Month: February 2006

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 […]

Baghdad, 12 February, 2006— Relief workers are struggling to assist more than 7,500 families in northern and south-eastern Iraq who have been forced to leave their homes due to heavy flooding. “At least 15,000 blankets […]

Washington, 13 February, 2006— The fate of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, lies in the hands of the country he misruled for more than five years and in those of Nigeria where he […]

Washington, 13 February, 2006— People-to-people dialogue and exchanges, known as public diplomacy, will be a major focus for two new U.S. envoys heading to West Africa, senators learned February 8. Janice Jacobs, ambassador-designate to Senegal […]