African media urged to push for "zero tolerance to corruption"

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media practitioners and owners can foster accountability and transparency in the public spheres, expose all forms of corruption and encourage best practices that address the…

Change of Dates of the PAU Rentree Solennelle

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE JOURNALISTS
The Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) of the African Union has announced the postponement of the official Matricu…

Somali forces, AMISOM secure Jowhar

MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Somali National Army, with the support of AMISOM troops, has today captured the town of Jawhar, 90 km northwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The joint forces faced li…

New report warns UN and AU are failing to defeat Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nearly six months on from the launch of a UN strategy aimed at ending 26 years of violence by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) a joint report by a coalition of non-go…

Africa: December 6 Roundtable with Journalists in Algiers

WASHINGTON, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks
William J. Burns
Deputy Secretary
Algiers, Algeria
December 6, 2012
Deputy Secretary Burns: Good evening everyone.
It’s a pleasure to see all of you this evening and it’s cert…

UN Special Representative's statement on the IGAD Grand Stabilization Plan for South Central Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga welcomes the statement issued by the Joint Committee of the Inter-Governmental Authorit…

The African Union calls for peaceful institution building and inclusive constitution making process in Egypt

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is following closely the evolving situation in Egypt. She is deeply concerned at the…

Benin TV station censored amid presidential pressure

NEW YORK, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns censorship of Beninese private television station Canal 3 and defamation charges against its director for coverage of a corruption scandal i…

Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Visit to The Gambia

BANJUL, Gambia, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. David Dunn visited The Gambia during December 3-7, 2012, to assess the impact of the recent directive on exchange rate polic…

Press Statement by UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy Romano Prodi following a meeting on the Sahel which he hosted today, 7th December 2012, in Rome

ROME, Italy, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement by UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Romano Prodi following a meeting on the Sahel which he hosted today, 7th December 2012, in Rome
“Today, I had a productive meet…