Month: November 2005

Washington, 8 November, 2005— With the official inauguration of the fourth U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) trade hub in Dakar, Senegal, November 8, Africa is truly “open for business,” proclaimed USAID’s assistant administrator for […]

Washington, 8 November, 2005— The year 2006 will be “a crucial year of decision” for Kosovo and the Balkans, with intense negotiations set to start in January that – if all sides cooperate – could […]

Washington, 8 November, 2005— The U.S. Department of State released the seventh annual International Religious Freedom Report, which examines the status of religious freedom around the world. The annual report to Congress, released November 8, […]

Petersberg/Bonn, 6 November, 2005— The first conference hosted by Federal German President Horst Köhler as part of his initiative “Partnership with Africa” ended in Petersberg near Bonn today with a call for constructive dialogue between […]

Addis Ababa, 4 November, 2005— The Ethiopian capital was tense but calm on Friday, after three days of rioting left at least 42 dead and more than a hundred injured, according to doctors. Sporadic, albeit […]

Harare, 4 November, 2005— Divisions within Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) appeared to deepen this week after the party’s management committee, known as the ’Top Six’, failed to overcome their differences. The two […]

Johannesburg, 3 November, 2005— Contrary to fears of deepening unemployment, South Africa’s formal sector is creating 30,000 jobs a month, according to a new study commissioned by the United Association of South Africa (UASA) labour […]

Berlin/ Washington, 4 November, 2005— More than 200 million children in Africa have been vaccinated against measles and 1 million lives saved since 1999, according to the results reported by the partners of the Measles […]