Month: September 2003

Johannesburg, 26 September– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that millions of people in southern Africa will face massive food shortages as early as next month due to significant funding shortfalls. The […]

Nairobi, 26 September– The international community has widely welcomed an historic agreement on security arrangements between the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the parties […]

New York, 25 September– Secretary of State Colin Powell says the views of the permanent members of the Security Council are beginning to converge on the details of a new resolution on Iraq, especially on […]

Kabul, 25 September– Guarding a government building in the Afghan capital Kabul, Zia-ul-haq, a 25-year-old Afghan police officer was worried about his 10-member family as he had been unable to send them money for months. […]

Naivasha, 25 September– A key stumbling block in Sudanese peace negotiations was overcome on Thursday with the signing of a security agreement between the government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) […]

Harare, 25 September– Police in Zimbabwe on Thursday released a list of 45 Daily News staffers whom they instructed to report to Harare Central Police Station. The list included past and present Daily News employees […]

Katsina, 25 September– An Islamic appeal court in Nigeria saved a single mother from being stoned to death on Thursday when it overturned her conviction for adultery. The court in Katsina State in northern Nigeria, […]

Nairobi, 25 September– Sudanese refugees are continuing to flee from Darfur in western Sudan into Chad to escape militia attacks, according to the NGO, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). While the numbers remained unclear, pockets of […]