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HIGH COMMISSIONER ZEID CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOR RIGHTS ABUSES IN NIGERIA GENEVA, Switzerland, June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday said interviews with individuals who had fled or were rescued from towns previously held by Boko
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IOM, Ghana, Launch EU-Funded Migration Consultation Centre GENEVA, Switzerland, June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have begun construction of a Migration Consultation Centre (MCC) in Sunyani. The construction is part of a larger information campaign to promote safe and legal migration under IOM’
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Renewed Violence Displaces More People in Northern Mali GENEVA, Switzerland, June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Renewed fighting in northern Mali between Malian government forces (FAMA), GATIA militia and the Coordination of Movement of Azawad (CMA) has displaced some 59,000 people in the regions of Timbuktu, Gao and
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Remarks at the African Center for Justice Conference KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Tom Malinowski Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo June 4, 2015 Thank you to ABA ROLI and the ACJ
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The African Union and Djibouti sign MoU for the Deployment of a Second Djiboutian Battalion within AMISOM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union and the Republic of Djibouti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides for the deployment of a second
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IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Mauritania NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, June 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin visited Nouakchott from May 27 to June 4, 2015. The mission reviewed recent macroeconomic developments and the outlook of the Mauritanian economy, following
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IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya, June 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Mauro Mecagni, visited Kenya from May 20−June 2, 2015 to conduct discussions on the first review under the precautionary Stand-By Arrangement and
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Ghana – Accident at an Accra service station (June 3) PARIS, France, June 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — We were deeply saddened to learn of today’s tragic accident at a service station in Accra, which left several dozen people dead. France offers its condolences to the families of the
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Minister for Africa offers condolences following Ghana fire LONDON, United-Kingdom, June 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — James Duddridge sends his thoughts to the people of Ghana following a fatal fire in Accra placeholder Speaking after news of the fire, Minister for Africa James Duddridge said: I am deeply saddened
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IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit to Madagascar ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, June 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Antananarivo during May 26-June 4, 2015. It continued discussions with the government on the near-term economic situation and reforms to accelerate growth and improve development outcomes over
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EU to support regional programmes in Southern, Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean with more than €1.3 billion BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, cosigned new regional funding for cooperation with Southern, Eastern Africa
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Une conférence du COE invite les Églises et leurs partenaires à renouveler les initiatives en faveur de la paix juste en RDC GENEVE, Suisse, 4 juin 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Une conférence internationale sur la paix et la sécurité en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a lancé aux Églises
