Month: February 2006

Washington, 14 February, 2006— The United States is likely to continue to attract more foreign capital than it sends abroad for a long time, even though the magnitude of future U.S. net capital flows is […]

Beirut, 14 February, 2006— Thousands of people in Lebanon marked the first anniversary of the death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri by calling for greater democratisation. “It’s been a painful year…. democracy is […]

Johannesburg, 14 February, 2006— More than 400 women have been arrested for protesting against high prices and unemployment over the past two days in Zimbabwe, after inflation shot past 600 percent. Over 240 were arrested […]

Nairobi, 14 February, 2006— Two weeks after Kenyan finance minister, David Mwiraria, resigned over allegations of involvement in corrupt acts, two other key ministers have resigned following similar claims against them. “I have today accepted […]

New York, 14 February, 2006— The new United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), cited by aid officials as one of the most significant humanitarian reforms in a decade, looks set to transform the funding […]

Brussels, 14 February, 2006— A US $681 million humanitarian action plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched by the United Nations and the European Commission seeks to meet the needs of 30 million […]

Kampala, 14 February, 2006— Uganda’s first multiparty elections in two decades, scheduled for 23 February, are unlikely to be free and fair due to state intimidation of the opposition and voters, according to a leading […]

Kano, 13 February, 2006— As birds perish by the thousands in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, farmers and local officials say they are still waiting for the government to confirm whether they are dealing […]