Month: April 2005

New York, 12 April, 2005— The recent peace-making statement from a major Rwandan rebel militia based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provides a significant opportunity to move toward peace in the DRC, […]

Oslo, 12 April, 2005— A two-day donors’ conference to support the peace accord between the Government and rebels in southern Sudan has pledged $4.5 billion for 2005-2007, nearly $2 billion more than the amount United […]

New York, 12 April, 2005— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed a proposal from the European Union that its members increase their official development assistance (ODA) to a level that will provide an additional […]

Washington, 12 April, 2005— ”The sound of surprise,” as a famous critic once called jazz, is being celebrated around the world during the month of April, with a wide variety of events that keynote the […]

Dar es Salaam, 11 April, 2005— A Tanzanian official announced on Friday that the rate of HIV infections in the country had declined from 10 percent in 2002 to 7 percent in 2003-2004, with more […]

Johannesburg, 11 April, 2005— Prices of basic commodities have increased sharply since Zimbabwe’s 31 March legislative elections, causing panic buying and fears of a return to widespread shortages. Economist Dennis Nikisi told IRIN on Monday […]

Nairobi, 11 April, 2005— Djibouti’s incumbent president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, won 100 percent of the vote in Friday’s presidential election – in which he was the sole candidate – according to the official news agency, […]

New York/Abidjan, 11 April, 2005— The new United Nations envoy in charge of the peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire, Pierre Schori, arrived today in the major city, Abidjan, and expressed his happiness at finding himself […]