Month: November 2006

Nairobi, 15 November, 2006— The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday urged developed countries to step up efforts to reduce harmful gas emissions that have been blamed for global warming, adding that poor countries […]

Bangui, 14 November, 2006— A large number of civilians displaced by rebel activity in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have in the past three days flocked into the mining town of Bria, where the army […]

Khartoum, 14 November, 2006— The African Union is to investigate the killing of at least 30 civilians on 11 November by hundreds of armed militiamen, who attacked a camp for internally displaced people at Sirba […]

Berlin, 17 October, 2006— Under the theme: “Demographic Dynamics and Socio-Economic Development”, the conference, as usual, brought together leading experts and policy makers from around the world. A plethora of topics ranging from the economic […]

Mbabane, 31 October, 2006— Government is blaming budgetary constraints for both its inability to provide education for the growing ranks of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and its failure to pay grants to widows and […]

Lusaka, 31 October, 2006— Orphaned at the age of nine, Miselo fell into prostitution at 14, plying her trade in bars and clubs in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, sometimes waking up beaten, lost and dumped […]

Khartoum, 1 November, 2006— Reconciliation talks between Somalia’s transitional government and the country’s politically influential Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) stalled in Sudan for a second day on Tuesday, raising fears that attempts to broker […]