Month: September 2004

Nairobi, 6 September, 2004— Gen Muhammad Sa’id Hersi ”Morgan”, leader of one of Somalia’s armed factions, could eventually be prosecuted if he launched an offensive on the southern port of Kismayo, the chief mediator in […]

Nairobi, 6 September, 2004— The first regional preparatory meeting for an international conference to bring peace, stability and development to Africa’s Great Lakes region began on Monday in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. The final objective is […]

Ankara, 6 September, 2004— Piped water in the Tajik capital Dushanbe can now be consumed after boiling, following floods and landslides in the country in July that left more than half of the city’s population […]

New York, 2 September, 2004— The United States September 2 called for an expanded international force to help protect the people of Darfur from continuing attacks by Jingaweit militia and Sudanese government forces. U.S. Ambassador […]

Johannesburg, 2 September, 2004— A key element in the Namibian government’s land reform exercise, the valuation of commercial farmland, is nearing completion. The valuation of commercial farms is critical to the implementation of a new […]

Nairobi, 2 September, 2004— Somalia’s newly constituted transitional parliament held its first meeting in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Thursday during which members elected Hersi Bulhan Farah, 83, to serve as temporary chairman pending the […]

Abuja, 2 September, 2004— The signing of an agreement to improve the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region at peace talks in the Nigerian capital Abuja was stalled on Thursday after rebel delegates tabled […]

Johannesburg, 31 August, 2004— A senior land expert called on the South African government on Tuesday to be ”realistic” when setting targets for placing more commercial farmland in the hands of the rural poor. Edward […]