South African journalist arrested, threatened
30 January 2014South African authorities should drop charges against a journalist who was roughed up and detained after photographing police officers allegedly (…)
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Agriculture: A strong component of Agenda 2063
30 January 2014Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission gave a press briefing on Wednesday January 29th 2014 at the African Union (…)
African Youth Forum: “Accelerate Youth Employment in Africa”
30 January 2014The Department of the Human Resource Science and Technology in collaboration with the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF) organized a Youth Forum (…)
Suspect Pirates Apprehended by EU Naval Force Flagship Transferred To The Seychelles
30 January 2014On 29 January 2014, international collaboration in the fight against piracy resulted in the transfer of five men by the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) (…)
20 years after genocide, Rwanda should pave the way towards peaceful dissent – UN expert
28 January 2014United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai commended the Rwandan Government on its economic development in the 20 years since the 1994 genocide, (…)
UNAMID training aims to better assist prisoners in reintegration
28 January 2014On 27 January 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (…)
After Saudi Arabian Exodus, Ethiopia Sees New Migrant Influx from South Sudan
28 January 2014As the number of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia passes 156,000, Ethiopia has been hit with another influx of migrants – this time from the (…)
IOM Builds Business Development, Management Capacity of Rwandan Returnees
28 January 2014IOM is now providing business coaching and mentoring skills to 1,442 Rwandan returnees in a programme that seeks to train both employees and the (…)
Migrants Risking Lives in Mediterranean Topped 45,000 in 2013: IOM
28 January 2014Over 45,000 migrants risked their lives in the Mediterranean to reach Italy and Malta in 2013. The arrivals are the highest since 2008, with the (…)
“Africa needs to speak with one voice”, says Commissioner Fatima Haram Acyl
28 January 2014ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union, Mrs. (…)
Euronews to launch Africanews
28 January 2014In 18 months time, Euronews will have a sister channel in Africa. In partnership with the national television channel of the Republic of the (…)
Pillay appeals for restraint, investigations in wake of escalating violence in Egypt
27 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday said she was (…)