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The African Union hails a new positive step in the relations between Sudan and South Sudan
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| The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, welcomes the successful conclusion of the first meeting of the Joint High- Level Committee established by the Framework Agreement on the Status of Nationals of thRead More... |
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SECRETARY-GENERAL HERALDS AFRICA'S GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS LONG-TERM PEACE, DEMOCRACY, PROSPERITY, DECLINING CONFLICTS AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE
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| Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at the General Assembly thematic debate on the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa, in New York on 25 April:
Africa is one of the top priorities of the United Nations. Read More... |
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Foreign Minister Westerwelle welcomes UN Security Council resolution on Mali
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| BERLIN, Germany, April 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Acting under Chapter VII, the UN Security Council today (25 April) unanimously approved a resolution establishing a UN stabilization mission containing a civilian support element (Read More... |
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EUCAP NESTOR, EU Naval Force, And Seychelles Coast Guard Hold Combinded Counter-Piracy Exercise
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| BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, April 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- EUCAP Nestor, EU Naval Force, and the Seychelles Coast Guard carried out a joint counter-piracy exercise in the Seychelles on 26 April.
The exercise involved a mock inRead More... |
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Said Djinnit discussed the situation in West Africa with President Alassane Ouattara
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| The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit met on Wednesday in Abidjan with Mr Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire and President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They exRead More... |
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IFC supports Top Vocational Institution Reach More Students in Morocco
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| RABAT, Morocco, April 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $7 million in the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Management, to support the leading private business and vocational school double iRead More... |
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Sweden new ambassadors
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| The Government today appointed the following new ambassadors:
Charlotta Sparre as Ambassador in Egypt. Ms Sparre is currently Ambassador in Jordan. She has previously served at the Embassy in Cairo and at the Permanent RepresentationRead More... |
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Foreign Secretary opens new British Embassy in Mogadishu
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| The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, travelled to Somalia today to open the new British Embassy in Mogadishu. This will be the first time the UK has an Embassy in Somalia since 1991 when the Embassy was closed and the Ambassador and his staff evacuRead More... |
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South Sudan: New surgical team at work in Jonglei
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| A new surgical team is at work at Bor Hospital in Jonglei, South Sudan, expanding the care available for wounded or sick people. Poor medical infrastructure and lack of access to health care, particularly surgery, continue to be issues of concern in Read More... |
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Online Mapping System Helps Fight Malaria by Tracking Mosquito Resistance to Insecticides Used to Prevent Malaria
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| The first online mapping tool to track insecticide resistance in mosquitoes that cause malaria was launched today. The interactive website, called IR Mapper , identifies locations in more than 50 malaria-endemic countries where mosquitoes have develoRead More... |
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES FURTHER POSITIVE CONCLUSIONS REACHED AT ADDIS ABABA MEETING BY SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SEPTEMBER 2012 AGREEMENTS
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| The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General welcomes the further positive conclusions reached by the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan on implementation Read More... |
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New UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa first visit to the region includes South Africa
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| NEW YORK, April 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mary Robinson, will make her first visit to the region in this new capacity from 29 April to 5 May. She wiRead More... |
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Innovation Prize for Africa Announces 2013 Finalists
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| Ten African innovators have developed practical solutions to some of the continent's most intractable problems. Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2013 provide pracRead More... |
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Chad: Seriously injured people transferred from Darfur
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| Over the past two weeks, 18 seriously injured people have been transferred from Darfur to Abéché Hospital, in eastern Chad, by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The injured are among the tens of thousRead More... |
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Cape Verde
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| On March 8, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Cape Verde.1
Background
After recovering in 2010, Cape Verde's growth slowed in 2011 and 2012, reflecting the difficulRead More... |
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