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The World Food Prize recognizes Kenyan woman Charity Kawira Mutegi as winner of 2013 Norman Borlaug Award for field research and application 11 : 17 am
Zimbabwe close to economic ruin 2 : 44 pm
Tension in lake district as Muslims snatch state TV camera, beat up government ministers in Malawi 11 : 24 pm
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13 confirmed dead in DC Navy Yard shooting spree as shooter is identified

Sep 17, 2013

Canada deepens cooperation with Algeria in fight against terrorism

Sep 16, 2013

Second man guilty of sex trafficking 4-year-old and producing child pornography in the U.S.

Sep 14, 2013

AfDB approves US $21.50 Million funding for climate change mitigation project in DRC

Sep 12, 2013

Security Council press statement on attack in Nairobi

Sep 22, 2013 0

NEW YORK, September 22, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) –Security Council Press Statement on Attack in Nairobi 1. The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest possible...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for end of exploitation and marginalization of persons with disabilities

Sep 14, 2013 0

GENEVA, Switzerland, – African Press Organization (APO) – Every seventh person on

13 confirmed dead in DC Navy Yard shooting spree as shooter is identified

Sep 17, 2013 0

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...

Canada deepens cooperation with Algeria in fight against terrorism

Sep 16, 2013 0

OTTAWA, Canada, September 16, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Foreign Affairs

Small & Medium African companies engaged in International Markets prosper in ‘Global Village’ – Study

Feb 4, 2013 0

• Study shows that internationally-focused SMEs are twice as likely to be successful as those only operating domestically • ...

Multiple deaths at US Navy shooting rampage in Washington D.C.

Sep 16, 2013 0

A shooting incident, still categorized as being active, took place at the United States Navy Yard in south east Washington DC today at 8:20 a.m. with at least 10...

FAO and WFP appeal for immediate support for Northern Mali

Sep 23, 2013 0

BAMAKO, Mali, September 23, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – An Emergency Food Security Assessment conducted jointly by the Government of Mali, the Food and...

Ghana’s growing economy fails to create permanent jobs for the people

Sep 21, 2013 0

ACCRA, (IPS) - Ghana’s economy registered 7.1 percent growth

Nigerians in the Diaspora convene Investment Summit

Sep 19, 2013 0

Nigerians in the Diaspora Organization (NIDO) New Jersey

UNAMID and youth of Darfur launch peace campaign

Sep 24, 2013 0

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, September 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – On 23 September, hundreds of people converged on the Al Zubair Stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur, to participate

13 million people at risk as Madagascar food crisis looms

Sep 23, 2013 0

ROME, Italy, September 23, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – A locust...

New deal and the curse of ‘Community Self-Governance’

Sep 22, 2013 0

On July 21, I tweeted the following reflection: “A society can...

MEC caution Malawi electorate against selling voter certificates

Sep 25, 2013 0

Ahead of the maiden tripartite elections in Malawi, the country’s electoral commission has cautioned the citizenry to keep their voter certificates safe...

Malawi Electoral Commission extends registration in problematic centers

Sep 24, 2013 0

As expedition for the Malawi 2014 tripartite elections

Nairobi shopping mall shooting: Malawi assures citizens of safety of family members in Kenya

Sep 23, 2013 0

Relief has reverted to the families of Malawians

Central African Republic: Population caught up in armed violence

Sep 21, 2013 0

GENEVA, Switzerland, – African Press Organization (APO) – The deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic and the humanitarian consequences for the population are deeply troubling. The current upsurge in

AfDB approves US $21.50 Million funding for climate change mitigation project in DRC

Sep 12, 2013 0

The project’s goal is to facilitate the reduction of Green House...

Over 2,000 children still being used as soldiers by 27 armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Sep 1, 2013 1

GOMA, DR Congo , (IPS) - Over 2,000 children are still being...

Malawi Police tough on rogue and vagabonds

Sep 23, 2013 0

In an attempt to arrest he sporadic state of insecurity in Malawi, the country’s police service have over the weekend nabbed over...

Aggreko supports Tunisia to secure summer power supplies

Sep 23, 2013 0

The Aggreko solution helped to ensure a continuous

AfDB funds Conakry Electricity Network Rehabilitation and Extension Project

Sep 14, 2013 0

TUNIS, Tunisia, September 14, 2013 – African Press

Video game addiction destroys family unit

Sep 23, 2013 0

An inquiry carried out between two thousand adolescents of the virtual community Habbo Hotel puts consoles and games as the requests preferred by kids . Only four percent

The world continues to focus on Junk-TV

Aug 16, 2013 0

Broadcasters are a window on the world from different perspectives that...

Madagascar – Child prostitution and sex tourism: for all to see in total impunity

Jul 27, 2013 1

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 26, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) –...

It’s a Blantyre derby as Luso TV Tourney resurrects Bullets and Wanderers rivalry in Malawi

Sep 21, 2013 0

Malawians will Sunday September 23 2013 rekindle their memories when Malawi’s old age arch rivals fight for supremacy in football circles, as Blantyre based Big Bullets FC meets

Ghana defeat Zambia to progress to 2014 Brazil World Cup Qualifiers

Sep 7, 2013 0

A goal in each half by Abdul Majeed Waris and Kwadwo...

Zimbabwean player provisionally suspended by FIFA following anti-doping tests

Sep 2, 2013 0

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 2, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The chairman...

U.S. welcomes agreement in Guinea to delay legislative elections until September 28

Sep 24, 2013 0

The United States Government welcomes the agreement between the government and political parties in Guinea to delay legislative elections from September 24 to September 28. With this additional time,...

IOM aids conflict-affected civilians in South Sudan’s Jonglei State

Sep 21, 2013 0

GENEVA, Switzerland, – African Press Organization (APO) – IOM and partner agencies are continuing to register conflict-affected people and deliver relief supplies in South Sudan’s restive Jonglei State. The latest registration...