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Kinshasa, 2 June, 2004— A ceasefire signed by rival army groups under the aegis of the Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in the eastern town of Bukavu […]

Djibouti, 2 June, 2004— The Djiboutian communication and culture ministry has said it plans to involve journalists more actively in fighting HIV/AIDS despite a relatively low prevalence of the virus in the country. Speaking at […]

Washington, 1 June, 2004— Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will co-host with the government of Burkina Faso a regional science and technology ministerial conference June 21-23 in […]

Warri, 1 June, 2004— The leaders of rival ethnic militia groups shook hands and agreed peace in the Nigerian oil town of Warri on Tuesday, while government officials urged foreign oil companies to resume operations […]

Kinshasa, 1 June, 2004— Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Foreign Minister Antoine Ghonda, heading a government delegation, arrived in the eastern town of Bukavu on Tuesday, shortly before fighting resumed between rival army factions. ”We […]

Johannesburg, 1 June, 2004— Southern Africa’s crops and food supplies have again been jeopardised by late and erratic rains followed by floods. In its latest Food, Crops and Shortages report, the Global Information and Early […]

Nairobi, 1 June, 2004— Just over a week after the government of Sudan said it would allow aid workers into the western region of Darfur within 48 hours, humanitarian access was ”fairly smooth,” according to […]

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1 June, 2004— The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations-sponsored Special Court for Sierra Leone has ruled that the former Liberian President Charles Taylor is subject to its criminal proceedings even though […]