Articles by ANA

Kinshasa, 9 December, 2003— The integration of former rebels into a new unified army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began on Monday at a ceremony in the eastern town of Kisangani, attended […]

Johannesburg, 8 December, 2003– Zimbabwe’s human rights and pro-democracy groups said on Monday they were concerned that President Robert Mugabe’s decision to pull Zimbabwe out of the Commonwealth had scuppered hopes of dialogue between the […]

Bangui, 8 December, 2003— Pygmies in the village of Gbokila, 26 km from the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, have asked that pygmy women be trained on HIV/AIDS, especially on the importance of condom […]

Addis Ababa, 8 December, 2003— Africa is facing an enormous water crisis afflicting 300 million Africans and claiming 6,000 lives a year, a major summit heard on Monday. Water scarcity is also rapidly increasing the […]

Paris, 8 December, 2003— The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today that it will work with a Swiss government agency to set up 150 multimedia centres in marginalized communities in Africa, […]

Rome, 8 December, 2003— Though some regions in Sub-Saharan Africa can expect bumper crops, food shortages are forecast in 23 countries, with some facing a critical situation, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]

New York, 8 December, 2003— Senior United Nations officials paid tribute to the late Sergio Vieira de Mello at a memorial symposium today, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan declaring that his former top envoy in Iraq, […]

Korhogo, 8 December, 2003— Rebels who control northern Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday freed 40 government soldiers held prisoner for over a year, but again ruled out a quick return to Abidjan to rejoin the government […]