Month: February 2004

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 […]

Abuja, 6 February, 2004— Five Nigerians have gone on trial charged with defrauding a Brazilian bank of US $242 million to build a ficticious airport. Prosecutors described the case, which opened at the high court […]

Washington, 6 February, 2004— National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day is observed on February 7 in the United States, and one of the nation’s top medical researchers is urging African Americans to recognize the […]

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 […]

Johannesburg, 6 February, 2004— The Angolan government is seeking a mediator to resolve the separatist crisis in the enclave of Cabinda, according to news reports. Interior Minister Osvaldo Serra van Dunem announced on Wednesday that […]

Niamey, 6 February, 2004— Niger’s Minister for Social Development and Women’s Affairs called on Friday for a government crackdown of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), widely known as female circumcision. The practice was made illegal in […]