Category Archives: Around the World

Somalia and the slippery slope of ‘Jubbaland’

May 19, 2013 no comments

If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of compe...

Psychosocial course aims to heal scars caused by Libyan conflict

May 17, 2013 no comments

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) –IOM, in partnership with Tripoli University, has completed a six-month course for 31 Libyan health, educational and social ...

Branding Africa and debunking the myths about its potential

May 13, 2013 1 comment

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 13, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Africa cannot continue to be marketed as a country, when it is a continent of 54 countries, which, by 2040 will have t...

Women set to break glass ceiling in Kenya’s new cabinet

May 9, 2013 no comments

NAIROBI , May 9 2013 (IPS) - Kenya’s nominees for cabinet secretary positions, who include an unprecedented number of women – six out of 18 – will undergo a gruelling public vetting process by the Pa...

No graveyard to bury corpse of alleged Boston Bomber

May 6, 2013 no comments

The dead body of alleged Boston Marathon bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has not yet been buried after being released by the state to a funeral home on Thursday; since no gravesite has been located that i...

Ivorians lose confidence in political parties

April 29, 2013 no comments

ABIDJAN , Apr 29 2013 (IPS) - Robbie Corey-Boulet - Last week’s local elections in Côte d’Ivoire were supposed to be a contest between members of the current governing coalition. But in municipal rac...

Malawi government should stop the rhetoric and encourage Madonna to co...

April 11, 2013 no comments

It is an undeniable fact the singer Madonna has done a remarkable job in Malawi, and should be applauded for that. For a government to issue an official statement that indirectly insults her and the ...

Remarks by President Barack Obama after meeting with top African leade...

March 29, 2013 no comments

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2013/African Press Organization (APO) – Cabinet Room THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome four leaders from Africa, all of whom are doing extraordinary work — ...

There is no new Zimbabwe – Arrests and intimidation continues

March 27, 2013 no comments

HARARE, Mar 21 2013 - Nyarai Mudimu (IPS) - Heightened political tension between the major rivals in Zimbabwe’s coalition government and increased clampdowns on civil society have left questions abou...

IDP’s and rift valley residents call on the ICC to drop charges ...

March 14, 2013 no comments

PREVAILING peaceful atmosphere in all perceived hotspot areas in rift valley has been attributed to local communities’ decision to vote as a block for Jubilee alliance. The predominant Kalenjin and K...

Uhuru Kenyatta set to be the next President of Kenya as voters give th...

March 6, 2013 no comments

It was inevitable. The people of Kenya came out in numbers to vote for the one person who can bring them together. After over 40% of the votes counted, Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a commanding lead over...

Malawi president dangles K2m for identity of resignation letter author...

February 23, 2013 no comments

People of goodwill who can reveal the identity of the person who authored a letter that suggested that Dr Joyce Banda has abandoned the Presidency due to poor health, will cart home a cool K 2million...

Nigeria receives approval for additional CIF $50 million to bolster en...

February 22, 2013 no comments

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2013 – The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) (http://www.afdb.org) has announced an agreement to provide Nigeria with US $50 million to support an African Development Bank...

President Koroma names the rest of his cabinet as Dr. Sylvia Blyden is...

February 16, 2013 1 comment

The Sierra Leone president, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has named the last batch of his cabinet with the rest of the diplomatic appointments to follow soon. In keeping true to his promise to reduce the ge...

Microsoft engages youth to drive sustainable African economic growth

February 15, 2013 1 comment

Microsoft YouthSpark is a global initiative to create economic opportunities for 300 million youth over the next three years

Korean Make Group delegation heads to Sierra Leone on a seven-day work...

January 31, 2013 no comments

A six man strong South Korean delegation from MAKE GROUP ( a South Korean investment company) is expected to arrive in Freetown this afternoon on the invitation of the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma...