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PATRIARCH OF COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ALEXANDRIA WILL MEET WITH POPE FRANCIS IN THE VATICAN
VATICAN, Holy See, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- From 9 to 13 May, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, will come to Rome to meet with His Holiness Pope Francis.…
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EL PATRIARCA DE LA IGLESIA COPTA ORTODOXA DE EGIPTO SE ENCONTRARÁ CON EL PAPA FRANCISCO EN EL VATICANO
VATICAN, Holy See, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Del 9 al 13 de mayo Su Santidad el Papa Tawadros II, Papa de Alejandría y Patriarca de la Sede de San Marcos, cabeza de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Copta de Egipto, vendrá a Roma para encontrarse con el Papa Francisco.…
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Thinking Differently about Data Centres Previews at Africa's Leading Forum
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Thinking differently about data centres provides the focus for this year's Datacentre Africa (http://www.datacentreafrica.com), the premier regional event for IT infrastructure which takes place in Johannesburg 26-27 June 2013. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/broadgroup.jpg In a packed programme attended by executives from across Africa,…
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UN denounces sexual violence, other serious violations in eastern DRC
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law were committed in November 2012 during fighting between government forces and rebels of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) over the town of Goma in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic…
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Singapore MFA Press Statement: Visit by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli to South Africa and Nigeria, 9 to 17 May 2013
SINGAPORE, Singapore, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli will visit South Africa from 9 to 12 May 2013 and Nigeria from 12 to 17 May 2013 where he will meet with senior government officials, prominent politicians…
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Egypt risks drifting further away from human rights ideals that drove revolution – Pillay
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Egyptian Government to take steps to ensure that the current version of a draft law on civil society organizations is laid open to careful examination by Egyptian and…
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Central African Republic: The violence has ended but…...
PARIS, France, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Serge St-Louis has returned from nine months as MSF's head of mission in the Central African Republic (CAR). He was in the field in late 2012, when Seleka, a new coalition of Central African rebel groups, took control of several towns…
