Month: January 2004

Ankara, 15 January, 2004— Economic freedom remains a serious challenge among the five landlocked Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, following the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, according […]

Kabul, 15 January, 2004— Health officials in the Afghan capital Kabul have confirmed that at least 10 children have died following a suspected outbreak of whooping cough in the Khvahan district of northeastern Badakhshan province […]

Bujumbura, 15 January, 2004— Donors have pledged €810 million (US $1.03 billion) to fund the reconstruction of Burundi over three years, the Belgian minister for cooperation and development, Marc Verwilghen, announced on Thursday at the […]

Monrovia, 14 January, 2004— Aisha Keita Conneh does not like to talk about her estranged husband, Sekou Damate Conneh, the official leader of Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), Liberia’s largest rebel movement. ”We […]

Bam, 14 January, 2004— Maryam, a resident of Bam in her 40s, lost her husband and four of her 11 children in the devastating earthquake that hit the southeastern Iranian city on 26 December. She […]

Nairobi, 14 January, 2004— Progress has been made at peace talks between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) on the future status of two key contested areas, according to the government. […]

Kinshasa, 13 January, 2004— South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday, heading a delegation of senior government and private business officials on a two-day visit aimed at boosting economic ties with the […]

Washington, 13 January, 2004— Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Saddam Hussein’s current status as an enemy prisoner of war (EPW) will not affect the U.S. government’s plans to have Iraqis ”play a significant role” […]