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Aimé Clovis Guillond, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Guillond had been serving as the
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The U.S. Embassy in Malabo is aware of reports that an attempted coup may have occurred in Equatorial Guinea on or around December 24. As a result, borders between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon as well as borders between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon may be closed. There is no reason
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The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture has noted the passing of South Africa’s literary prodigal son, Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile with sadness. The Chairperson of the Committee Ms. Xoliswa Tom said the nation is poorer without this giant of the world of poetry. “His death should inspire young authors
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The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is concerned about the safety and well-being of two community leaders from Port Sudan, Red Sea state who are being held incommunicado by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of Port Sudan. The two leaders have been in detention for
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The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed its appreciation and satisfaction with the 2017 Grade 12 results. The Chairperson of the Committee Ms. Nomalungelo Gina said the results were good and showed much improvement. “As Members we welcome the results, and especially warmly welcome the improvement shown by rural
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Le nom du gagnant du Prix du Joueur de Football Africain de l’Année a été révélé lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix AITEO – Confédération des Pays Africains (CAF) 2017 à Accra, au Ghana. Des vidéos B-Roll gratuites de qualité TV et des interviews pré-enregistrées sont
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The winner of the African Football Player of the Year Award has been revealed during the 2017 AITEO – Confederation of African Countries (CAF) Award Ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Copyright free broadcast-quality footage and pre-recorded interviews are available for media to download here: [http://APO.af/QHkY7S](http://apo.
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President Jacob Zuma has today (04 January 2018), congratulated all the matriculants who sat through their National Senior Certificates examinations in 2017, whose results were released by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga today. With the overall pass rate climbing from 72.5% in 2016 to 75.1%
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Madagascar is on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Ava moves towards the island. Red Cross disaster response teams are readying response plans in anticipation of the cyclone’s landfall. “Right now, our major concern is flooding as a result of the expected heavy rains. We’ve activated our national disaster
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Statement by the Spokesperson on the elections in Liberia: The EU sends its congratulations to George Weah for his victory in the Presidential elections in Liberia as announced by the National Elections Commission. All political leaders showed responsibility in accepting swiftly the outcome of the elections. The professionalism of the
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In response to the announcement by the government of Ethiopia that it will release all political prisoners and close the notorious Central Crime Investigation Center, also known as Maikelawi, Freedom House issued the following statement: “Ethiopia’s pledge to release political prisoners is a positive step that needs to be
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Parliament Statement on Passing of Struggle Stalwart Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile: Parliament of South Africa joins the nation and the international community in mourning the passing-on of the struggle stalwart and National Poet Laureate, Professor Keorapetse William Kgositsile. Prof Kgositsile, born in 1938 in Johannesburg, distinguished himself as an academic,