Month: April 2005

Washington, 11 April, 2005— The comprehensive peace agreement that ended two decades of civil war between the Khartoum government in Sudan’s North and rebel factions in the South promises a new future for all the […]

Washington, 11 April, 2005— Donor countries’ official aid to developing countries increased in 2004 to $78 billion, the highest level ever, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Accounting for inflation and […]

Crawford, Texas, 11 April, 2005— President Bush called upon the international community to focus its attention to help achieve a successful Israeli disengagement from Gaza by providing security and economic assistance to the Palestinians. Speaking […]

Luanda, 7 April, 2005— The rare giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger varianien), unique to Angola and feared extinct after almost three decades of civil war, has survived. A majestic but notoriously skittish beast, the ’Palanca […]

Johannesburg, 8 April, 2005— Campaigners have cautiously welcomed the World Bank’s (WB) approval of a US $3.8 billion debt relief package for Zambia under the programme to help heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC). The World […]

Addis Ababa, 8 April, 2005— Mortality and malnutrition rates among children at Hartishek, a former refugee camp in southeastern Ethiopia, are critically high, aid agencies warned on Wednesday. Save the Children UK (SCFUK) has called […]

Rome, 8 April, 2005— President Bush said Pope John Paul II created a “clear and excellent” legacy of peace and compassion, and “a strong legacy of setting a clear moral tone.” Speaking to the press […]

Kabul, 7 April, 2005— A key meeting between the Afghan government and international donors ended on Wednesday with renewed commitment from wealthy nations to reconstruction and Kabul calling for more attention on what it called […]