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Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Madagascar
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Madagascar I. INTRODUCTION 1. At its 355th meeting, held on 13 February 2013, Council considered the situation in Madagascar, in the light of the Roadmap signed in Antananarivo, on…
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Introductory remarks by his excellency Ramtane Lamamra, AU Commisionner for peace and security
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Introductory remarks by his excellency Ramtane Lamamra, AU Commisionner for peace and security Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Honorable Bernard K. Membe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic…
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Pillay to conduct her first visit to Angola from 22 to 24 April 2013
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay will conduct her first ever mission to Angola from 22 to 24 April 2013, at the invitation of the Government. During her three-day mission, Pillay will meet with meet President Eduardo dos…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC president visits Kinshasa and Goma
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, is currently visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to assess and be in a position to report to the international community on the humanitarian situation…
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Main One provides forum to expand partnerships among West African telecom operators
LAGOS, Nigeria, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Main One (http://www.mainonecable.com), West Africa's leading communications services company last week joined Africa's top telecoms carriers and executives to discuss the future of the West African wholesale telecoms market, and proffer solutions for enhanced and more effective broadband penetration across the…
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International Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes and Lay the Groundwork for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, announced today that they would strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to data…
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Central African Republic: The violence has ended but the emergency continues
PARIS, France, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Serge St-Louis has returned from nine months as MSF's head of[…]
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MSF hospital in South Sudan targeted and purposefully damaged to render it inoperative
LONDON, United-Kingdom, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the destruction at its hospital[…]
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Youth Forum to address Africa's transformational agenda as AU marks golden jubilee
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The month of May will be marked by celebrations to[…]
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IOM Supports Migration and Development Policy Process in Namibia
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Namibia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs and[…]
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Central African Republic: The violence has ended but…...
PARIS, France, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Serge St-Louis has returned from nine months as MSF's head of mission in the Central African Republic (CAR). He was in the field in late 2012, when Seleka, a new coalition of Central African rebel groups, took control of several towns…
