Month: June 2005

Addis Ababa, 22 June, 2005— Ethiopia’s electoral board said on Monday it would investigate allegations of vote rigging in 135 constituencies out of the 299 where complaints were lodged following parliamentary elections on 15 May. […]

Abidjan, 21 June, 2005— Whatever their political persuasion, there are two things that most ordinary people in war-divided Cote d’Ivoire agree on. There is virtually no chance of disarmament starting on schedule next week and […]

Arua, 21 June, 2005— Four villagers were hacked to death and several others seriously wounded on Monday during an attack by rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the northern district of Pader, the […]

Kinshasa, 21 June, 2005— Despite prevailing insecurity in the east and northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the postponement of presidential elections, the Independent Electoral Commission launched its registration campaign of 3.5 […]

Bangui, 21 June, 2005— A weeklong disarmament of 2,000 former combatants began on Saturday in eight districts of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). The disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) process, for a […]

Washington, 17 June, 2005— A panel of African experts meeting June 15 displayed striking unanimity in its assessment of Ethiopia’s recent parliamentary elections as having been extraordinarily open and free of violence. However, panel members […]

Berlin, 15 June, 2005— The President of Gabon, Alhaji Omar Bongo Ondimba arrives in Berlin today at the start of a four-day visit that would also include a visit to the former eastern German city […]

Washington, 13 June, 2005— President Bush met in the White House June 13 with five African nations leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to spurring the development of their countries through trade-led growth and political […]