Kampala– As a follow-up to President Bush’s Africa tour last June, undertaken largely to promote the launch of his global fund on HIV/AIDS, a delegation of nine US mayors is to visit four African countries later this month. The delegation, led by Hempstead mayor James A. Garner, will travel to South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland and
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Addis Ababa– Vital water purifying equipment is being distributed in Ethiopia’s drought-stricken areas to combat the growing threat of water-borne diseases, the United Nations said on Monday. The water supplies will be targeted at women and children in eight hard-hit areas around the country, according to the UN’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “This contribution is particularly
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Monrovia– The number of cholera cases is rising again in the Liberian capital Monrovia, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn that a ”devastating” epidemic could soon hit the war-torn city of more than one million people. WHO said in a statement that an estimated 260 new cases of cholera were appearing every week,
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Nairobi– The UN Economic and Social Council named on Friday the composition of its Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Burundi, created on 21 July to help the country through its transition from war to peace and in national reconstruction. The council reported that the group would comprise permanent representatives to the UN of Belgium, Burundi,
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Nairobi– The Sudan peace talks, which have been underway in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki, were adjourned on Saturday until 10 September to give the negotiating teams time for further consultations. According to a statement issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) – which is facilitating the talks – delegations from the Sudanese government
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Kigali, Rwanda– An estimated 4.1 million Rwandans began voting on Monday to elect a president in the first multiparty election since the central African nation attained independence from Belgium 40 years ago. The election has been billed as a showcase of how far Rwanda has progressed in the nine years since the 1994 100-day genocide,
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