Month: December 2005

Brazzaville, 28 December, 2005— Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding and mudslides in the northern suburbs of Brazzaville leaving scores of people homeless. The rains on Saturday and Sunday left at least one person dead […]

Johannesburg, 28 December, 2005— Heavy rains have exacerbated a cholera outbreak in Zambia, where at least six people have died and more than a thousand cases have been recorded. Zambia’s ministry of health confirmed on […]

Washington, 28 December, 2005— The United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, known as the Quartet when dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have issued a statement welcoming the elections for the Palestinian […]

Washington, 28 December, 2005— The U.S. chemical and agricultural company Monsanto announced December 20 its intention to donate 700 metric tons of quality hybrid maize seeds to needy farmers in Malawi. When properly planted and […]

Abuja, 27 December, 2005— President Idriss Deby of Chad met with Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian president and head of the African Union, in Nigeria on Tuesday, as part of efforts to defuse tensions between Chad and […]

Johannesburg, 27 December, 2005— The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it lacks adequate funding to deliver food aid to the most vulnerable people in Southern Africa. Aid agencies estimate that some 12 […]

Amsterdam, 27 December, 2005— The EU approved 165.7 million euros (US $196.4 million) on Monday for relief efforts in 10 African countries with humanitarian crises. “[The funds are for] foreseeable needs in ongoing crises but […]

Sana, 26 December, 2005— Water contamination is the main source of water-borne diseases common in Yemen, according to a parliamentary report published in December. The report, prepared by a parliamentary committee for water and environment, […]