IOM Aids Somalis Evacuated from South Sudan
11 January 2014For the first time in 30 years, the Federal Government of Somalia has started to evacuate its citizens by air from a foreign country’s conflict (…)
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Central African Republic : Urgent need for UN peacekeepers
11 January 2014752 deaths in Bangui and more than one thousand across the country have been identified in the last month in the Central African Republic (CAR). (…)
AU Special Representative pays a courtesy call on new Somalia PM, promises AMISOM support
11 January 2014The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif today paid a (…)
Marines Evacuate Embassy of USA in South Sudan
8 January 2014JUBA, South Sudan, January 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As announced by the Department of State, due to the deteriorating security (…)
Ethiopian Diaspora NGO Donates Funds to IOM through USAIM to Aid Returnees from Saudi Arabia
8 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia has (…)
IOM Expands Aid Operations in South Sudan, Appeals for Donor Support
8 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM is expanding its assistance to people displaced by the ongoing (…)
South Sudan: Health needs reach emergency levels as fighting hinders aid response
8 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Three weeks of fighting raging throughout much of South Sudan are having (…)
Direct negotiations between the parties in South Sudan
6 January 2014OSLO, Norway, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “I am pleased to see that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) (…)
Federal Foreign Office increases humanitarian aid for South Sudan
6 January 2014BERLIN, Germany, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO) The Federal Foreign Office has provided Welthungerhilfe with an initial (…)
South Sudan: Visiting ICRC president calls for civilians to be protected
6 January 2014The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has begun a visit to South Sudan to assess the humanitarian (…)
UN Applauds China Efforts to Combat Illegal Ivory Trade
6 January 2014Six tonnes of confiscated ivory were destroyed by the authorities in China, Monday, in an effort to combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks. (…)
Fear of civil war in South Sudan
21 December 2013OSLO, Norway, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The political leaders in South Sudan must take responsibility for stopping (…)