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By Godfrey Olukya  20-3-2017A new study carried out by the Government of Uganda and its partners has found a new weather pattern that threatens to worsen food insecurity in the Karamoja region if no action is taken.Karamoja,…

By Godfrey Olukya    17-3-2017UNHCR has said today in a statement that 8 months after fresh violence erupted in South Sudan, a famine produced by the vicious combination of fighting and drought is now driving the world’s fastest growing…

Picture (l-r): Min. Plen. Francesco Genuardi, Consul General of Italy in New York, and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the return of an ancient Etruscan…

Wednesday, March 15, 2017A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other…

By Godfrey Olukya 9-3-2017Over 100 children who had been abducted by Kamwena Nsapu militiamen in central Democratic republic of Congo have been rescued by the army.According to a statement by UN mission in DRC (MONUSCO)…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 8, 2017/APO/ --The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Senegal on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 8, 2017/APO/ --The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the European Union (EU) -- in their capacity as members of the Mediation Team…

By Godfrey Olukya  10/3/17.The former president of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa has requested the youth in Africa to be innovative, saying that they should be focused on solutions to address Africa's challenging problems which…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 9, 2017/APO/ --Serious security threats in northern and central areas of Mali are putting civilians at risk and hampering their access to basic social services, says a UN human rights expert at the end of an…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, March 7, 2017/APO/ --The United Nations political affairs chief today stressed that West Africa could be a model of how the UN can work with local partners in bringing stability to regions or…

MONROVIA, Liberia, March 7, 2017/APO/ --The Carter Center and European Union have awarded certificates of distinction to nearly 70 Liberian government officials, including officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP), at the end of…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2017/APO/ --The UN Human Rights Office today launched, together with the African Union and UN Women, a report into women’s rights in Africa. It is the first in a planned series about women’s human rights…

LONDON, United Kingdom, March 6, 2017/APO/ -- The International Development Secretary has set out a five point plan to deliver a more effective global response to the unprecedented number of crises the world currently faces.Before last…

Oranto Petroleum will invest $500 million to develop South Sudan’s Block B3, launching a comprehensive exploration campaign starting immediately. The Ministry of Petroleum and Oranto Petroleum Company, South Sudan signed the exploration and…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the trial conviction of TYRONE HOWARD, 32, for the October 2015 murder of NYPD Detective Randolph Holder in East Harlem in October 2015. The defendant was convicted by a New…

By Godfrey Olukya 6-3-2017Ghana's president Akufo-Addo has given a chilling account of what he went through to become what he is today, including borrowing to pay for school fees.According to presidential correspondent,…

Dear entertainers:As we prepare for our summer National Peace Tours with artists in some of the most violent urban cities in the nation, we would like to remind you of our new ambassadorship strategy.  Instead of having one…

Dear friends:On behalf of Peace December family, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have helped, in one way or another, in making our historic celebration of “Claudette Colvin Day” a huge success.Hon.…

NEW YORK, United States of America, March 3, 2017/APO/ --The parlous story of African economic and social development since independence best expressed in the failure to achieve the autonomous capacity for self-actuated development and…

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 3, 2017/APO/ --‘Merck More than a Mother’ supports infertile women through access to information, health and change of mindset. ‘Merck STEM Program for Women and Girls’ starts today in Kenya. Merck…

NEW YORK, United States of America, March 3, 2017/APO/ --United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations…

NEW YORK, United States of America, March 3, 2017/APO/ --Zambia has called for increased international cooperation to achieve sustainable transportation at national and regional level.Speaking at the World Bank’s briefing on the…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 3, 2017/APO/ --We all need to ensure that we nurture the sawmilling sector as its growth has the ability to grow big corporations, create jobs and boost the economy. This was said by Executive Director…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 3, 2017/APO/ --The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the 5th Meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF) from 27 February - 04 March 2017. The meeting is preceded by an…

JUBA, South Sudan, March 3, 2017/APO/ --The U.S. today joins countries around the world in support of World Wildlife Day. Established by the United Nations in 2013, March 3 is a day designated to celebrate the world's biodiversity and…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 3, 2017/APO/ --On 1 March 2017, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, who was on an official visit to Uganda, met with President Yoweri Kaguta…

Referees: Founding FathersPre-fight instructions:Constitution: 1. The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides that no…

Albany, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) today introduced legislation to require greater transparency of the placement of permanent and temporary homeless shelters.“While the announcement by Mayor de Blasio to phase…

LAGOS, Nigeria, March 1, 2017/APO/ -- Following continuous increase in its production capacity, foremost cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has finally ended the era of Nigeria’s dependence on importation as the company exported 0.4…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 1, 2017/APO/ -- Pressure is mounting in Tanzanian refugee camps as the flow of refugees from Burundi continues on a large scale. January saw the largest rate of new arrivals in a single month since May 2015, with…