Month: December 2005

Addis Ababa, 20 December, 2005— Birds that were suspected of having contracted avian flu in Ethiopia have tested negative for the virus, an agriculture official said on Tuesday. “The results from the bird flu tests […]

Brazzaville, 20 December, 2005— The European Union (EU) and the Congolese government have signed a 40-billion-franc-CFA deal (US $73.85 million) to build a road linking the capital, Brazzaville, with the town of Kinkala in the […]

Kabul, 20 December, 2005— Members of Afghanistan’s first parliament after more than three decades of conflict were sworn in on Monday, marking a major milestone towards the fledgling state’s future peace and stability. Afghanistan has […]

Abeche, 19 December, 2005— Chad’s president Idriss Deby has blamed neighbouring Sudan for a weekend border attack and claimed the right to pursue the insurgents into Sudanese territory. According to the Chadian government, some 100 […]

Monrovia, 19 December, 2005— President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has met with her rival George Weah to resolve a post-poll stand off at a special meeting organised by mediators. The weekend head-to-head came a few days after […]

Conakry, 19 December, 2005— While the international community kept a close eye on Sunday’s nationwide municipal elections in Guinea, seen by many as a key test of the country’s programme of democratic reforms, the voters […]

Johannesburg, 19 December, 2005— The volume of food aid and agricultural inputs being shipped to those in need in Southern Africa has resulted in bottlenecks as transporters struggle to cope. This has impacted on the […]

Goma, 19 December, 2005— Voters continued trickling into polling stations throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday for the second day of voting on the country’s new draft constitution. “I don’t know what […]