Month: November 2006

Kinshasa, 27 November, 2006— The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared Joseph Kabila winner of a controversial presidential run-off election held on 29 October. “The Supreme Court of Justice declares […]

Kabul, 27 November, 2006— The lack of a general hospital in the isolated eastern province of Nuristan means that some 300,000 people are at risk of contracting a range of preventable diseases, with many women […]

Johannesburg, 27 November, 2006— A Zambian nongovernmental organisation (NGO) revealed this week that it records eight cases of rape of young girls every week at its centre in the capital, Lusaka. The statistics were released […]

Ndjamena, 27 November, 2006— Relief agencies in the eastern Chadian town of Abeche were considering evacuating non-essential staff after rebels on Saturday overran the area, which serves as a hub to assist tens of thousands […]

Kinshasa, 27 November, 2006— Between 15,000 and 20,000 people have fled the eastern town of Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was seized from army dissidents by United Nations and government troops on […]

Nairobi, 27 November, 2006— Rising tension due to rivalry between feuding groups around Baidao, the seat of the country’s interim government, has prompted residents to leave the town and nearby Buur Hakaba amid fears that […]

Ndjamena, 25 November, 2006— Several columns of rebels seeking to overthrow the Chadian government attacked the eastern relief and military hub Abeche before dawn on Saturday, Chadian authorities and the insurgents said. Authorities said that […]

Charlottesville, Virginia, 24 November, 2006— Najeeba Siddiqe is a tiny woman, but her small size belies her strength and indomitable courage. An Afghan refugee living in the small city of Charlottesville, Virginia, Siddiqe struggles to […]