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   Nigeria Discusses Purchase of Missile Technology from N. KoreaA Nigerian government spokesman says the vice presidents of the two countries discussed the possible sale of North Korean missile technology at a meeting Tuesday in Abuja. That meeting involved Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his North Korean counterpart Yang Hyong Sop. 1/29/2004 2:31:59 AM ANNAN TO HOST TALKS NIGERIA-CAMEROON SUMMIT MEETING ON BORDER DISPUTEUN: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will host talks at the end of this month between the leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon as part of continuing efforts to resolve a border dispute between the two countries, a UN spokesman announced today. 1/29/2004 1:46:00 AM End of Ivory Coast Civil War Remains Elusive, 1 Year After Peace DealAbidjan - A peace agreement signed a year ago to end a civil war in Ivory Coast remains largely on paper, with the country still divided and armed militias stirring up trouble in the countryside. 1/28/2004 3:43:04 AM Sudan Rebels Form Alliance Against Khartoum GovernmentNairobi - Rebels in eastern and western Sudan say they have forged a political and military alliance to better fight the government in Khartoum. The alliance is partly meant to show deep anger at being left out of Kenyan-sponsored peace talks between the Sudanese government and southern-based rebels. 1/28/2004 3:24:36 AM Security Council Likely to Extend UN Western Sahara MissionUN-New York: The President of the Security Council today predicted an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for a Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in order to foster efforts aimed at resolving the status of the disputed territory. 1/28/2004 1:32:13 AM UN Refugee Agency Begins Registering Sudanese Who have Fled to ChadUNHCR: The United Nations refugee agency has started documenting some of the thousands of Sudanese refugees who have fled to the border with Chad because of attacks on their villages in the Darfur region. 1/28/2004 1:28:48 AM West Africans Seek UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for Sustainable Development UN/Paris - West African environment ministers, meeting at the United Nations cultural agency in Paris, have called on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to use six major nature reserves in the region as sustainable development sites to generate incomes and help fight poverty. 1/28/2004 1:27:05 AM Sudan Bombs Western Darfur RegionSudanese military planes dropped bombs on border villages in the western part of the country Monday, sending hundreds more civilians into neighboring Chad. 1/27/2004 3:12:03 AM Somali Leaders Close to Sign Long-Awaited Peace AccordNairobi - Somali warlords and politicians attending peace talks in Kenya say they are ready to sign a long-awaited agreement on the formation of a parliament. 1/27/2004 2:56:20 AM SOMALIA: UN RELIEF OFFICIAL CONDEMNS MURDERS OF WOMEN AND CHILDRENUN/Somalia - Condemning the recent murders of women and children in clan-related conflicts in southern Somalia, a senior United Nations official today called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. 1/27/2004 2:48:02 AM ANNAN CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION, EVEN MILITARY INTERVENTION, TO PREVENT GENOCIDEUN: With the past decade providing "especially shameful" examples of genocide in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the global community to take urgent preventive action, both political and, if necessary, military. 1/27/2004 1:47:04 AM Legendary football star George Weah, UNICEF Ambassador Thanks UN for helping LiberiaLegendary football star George Weah, a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited his home country of Liberia over the weekend, where he thanked the UN for coming to the aid of the West African nation and promised to help the country's young people. 1/27/2004 1:44:45 AM African Union Establishes Human Rights CourtAn African human rights court is established after being ratified by 15 African Union countries. The African Union says the court will enhance its commitment to human rights and the fundamental values of tolerance, solidarity, gender equality and humanitarian action on the continent. 1/26/2004 1:54:53 AM CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD STICK TO ELECTION TIMETABLE, SECURITY COUNCIL SAYSThe United Nations Security Council today urged the authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to carry out reforms that would allow elections to take place according to the agreed timetable and suggested that the UN mission in the country play a role in organizing the voting. 1/26/2004 1:52:46 AM SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES MEETING OF BURUNDIAN OPPONENTS IN THE NETHERLANDSUN/Netherlands - The United Nations Security Council, stressing that there can be mo military solution to the continuing Burundian conflict, today welcomed recent discussions between Burundi's opposing parties in the Netherlands. 1/26/2004 1:51:16 AM ANNAN URGES COUNTRIES TO SHOW LEADERSHIP BY PARTICIPATING IN PEACEKEEPINGGhana - With the United Nations being asked to shoulder ever more peacekeeping responsibility, especially in Africa, countries must provide greater support for missions, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to the inauguration of a new centre in Ghana bearing his name. 1/26/2004 1:46:54 AM Nigerian Leader Says Agreement Reached for Talks Between Zimbabwe Officials, OppositionNigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says formal talks are expected between the Zimbabwean government and opposition on ending the country's political stalemate. 1/25/2004 4:27:13 AM African Stock Markets Surge Ahead in 2003Washington - Africa in 2003 was home to the world’s best performing stock market. The Ghana Bourse, with a U.S. dollar return of 144%, outpaced 61 markets around the world surveyed by Databank Financial Services, Ltd. 1/25/2004 4:25:19 AM UN Reports, Progress is being made on Security for West AfricaUN: Appreciable progress has been made in addressing United Nations Security Council recommendations on strengthening security for four West African countries, but more remains to be done, a senior UN official said today. 1/24/2004 2:44:48 AM HORN OF AFRICA COUNTRIES AT UN MEETING COMMIT TO FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISMUN/Africa - Countries from the Horn of Africa at a United Nations-sponsored meeting have reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime and voiced their serious concern about the menace these problems pose in the region. 1/24/2004 2:41:11 AM ANNAN, POWELL TO ADDRESS DONORS' CONFERENCE AT UN NEXT MONTHUN/Liberia - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, United States Secretary of State Colin Powell and the head of Liberia's Transitional Government, C. Gyude Bryant, are scheduled to address an international donors' conference next month seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild the war-torn West African country. 1/24/2004 2:25:18 AM UNICEF TO HELP PROTECT HEALTH OF SUDANESE REFUGEE CHILDREN IN CHADThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has begun an anti-measles programme and a vitamin A distribution scheme in Chad in a bid to help the thousands of children there who have recently fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. 1/24/2004 1:39:36 AM DRC: UN MISSION BLAMES MILITIA LEADER FOR ATTACKS, GROSS RIGHTS VIOLATIONSThe blame for recent attacks on the United Nations Mission (MONUC) in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as summary executions of civilians, abductions and daily extortion, has been laid at the feet of a recently promoted militia leader, MONUC said today. 1/24/2004 1:38:38 AM COTE D'IVOIRE: UN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR MEASURES TO END DEADLY INTER-COMMUNAL VIOLENCEUN: With inter-communal clashes in western Côte d'Ivoire's claiming nearly three dozen lives and forcing hundreds to flee their homes recently, a senior United Nations relief official today appealed to the parties to stop the violence directed against civilians. 1/24/2004 1:36:44 AM AFRICAN FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT TO RALLY FANS FOR UN FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, AIDSThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners have joined forces with organizers of the African Cup of Nations football tournament to use the upcoming games in Tunisia to promote a campaign against poverty and the spread of HIV/AIDS 1/24/2004 1:32:53 AM BURUNDI: UN ENVOY PRAISES BOTH SIDES AFTER FIRST ROUND OF PEACE TALKSThe United Nations envoy to Burundi has congratulated the leaders of its Government and the armed rebel group Palipehutu-FNL after the two sides held their first talks in the Netherlands this week on a possible ceasefire. 1/24/2004 1:18:13 AM Italy, Nigeria work together to fight against practice of human traffickingItaly and Nigeria have signed an agreement to work together on a United Nations-sponsored programme against the practice of human trafficking between the two countries 1/22/2004 1:53:37 AM Possible Renewal of Hostilities between Ethiopia-Eritrea Concerns USThe United States expressed concern Wednesday about a possible renewal of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The State Department warned that such a development would have "dire consequences" for the Horn of Africa nations in terms of their relations with Washington. 1/22/2004 1:46:33 AM Schroeder Visits S. AfricaGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder flew to South Africa on Wednesday for a two-day state visit, including meetings with President Thabo Mbeki, business leaders and representatives of labor. 1/22/2004 1:37:24 AM WESTERN SAHARA: Annan Calls for more time to allow Morocco to consider deal United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the UN mission in Western Sahara should be extended for another three months, through the end of April, to give Morocco more time to respond to a peace plan for the disputed area. 1/22/2004 1:35:50 AM Schroeder Praises Kenya's Role as Regional Peacemaker Gerhard Schroeder left, with Mwai Kibaki, right, during visit to State House in Nairobi On the second stop of his four-nation tour, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder praised Kenya for its role as a regional peacemaker. He was, in turn, hailed by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki for Germany's financial aid.
1/21/2004 3:16:39 AM Explosion at Algeria Natural Gas Plant Kills 23Algerian authorities say an explosion at the country's largest natural gas plant late Monday has left at least 23 people dead and more than 70 others injured. 1/21/2004 3:12:40 AM Leaders of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea Agreed to UN Terms The Foreign Ministers of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea have agreed to the terms of United Nations mediation to peacefully resolve their dispute over a number of strategic islands. 1/21/2004 1:58:07 AM SOMALIA: ANNAN URGES PARTIES TO SHOW RESTRAINT AS PEACE TALKS ENTER CRITICAL PHASEWith the Somalia peace process entering a critical phase, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has voiced concern over rising tension between the administrations of "Puntland" and "Somaliland" over claims to the Sool region. 1/21/2004 1:55:32 AM LIBERIA: ANNAN NAMES EXPERTS TO SERVE ON PANEL FOR FOLLOW-UP SANCTIONS MISSIONUN: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named five experts to conduct a follow-up mission to Liberia and its neighbours to assess the effectiveness of sanctions against the export of certain natural resources and the import of illicit arms 1/21/2004 1:52:41 AM Former UN Commander Testifies at Rwanda Genocide TrialThe commander of the U.N. Assistance Mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide took the stand as a witness for the prosecution at the trial of four Rwandan military officials accused of masterminding the massacre. 1/20/2004 3:17:22 AM DR OF CONGO: UN MISSION CHIEF CONDEMNS WEEKEND ATTACK ON HELICOPTERThe senior United Nations official in charge of peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today deplored a weekend attack on a UN helicopter as "very serious and unacceptable." 1/20/2004 12:59:44 AM SUDANESE REFUGEES BEGIN ARRIVING AT SAFER UN CAMPS INSIDE CHADOfficials from the United Nations refugee agency have relocated the first batches of Sudanese refugees from their makeshift homes along the unstable border with Chad to safer camps further inside that country. 1/20/2004 12:56:05 AM UN PEACEKEEPERS IN LIBERIA OPEN MEDICAL CAMP TO TREAT CIVILIANSThe United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has opened its first medical camp to provide free health services to the local population. 1/19/2004 2:20:34 AM Sudan rebels say no deal until disputed areas solved South Sudanese rebels negotiating with the government on how to end more than 20 years of civil war said on Saturday there could be no final peace agreement until the status of three disputed areas was resolved. 1/18/2004 6:27:09 AM Desmond Tutu Ordained Daughter as an Anglican priestArchbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, ordained his daughter Mpho, Saturday as an Anglican priest in a church ceremony near Washington. 1/18/2004 2:54:51 AM France asks for a 6,240-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in war-divided Ivory CoastThe French draft, circulated late Thursday, follows Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recommendation for a peacekeeping mission with 6,240 troops, including 200 military observers and 120 staff officers. It would also authorize an international civilian police contingent, though no number was specified. 1/17/2004 3:43:29 AM US optimistic that civil war in Southern Sudan will end in the coming days  John Danforth, says the United States remains optimistic that an overall agreement ending the civil war in southern Sudan can be clinched in the coming days.
1/17/2004 2:56:37 AM Donors to Hold Liberia Reconstruction Conference in FebruaryThe United Nations along with the World Bank and the United States, is launching a global effort to marshal support for post-war reconstruction in Liberia. The gathering will take place at U.N. headquarters February 5 and 6. The goal is to win pledges of $400 million. 1/17/2004 2:50:01 AM US envoy to Sudan bids to speed up Kenyan-mediated peace talksIn Kenya, President Bush's special envoy to Sudan, John Danforth, met with Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha in a bid to speed up the Kenyan-mediated peace talks. But the government in Khartoum is refusing to negotiate a key issue that stands in the way of a comprehensive deal. 1/15/2004 12:45:48 AM Rebel Leadership dispute in Liberia triggers Violence Divisions within rebel leadership in Liberia have triggered renewed violence, just as the peace process is to enter a crucial disarmament stage. 1/15/2004 12:43:08 AM Zimbabwe Journalists ArrestedThe publisher and a reporter of Zimbabwe's weekly newspaper, The Independent , have been arrested in Harare. Three other newspaper staffers were arrested earlier this week. 1/15/2004 12:41:50 AM South African Pres Mbeki Travel to Congo for 2 Day Economic VisitSouth African President Thabo Mbeki traveled to Congo Tuesday with a large government and business delegation for a two-day visit to promote his vision for a New Economic Partnership for African Development, known as NEPAD. 1/14/2004 1:59:43 AM South African President Returns to Work Following Brief HospitalizationSouth African President Thabo Mbeki has resumed his normal duties one day after a food allergy sent him to the hospital. 1/13/2004 12:59:12 AM Former Rebel Leader, Ivory Coast President Meet for Peace Process A former rebel leader met with Ivory Coast's president Monday after more than three months out of their power-sharing government, saying the meeting showed that peace efforts here were back on track.
1/13/2004 12:33:51 AM Zimbabwe Journalists Charged with Defaming MugabeIn Zimbabwe, police have charged the editor and two employees of an independent weekly newspaper with criminal defamation. Police also locked up a magistrate and a ruling party member of parliament in separate cases. 1/12/2004 5:44:38 AM South African President Launches Re-Election Bid South African President Thabo Mbeki has launched his party's re-election campaign, vowing to reduce poverty and massive unemployment.
1/12/2004 5:41:42 AM Sudanese Refugees Report Continued Killings, Lootings By Arab MilitiasNewly arrived Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad report that marauding Arab militia groups continue to kill, burn, loot and empty entire villages in the Darfur region of western Sudan in a conflict that has sent some 95,000 people fleeing across the border since early last year, the United Nations refugee agency said today. 1/12/2004 5:37:58 AM Sudanese Rebel Group Appeals for Help Against Government AttacksA rebel group in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan has appealed for help, following what it said was an attack by government troops and allied militias. 1/5/2004 4:03:13 AM South African president stresses the social challenges for 2004South Africa -President Thabo Mbeki says that while SA has made great strides in many fields the country still faces challenges such as poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment. 12/31/2003 6:39:32 AM Benin Air Crash At least 111 Killed
12/27/2003 10:50:19 AM WFP FOOD AID REACHES THOUSANDS OF DROUGHT-AFFECTED SOMALISNAIROBI - Thousands of vulnerable people in the Sool and Sanaag districtsof Northern Somalia have received life-saving food rations over the past three weeks, the UN World Food Programme has confirmed. 12/24/2003 2:30:26 AM Libya Agreed For Nuclear InspectionLibya has agreed to set inspections of its nuclear sites which would begin by next week. 12/23/2003 11:05:37 AM Drought in southern AfricaRain-starved southern Africa is bracing itself for a bleak New Year with countries calculating the costs of a severe drought, especially in Zimbabwe, where political factors worsen the situation. 12/23/2003 12:34:09 AM Ethiopia, Eritrea For Border AgreementEthiopian and Eritrean military have come close to an agreement on how to cooperate in quelling local conflicts along the hundreds of kilometers of their contested border. 12/20/2003 2:58:02 AM UN To Monitor Somalia Arms Embargo12/18/2003 2:23:24 AM 'South Africans consolidating democracy'The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alec Erwin, will today join millions of South Africans in celebrating the country's Day of Reconciliation. 12/17/2003 2:08:03 AM Ill-gotten gains represent more than half Kenya's external debtTHE illegal gains allegedly generated by Goldenberg International could have paid for universal primary education in Kenya for a decade. 12/17/2003 2:00:49 AM Museveni And Mbeki Met In Pretoria To Have Talk On Burundi's peace process Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met South African President Thabo Mbeki for closed talks on Burundi's peace process, Africa's rescue plan and bilateral ties, his spokesman said. 12/15/2003 2:23:38 AM Launch Of ANC Election Campaign on January 11The African National Congress will launch its 2004 election campaign on January 11,at a mass rally at Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, the party reported. 12/14/2003 2:57:27 AM Gold stocks lead JSE higherGold stocks led the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) firmer on Friday, following a solid performance by their ADRs in New York overnight. Dealers said that overall it had been a reasonable day, although futures-related activity continued to dominate. 12/13/2003 1:59:56 AM Zimbabwe Parliament Debates Leaving CommonwealthZimbabwe's parliament is meeting Wednesday to debate the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth, which was agreed by the cabinet Tuesday. Zimbabwe's imminent departure from the Commonwealth could have a big impact on the country's foreign relations. 12/11/2003 3:42:32 AM JSE weaker in quiet tradeThe JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was weaker, but near its intraday best level, at midday on Monday, helped by a weakening rand and a higher gold price, but hindered by softer world markets. Volumes were fairly light. 12/8/2003 12:55:19 AM Mugabe Pledges to Stay on as ZANU-PF Party LeaderZimbabwe's long-serving president, Robert Mugabe, has told his ruling party faithful he is not going to step down as their leader. 12/8/2003 12:43:39 AM IMF to Review Zimbabwe Situation in Mid-2004The International Monetary Fund says this week's announcement that Zimbabwe could be expelled from the multilateral lending institution for non-repayment is more an appeal for policy reform in the country than a threat. VOA's Barry Wood spoke to the IMF official responsible for Zimbabwe. 12/6/2003 6:01:09 AM Commonwealth Summit Opens in NigeriaThe Commonwealth summit has opened in Nigeria, where Zimbabwe's suspension from the group is dividing heads of state 12/6/2003 5:59:24 AM Rwandan Journalists Found Guilty of Using Media to Incite Genocide Three Rwandan journalists were found guilty Wednesday of using broadcast and print media to help inflame Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Two men were jailed for life and the third for 35 years.
12/4/2003 3:09:37 AM Zimbabwe prepared to quit Commonwealth if not treated as an equalZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says his country is prepared to give up its membership to the Commonwealth, if it is not treated as equal with other member countries. 11/29/2003 1:08:52 AM Swiss government wiped out Congo's debtThe Swiss government annouced that it has released the Democratic Republic of Congo from a $24m debt as part of a debt relief programme aimed at cutting the amount owed to rich states by the poorest countries. 11/29/2003 12:53:31 AM US courts African oil despite policiesSome oil-rich west African states may have dismal human rights policies, but that will not keep the US from courting them to develop alternatives to Middle East crude, said the leader of a group representing US companies working in Africa. 11/22/2003 SA Q3 GDP growth expected to have doubledSouth Africa's third quarter 2003 gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to have doubled to a median forecast of 2.2% on a quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted annualised (saa) basis from 1.1% in the second quarter, according to a survey of economists. 11/22/2003 Engineers alarmed at shortage of skillsConsulting engineers have voiced serious concerns about the shortage of skills in the profession, a problem which is set to expand with the anticipated increase in SA's economic growth rate. 11/17/2003 1:13:16 AM SAPO reports R220-million in savingsThe termination of several value- destroying contracts by the South African Post Office (SAPO) has contributed to the reduction of operational losses of post office, according to Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri. 11/13/2003 2:10:09 AM UN envoy to focus on aid for CongoA top United Nations humanitarian official arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, days after a UN report said the vast country has one of the worst human rights situations in the world. 11/13/2003 2:06:45 AM Zimbabwe police after illegal forex dealersZimbabwe police have launched a massive crackdown on illegal traders in the second city of Bulawayo in the face of chronic foreign currency shortages, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The private Standard paper said armed police seized foreign currency as it was being traded on the black market in the southern Zimbabwean city. 11/10/2003 1:02:11 AM JSE ends the week on a high noteThe JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) ended the week on a high note, although profit taking and a weaker gold price took the edge off the market in late trade. 11/8/2003 2:07:53 AM Nigerian Leader Pushes for More Openess in Oil and Mineral IndustriesNigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says he backs an initiative to create more transparency in the nation's oil and mineral extracting industries. 11/8/2003 2:05:14 AM Bush, Kabila Discuss Political Stability in DRC CongoPresident Bush says the United States will continue to help meet humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Bush met with Congo's president to discuss the search for political stability after years of fighting in central Africa. 11/6/2003 12:58:26 AM Burundi Rebels, Gov't Finalize Details of Peace AgreementThe government of Burundi and the country's largest rebel group have finalized the last details of their peace deal to end Burundi's decade-long civil war. The two sides signed an agreement after several days of talks in South Africa. 11/3/2003 1:39:15 AM NEPAD Meeting Ends with Agreement to Link African CountriesA two-day meeting on development in eastern Africa has ended with an appeal for greater integration of the regional economies. 10/30/2003 2:44:05 AM ARREST OF SATAWU MEMBERS AT CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTThe South African Police Service (SAPS) this morning arrested 36 members of Satawu at Cape Town International Airport. Since Monday (27 October 2003), Satawu members demonstrated at Cape Town International, in direct contravention of the National Keys Point Act No 102 of 1980 as amended. 10/30/2003 1:45:53 AM Tea prices slightly improved in East African Tea prices climbed slightly higher this week at the East African auction in Mombasa owing to better leaf qualities, Africa Tea Brokers (ATB) said in a market report released yesterday. 10/23/2003 3:25:28 AM Oil firms plans large investments in AfricaThe World's big 5 energy companies are to set to have major role in African economies for long-term, bringing with them more sizeable investments into the upstream sector. 10/23/2003 3:04:42 AM Powell to Visit Kenya to Add Momentum to Sudan Peace TalksU.S. officials say Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Kenya this week to try to add momentum to peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's two-decade-long civil conflict. Mr. Powell is due in Kenya Tuesday, after taking part in the APEC summit in Bangkok. 10/20/2003 7:14:29 AM SA, India pledge to strengthen bilateral tiesFive land mark accords cement co-operation as Mbeki, Vajpayee seek to boost trade, fight terrorism and drug trade 10/18/2003 2:30:22 AM Empowerment financing could exceed R75bnThe cost of new empowerment financing from the financial sector over the next 10 or so years could exceed 75 billion rand. According to the Financial Sector Charter on black economic empowerment, all of the parties to the charter have committed themselves to working in partnership with government and development finance institutions (DFIs) to mobilize resources for empowerment financing.
10/18/2003 2:17:12 AM Chad Becomes World's Newest Oil Producer Ceremonies and protests have marked Chad's official entry as the world's newest oil-producing country.
10/12/2003 4:04:16 AM African Development Talks End in JapanDelegates from more than 50 African countries and dozens of international organizations have concluded three days of talks in Tokyo on promoting growth and development in Africa. 10/1/2003 9:07:11 AM US Navy Ships Begin Withdrawal from LiberiaThe three-ship U.S. naval group supporting West African peacekeeping operations in Liberia since August has begun withdrawing from the waters off Monrovia. 9/30/2003 1:49:00 AM Sudan Gov't, Rebels Agree to Extend Cease-FireSudan's government and main rebel group agreed during peace talks Sunday to extend a ceasefire between the two warring sides by two months. 9/22/2003 5:27:30 AM UN Generally Optimistic About Foreign Investments in Africa The United Nations' World Investment Report paints a positive picture of Africa's investment potential, despite some disappointing performances in the past.
9/5/2003 3:56:40 AM Sudanese Rebel Leader, Vice President Scheduled to MeetThe leader of Sudan's main rebel group is in Nairobi for face to face talks with Sudan's first vice president. 9/5/2003 3:49:15 AM UN Force Takes Over Security in Bunia, Congo, as Violence ContinuesU.N. troops in Bunia, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have completed the final stage of the takeover from a French-led intervention force that was sent to the town in June to protect civilians from attacks by ethnic Hema and Lendu militia. 9/1/2003 2:58:09 AM |
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A Boeing plane in the city of Benin in West Africa crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while it was taking off from Benin killing at least 111 people.