Month: February 2004

Abidjan, 11 February, 2004— A UN human rights official has warned that fear, intimidation and a lack of editorial responsibility in the media were hampering ”the free circulation of balanced opinions and ideas” in Cote […]

Accra, 9 February, 2004— Top military commanders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Ghana on Monday to draw up a detailed two-year action plan to tackle HIV/AIDS within their armed […]

Boca Raton, Florida, 8 February, 2004— Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G-7) most industrialized countries affirmed their commitment to fight global poverty and terrorist financing in a statement following […]

Washington, 8 February, 2004— The available intelligence in the months preceding the invasion of Iraq in 2003 ”clearly said Saddam Hussein was a threat to America,” President Bush said in a television interview broadcast February […]

New York, 6 February, 2004— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the international community to support Liberia in its efforts to rebuild after a devastating 14-year civil war, ensuring peace and stability not […]

Accra, 4 February, 2004— Northern Ghana was former US President Jimmy Carter’s latest port-of-call on Wednesday on a regional tour aimed at highlighting a Guinea Worm eradication programme in West Africa. Although some some success […]

London, 3 February, 2004— A call was made here today for the media industry worldwide to join journalists’ campaigns for freedom of the press. ”The fight for a free press has historically been left almost […]

Accra, 2 February, 2004— Ghanaian women’s rights groups have called for stronger laws against female genital mutilation (FGM) following two landmark rulings in northern Ghana against the traditional practice. The Ghanaian Association for Women’s Welfare […]