About 13 people, including the shooter, have been confirmed dead and at least 12 injured, when a gunman reportedly entered the perimeter of the secured complex of the Navy Yard in Washington DC on Monday and opened fire on the ...
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Canada deepens cooperation with Algeria in fight against terrorism
Sep 16, 2013
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OTTAWA, Canada, September 16, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced a contribution of more than $1.2 million toward counterterrorism initiatives aimed at strengthening border security and judicial systems in North Africa and the Sahel. ...
Second man guilty of sex trafficking 4-year-old and producing child pornography in the U.S.
Sep 14, 2013
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JACKSON, Miss. — An Atlanta man was convicted in U.S. District Court Wednesday on human trafficking and child pornography production charges for traveling to Mississippi where he had sex with a 4-year-old girl and videotaped the abuse. This conviction follows ...
AfDB approves US $21.50 Million funding for climate change mitigation project in DRC
Sep 12, 2013
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The project’s goal is to facilitate the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) emissions from deforestation and forest degradation ...
Microsoft buys Nokia
Sep 3, 2013
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Microsoft, famed for its Windows operating system, has taken a huge step into the mobile industry by acquiring all Nokia patents and the company’s mobile division. Microsoft announced that it would purchase all relevant mobile-related parts of and license patents from ...
Garmin the global leader in Satellite Navigation set to improve its product offerings and service in East Africa
Sep 3, 2013
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JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 3, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Garmin (http://www.garmin.com) the Global Leader in Satellite Navigation is improving its product offerings and service in East Africa, to include support for areas dealing with the rapidly expanding mining, agriculture and ...
UN’s Emergency Fund releases additional US$6 Million for Jonglei
Aug 14, 2013
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JUBA, South Sudan, August 14, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has approved the allocation of $6 million to aid agencies in South Sudan to deliver food assistance, nutrition supplements, and water and ...
William Hague calls for urgent end to bloodshed in Egypt
Aug 1, 2013
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LONDON, United-Kingdom, August 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/– Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to Mohamed El Baradei, Egyptian Vice President for Foreign Affairs, about current situation in Egypt. Speaking after the call today, the Foreign Secretary said: “I welcomed Vice President El ...
Foreign correspondents concerned about arrest of American journalist
Jul 27, 2013
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KAMPALA, Uganda, July 26, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda (FCAU) is concerned about the detention and planned deportation of American journalist Taylor Krauss. Krauss says he was visiting Uganda to film the first parts ...
New initiative to combat violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jul 23, 2013
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BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 23, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The European Union has just endorsed an initiative worth 25 million euros to combat violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite more than a decade ...
Refugees barred from voting in Malawi’s tripartite elections
Jul 21, 2013
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As registration exercise for the first tripartite elections begins Monday in Malawi, the country’s electoral commission has made it clear that refugees and asylum seekers are not eligible to vote and should therefore not be allowed to register. Eligible voters ...
It is widely believed that education is a distinct human necessity
Jul 13, 2013
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It is widely believed that education is a distinct human necessity, whether it is formal or informal, education in itself is universally a basic human right alongside food, shelter, and the prerequisites of humans fundamentally worldwide in egalitarian societies. Education ...