Month: November 2003

Washington, 2 November, 2003— The United States has no intention of staying in Iraq any longer than it is needed, but it will not abandon the Iraqi people before they are capable of handling their […]

Washington, 31 October, 2003— After a trip to assess the damage HIV/AIDS is doing in southern Africa, Senator John Warner (Republican of Virginia) reports that African militaries are being especially hard hit by the disease […]

A Nigerian woman faced with death by stoning was saved from execution by a defense attorney who chose to confront the issues and not to question the validity of a Shari’a court of appeals that […]

NOUAKCHOTT, 31 October, 2003 — Support for opposition candidate Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla is growing in the campaign for Mauritania’s 7 November presidential election. His unexpected popularity has prompted aides of President Maaouiya Ould Sid’Ahmed […]

Abidjan, 31 October, 2003— The government of Cote d’Ivoire has agreed to fast track the legislation of three key measures demanded by rebels occupying the north of the country as a conciliation for resuming their […]

Conakry, 31 October, 2003– Liberia’s transitional leader, Gyude Bryant, flew to Guinea on Friday to discuss security-related issues with President Lansana Conte, the main backer of Liberia’s LURD rebel movement. The one-day official visit was […]

Mbabane, 31 October, 2003– Loyalty to the monarchy was rewarded Friday with the announcement of 10 palace-appointed MPs to complement 55 MPs popularly elected to represent the Swazi people in the next House of Assembly. […]

Abidjan, 31 October, 2003– Cote d’Ivoire was without newspapers on Friday after the country’s only distributor suspended operations following several attacks on its distribution vans by gangs of youths who seized opposition titles and burned […]