Database of Press Releases related to Africa

Strong Political Mobilization for the Fourth African International Conference on Early Childhood Development

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:29 +0000

Strong Political Mobilization for the Fourth African International Conference on Early Childhood Development DAKAR, Sénégal, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The conference was opened yesterday by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, in the presence of President Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali The Fourth African International Conference on Early Childhood Development, on the theme “From Policy to Action: [...]

Malawi / Press Statement at the end of the IMF Staff Mission

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:17 +0000

Malawi / Press Statement at the end of the IMF Staff Mission LILONGWE, Malawi, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An IMF staff team concluded a two-week visit to Malawi today to conduct the discussions for the 2009 Article IV consultation and to initiate discussions on a new program that could be supported by the [...]

Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI receives provisional electoral list

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:14 +0000

Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI receives provisional electoral list ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The handover of the provisional electoral list is a great step towards resolving the Ivorian crisis, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Y.J. Choi, said in Abidjan on Tuesday while receiving the list from [...]

Côte d’Ivoire / L’ONUCI débute le transport de la liste électorale provisoire

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:34:03 +0000

Côte d’Ivoire / L’ONUCI débute le transport de la liste électorale provisoire ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 11 novembre 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — L’Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI) a débuté mercredi 11 novembre 2009, le transport de la liste électorale provisoire vers les lieux d’affichage suivant 206 itinéraires. L’ONUCI assurera la distribution de [...]

Forte mobilisation politique pour la Quatrième conférence internationale sur le développement de la petite enfance en Afrique.

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:25:20 +0000

Forte mobilisation politique pour la Quatrième conférence internationale sur le développement de la petite enfance en Afrique. DAKAR, Sénégal, 11 novembre 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — La conférence a été ouverte hier par le président du Sénégal, M. Abdoulaye Wade en présence du président du Mali, M. Amadou Toumani Touré La Quatrième conférence internationale sur le développement de [...]

International Criminal Justice: Lessons from the Past, Reflections on the Future

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:08:57 +0000

International Criminal Justice: Lessons from the Past, Reflections on the Future KIGALI, Rwanda, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Fifth Colloquium of Prosecutors of the ICTR, ICTY, SCSL, ECCC, ICC entitled “International Criminal Justice: Lessons from the Past, Reflections on the Future”, organized by ICTR Prosecutor, was opened today in Kigali by the Honorable [...]

Swaziland / Government to table five media draft Bills in Parliament

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:52 +0000

Swaziland / Government to table five media draft Bills in Parliament MBABANE, Swaziland, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Swaziland will table five media draft Bills in Parliament before the end of 2009 for debate before they are passage into laws, the Minister for Information, Communications and Technology, Nelsiwe Shongwe has said. Writing [...]

South Africa / Weekly newspaper closes down

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:56:26 +0000

South Africa / Weekly newspaper closes down PRETORIA, South Africa, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Weekly newspaper closes down ‘The Weekender’ Editor Peter Bruce announced on 7 November 2009 that the paper will be publishing its last edition on the 8 November 2009 to avoid financial difficulties. “It was just costing too much money. The board [...]

Wen Jiabao Meets with Egyptian President Mubarak

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:19:08 +0000

Wen Jiabao Meets with Egyptian President Mubarak CAIRO, Egypt, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 7, 2009, visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Wen said President Mubarak is a well-known statesman in the Arab world and Africa, as well as a familiar old friend of Chinese people [...]

Wen Jiabao Attends the Third Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs

fgomez1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:14:58 +0000

Wen Jiabao Attends the Third Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, November 11, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 7, 2009, the 3rd Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs opened in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Chinese Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao and Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif as [...]