of 29 billion CFA francs for new projects

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:40 AM PDT

DAKAR, Senegal, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of Directors of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) (http://www.boad.org) held its 93rd ordinary session on...

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In Somaliland, two journalists sentenced to three years of jail term each, fined and Newspaper license revoked

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:10 AM PDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible to the harsh sentence handed down...

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Garmin, the Global Leader in GPS Satellite Technology, is calling on buyers in East Africa

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:10 AM PDT

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Africa team for Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.garmin.co.za) will be hosting meetings in Uganda, Ethiopia...

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Madagascar National Day

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:42 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 25, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the American people I...

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Mozambican National Day

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:42 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 25, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I...

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Sudan: End Arbitrary Detention of Activists / Investigate Allegations of Torture, Abuse

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:10 AM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Sudanese government should immediately charge or release recently detained political activists, and investigate all...

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THE POPE LAUNCHES A CAMPAIGN TO HELP AFRICAN ALBINOS

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:10 AM PDT

VATICAN, Holy See, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Pope Francis recorded his voice last 30 November, reading several passages from the book “Ombra Bianco”...

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Djibouti invests to become education leader on horn of Africa

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:42 AM PDT

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The University of Djibouti has implemented a sophisticated software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver...

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African peace and security actors gathered to follow CMI-UNOWA training on Conflict Analysis for Mediation Strategy Design

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:10 AM PDT

DAKAR, Sénégal, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Peace and conflict resolution experts from West Africa and beyond are gathering in Saly, Senegal, for a one-week training from...

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NUSOJ Condemns “Judicial Intimidation” as Somaliland Court Jails Two Journalists

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 05:40 AM PDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has strongly condemned the guilty verdict and the jail sentence by...

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UN human rights expert on Sudan urges release of political detainees and respect for freedom of the press

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 02:17 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin, at the end of his 5th...

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Senior UN human rights official visits Burundi, 25 to 27 June 2014

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 01:10 AM PDT

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, is visiting Burundi from 25 to 27 June to...

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Dr. Jill Biden, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and U.S. Ambassador Catherine Russell to Travel to Africa

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 01:10 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 – July 7, 2014. Rajiv...

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Joint Press Release OSRSG-CAAC/UNICEF/UNMISS: Government of South Sudan Recommits to Action Plan to End Recruitment and Use of Children

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:40 AM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In a ceremony at the headquarters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba this morning, the Government of...

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Canada Deeply Concerned by Reports of Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:10 AM PDT

OTTAWA, Canada, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply concerned by reports that as...

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Canadian Renewable Energy Expertise Meeting the Needs of South Africans / Minister Fast welcomes Canadian company’s donation to light lives of African children

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:10 AM PDT

OTTAWA, Canada, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today welcomed the announcement by SkyPower Global that the company is...

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IMF Executive Board Completes Seventh PSI Review for Senegal

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:40 PM PDT

DAKAR, Sénégal, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the seventh review of Senegal’s economic...

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Novartis convenes 13th annual malaria expert panel with a focus on access to quality antimalarials across Africa

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:10 PM PDT

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, June 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • Malaria experts and leaders meet to share innovative strategies in the fight against the disease • There...

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