LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade must rein in security forces, Amnesty International urged today after a third person was killed and dozens injured by police during two days of demonstrations across the country. At least one man was killed yesterday when a police car ploughed into a [...]

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “As Egypt moves forward in its democratic transition, it is vital to allow civil society organizations [...]

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Media Brief /1 February 2012 UNAMID recovers WFP trucks carjacked in Darfur UNAMID peacekeepers recovered yesterday five trucks belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) which were forcibly seized by unknown people. The convoy was captured on 30 January 2012 between Saraf Umra [...]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has appointed Mr. Mondher Rezgui as Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Libya, with residence in Tripoli. Mr. Rezgui is at present Minister Counsellor in the office of the [...]