OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Ouagadougou from April 25-May 8 to carry out discussions with the Burkinabè authorities on the sixth review of their economic and financial program supported by the IMF under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The mission met with Mr. Lucien ...
ROME, Italy, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Italy coordinated the MEDEEA Project for the development of energy planning in seven Mediterranean countries with the Ligurian regional agency for electrical power. The project was funded ... ...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) concluded a two-day training of fifty police prosecutors at Kingtom Police Barracks on Saturday, held as part of the OTP's ongoing effort to build capacity in Sierra Leone's judicial sector.
The training was led by Special Court trial lawyer Mohamed ...
BEIJING, China, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces: At the invitation of Zimbabwean Vice President Joyce Mujuru, Rotating Chairman of the African Union (AU) and Prime Minister of Ethiopi... ...
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make an historic joint visit to Africa's Great Lakes region from May 22nd – 24th in support of a recent landmark peace agreement and to push for economic development in one of ...
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As conflict, natural disasters, epidemic outbreaks and chronic food insecurity continue to plague Sudan, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes, making them more vulnerable and in critical need of humanitarian assistance.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE JOURNALISTS
- Journalists should kindly proceed to Ghion Hotel, Press Desk, for the Security Badge starting today, Monday, 20 May 2013 at 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. ,
- After collecting the Security Badge, the journalists should then proceed to the Head quarters of ...
ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The EACJ wound up its second month-long session Friday with the First Instance Division dismissing a case by a Tanzanian citizen seeking orders to restrain the East African Community Secretariat from carrying out activities geared towards the realization of the EAC Political Federation.
The case lodged ...
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ECOWAS and America's GE Corporation are to explore areas of cooperation, including in energy projects and infrastructure development to boost regional trade integration.
This was a key outcome of a meeting between officials of the ECOWAS Commission and a GE delegation which paid a courtesy call on ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The African Union (AU) released, today its events schedule for what will be a memorable, people centred and global year long celebrations which kick off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday 19 May with a preparatory meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the ...