South Sudanese Journalist Assaulted in Parliament / Press Freedom at Risk in World’s Newest Nation VIENNA, Austria, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A South Sudanese journalist covering a session of the country’s National Assembly yesterday was removed and later allegedly assaulted by security guards, according to news reports. The ...
African Union Chairperson’s statement on the inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today’s event of the inauguration of the DRA is yet another important milestone of the Darfur peace process, which the AU initiated since 2004, and which it has ...
The UN Secretary-General message to inauguration of Darfur Regional Authority / El Fasher, ] 8 February 2012 EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delivered by Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative for the African Union and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur The Secretary-General warmly ...
South Sudan: a new country facing major humanitarian challenges GENEVA, Switzerland, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After six months as an independent country, South Sudan still faces humanitarian challenges. The ICRC, working mainly in the volatile northern regions bordering Sudan, strives to ensure civilians are respected and the wounded are ...
Eritrea / Plea by Paris lawyer on behalf of journalists imprisoned in Eritrea PARIS, France, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Just two weeks from now, 22 February, is the third anniversary of a raid on Radio Bana in central Asmara in which about 50 journalists were arrested. Most were released ...
Date: 19th May 2012, 5PM Venue: TBC The Women for Africa Awards were launched to celebrate and empower African women. ...
French Journalists Detained and Thrown Out of Nigeria City / IPI Calls on Authorities to Allow Journalists Free Access VIENNA, Austria, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two journalists working for a French television station were detained in the Nigerian city of Jos by members of the military, interrogated, and eventually ...
IMF Executive Board Completes 2011 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland MBABANE, Swaziland, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 23, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the 2011 Article IV consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland. Under Article IV of its Articles of ...
Uganda: Anti-homosexuality bill ‘a grave assault on human rights’ LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Uganda’s Parliament today re-introduced a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill which Amnesty International considers a “grave assault on human rights” that must be rejected. Under the bill, gay and lesbian people in Uganda could face ...
Nigerian airport officials lock out journalists, hold equipment NEW YORK, February 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nigerian authorities have locked reporters based at the country’s biggest airport out of their press center and withheld their equipment since Saturday, according to local journalists and news reports. Officials of the State Security Service and ...