Month: March 2004

Nairobi, 31 March, 2004— UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said increasing factionalism in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was disquieting and that continuing reports of militia atrocities against civilians […]

Huambo, 29 March, 2004— To describe Isabel Samba Mario’s daily routine as complicated would be an understatement. Single-handedly raising five children, with the youngest just eight years old, this remarkable woman is managing to juggle […]

Bujumbura, 30 March, 2004— African Synergy, an initiative of African first ladies on HIV/AIDS, begun on Monday a five-day training programme for 73 medical doctors, nurses and social workers on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV […]

Johannesburg, 29 March, 2004— Reports of two deaths from politically motivated violence in South Africa’s volatile KwaZulu-Natal province were not an indication that next month’s elections would be marred by widespread conflict, said analyst Paul […]

Abidjan, 29 March, 2004— The scheduled deployment of United Nations peacekeepers in Cote d’Ivoire will not be hampered by a rise in tension after the security forces killed dozens and possibly hundreds of civilians who […]

Lagos, 29 March, 2004— Nigeria’s ruling party has taken a huge lead in local council elections which were marred by allegations of massive rigging, and violence in which at least 17 people died , according […]

Dakar, 27 March, 2004— At least 10 people have been killed in Warri, in the oil-rich Niger Delta, when violence erupted over long delayed elections that took place across the country on Saturday. Clashes on […]

Dakar, 27 March, 2004— The leader of the former rebel group, the New Forces, Guillaume Soro has called for President Laurent Gbagbo to resign after Thursday’s fatal clashes with security forces in the main city […]