Month: May 2004

Johannesburg, 26 May, 2004— Malawi’s Electoral Commission (MEC) chairman, Justice James Kalaile, confirmed on Wednesday that a coalition of seven opposition parties had filed court papers seeking a re-run of the presidential poll. Ruling party […]

Ndjamena, 26 May, 2004— Parliament approved an amendment of the constitution that could allow President Idriss Deby to seek a third term in office on Wednesday amid an opposition boycott. However, the two-thirds approval needed […]

Monrovia, 26 May, 2004— Liberia’s police said on Wednesday they had identified four suspects linked to the stabbing to death of an American civilian two days ago, adding that a four thousand dollar bounty has […]

Addis Ababa, 26 May, 2004— The African Union (AU) on Tuesday inaugurated its Peace and Security Council (PSC), hailing it as a manifestation of Africa’s determination to end conflicts and wars that have been witnessed […]

Johannesburg, 26 May, 2004— Access to food will be a major challenge for ordinary Zimbabweans in the 2004/05 consumption year, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has cautioned. ”Zimbabwe continues to face a […]

Kampala, 25 May, 2004— African economies grew by 3.7 percent on average last year, far below economic expansion rates needed to enable the continent to meet the UN’s aim of halving the number of people […]

Kampala, 26 May, 2004— African Development Bank (ADB) has announced a grant and loan package of US $80.18 million to support recovery programmes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to target the educational, […]

Bangui, 25 May, 2004— Central African Republic leader Francois Bozize has appointed members of the Mixed Independent Electoral Commission, which will supervise presidential and parliamentary polls due to be held in early 2005, state-owned Radio […]