Foreign Affairs Minister Archive

NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 – Authorities in the Republic of Congo should lift the suspensions against four weekly newspapers in connection with their articles critical of government officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The …

OTTAWA, Canada, May 29, 2013 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: Canada Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird “Canada has taken steps to expel (declare persona non grata) Mr. Semere Ghebremariam O. Micael, …

OTTAWA, Canada, May 14, 2013 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will provide additional support to help Mali restore democracy, regain stability …

President Jakaya Kikwete has slammed policies of former colonial masters for most of present internal and cross-border conflicts in Africa, noting, however that the continent is better-off at present than it was in the past …