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A great opportunity for African Decision-makers, Experts, Service Providers and the User Community to exchange views NAIROBI, Kenya, September 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The first Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (MESA) kick started in Kenya from 31st August – 4th September 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
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Egypt / Al Jazeera trial: UN rights expert condemns sentence, urges immediate release of detained journalists GENEVA, Switzerland, September 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, today condemned the three-year sentences handed down by an Egyptian court against journalists Mohamed Fahmy,
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AU Commissioner for Peace and Security receives Cameroon Minister of Defence ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On the margins of the African regional conference on peacekeeping operations, organized by the Government of Ethiopia, on 31 August 2015, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and
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Sudan/China: World leaders must not welcome Al Bashir to commemorative event in China PARIS, France, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Several high-level government representatives from State Parties to the Rome Statue and high-ranking UN officials including Ban Ki Moon have confirmed their attendance at a military parade
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Report: Africa is projected to have just one low income country by 2050 / Large infrastructure gaps, climate change, high speed of urbanization, and a youthful and rapidly growing population will influence the future pace of growth ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Most African countries that
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Step backwards for freedom of expression in Egypt OSLO, Norway, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘Yesterday’s conviction of three Al Jazeera journalists is a step backwards for freedom of expression in Egypt,’ said State Secretary Bård Glad Pedersen. On Saturday 29 August, an Egyptian court sentenced Al-Jazeera
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AUC to Develop a Partnership Programme with the World Food Programme Centre For Excellence Against Hunger in Brazil BRASILIA, Brazil, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the conclusion of the successful mission of the AU to Brazil last week, it was agreed that the AUC and the Centre
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South Sudan / Press release on relocation of foreign nationals out of PoC 2 site JUBA, South Sudan, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to announce the start of a relocation programme for 510 foreign nationals who have been living at
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IMF Completes First Review of Ghana’s ECF and Approves US$116.6 Million Disbursement ACCRA, Ghana, September 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Ghana’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended
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UNICEF’s social media platform to engage communities reaches one million responders / U-Report Nigeria has the widest coverage of any country ABUJA, Nigeria, August 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nigeria has become the first country to reach one million responders on the SMS-based U-Report platform, designed to strengthen community-led
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INFORMATION SOCIETY IS WHAT WILL ENABLE AFRICA TO MAKE THE LEAP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY- AUC DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TELLS AFRICAN EXPERTS OF COMMUNICATION AND ICT ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The meeting of experts of the First Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on
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Somalia: Critical Food and Nutrition Situation Persists MOGADISHU, Somalia, August 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The results of the latest Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia, presented today in Mogadishu, indicate that the country’s humanitarian situation remains alarming. Compared to six months ago, the number of people
