Month: November 2005

Monrovia, 23 November, 2005— Harvard-educated Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf stamped her name in the history books on Wednesday, when she was confirmed Liberia’s, as well as Africa’s, first female president. Amid tight security enforced by UN peacekeepers […]

Abidjan, 23 November, 2005— Despite their combined political clout, three of Africa’s most prominent heads of state failed to clear the way to peace by securing agreement on the name of a new prime minister […]

Nairo, 23 November, 2005— Successful elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would not only help the country’s peace and transition process but would also greatly contribute to the achievement of stability in Africa’s […]

Nairobi, 23 November, 2005— About 15,000 newly displaced people have sought refuge in Gereida town after recent clashes in the conflict-torn western Sudanese state of South Darfur forced them to flee their villages, the International […]

Kinshasa, 23 November, 2005— Some 60,000 people fleeing fighting between the Congolese army and local Mayi-Mayi militiamen resisting demobilisation have now arrived in the village of Dubie in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga Province, […]

Monrovia, 22 November, 2005— Pressure is mounting on George Weah, the former international football star and runner-up in this month’s presidential race in Liberia, to think of his country and concede defeat. “For the sake […]

Abidjan, 22 November, 2005— Three of Africa’s most prominent presidents flew in to Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday to help the world’s top cocoa producer hurdle the latest stumbling block to a UN-drafted peace. Diplomats hope […]

Addis Ababa, 22 November, 2005— Leaders of Ethiopia’s main opposition party who face potential treason charges were denied bail on Monday after a court ruled that they should remain in police custody. In their second […]