Articles by ANA

New York, 21 October, 2004— A senior United Nations relief official today called on the international community to get more involved in the nearly two-decade-old conflict in northern Uganda. “Where else in the world have […]

Washington, 21 October, 2004— ”We are at an extraordinary juncture in the relationship between the United States and the continent of Africa,” says South African Ambassador Barbara Masekela. ”Never before has there been such consensus […]

Washington, 22 October, 2004— Research fellowships funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will do much to help agricultural professionals in Africa develop the capacity to increase food production and reduce hunger, says one […]

Abidjan, 18 October, 2004— A leading member of President Laurent Gbagbo’s Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party has urged Cote d’Ivoire’s independent prime minister, Seydou Diarra, to resign, following the refusal of rebel forces to start […]

Addis Ababa, 19 October, 2004— The Paris Club of mainly western creditor nations have agreed to cancel US $758 million of Ethiopian debt to help cut poverty and stimulate growth. The debt write-off is part […]

Yaounde, 15 October, 2004— President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been re-elected for a further seven-year term with 75 percent of the votes cast, according to official results announced by government. His two main opponents […]

Nairobi, 15 October, 2004— Eastern and central African leaders said on Friday they would recognise ”with immediate effect” the new government in Somalia, which will be led by the newly elected President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed […]

Rome, 13 October, 2004— The United Nations food relief agency warned today that the security situation in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region is so volatile that it is hampering the delivery and distribution of food aid […]