Articles by ANA

Helsinki– United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the President of Finland have held talks on a number of the world’s most troubled regions as well as the need for a concerted international approach to global […]

Monrovia– Jacques Klein, the UN special envoy to Liberia, said on Friday more than 5,000 peacekeeping troops would be needed to guarantee security in the capital Monrovia and it could be several weeks before conditions […]

Mbabane– King Mswati III asserted on Friday that the rule of law was observed in Swaziland, despite a police decision to defy a court order permitting protesting workers to deliver a petition to delegates at […]

Islamabad– Spillage from an oil tanker grounded just off the coast near the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, has already caused catastrophic damage to marine and plant life, the effects of which could linger […]

Easton, Maryland– ”Look up and follow the North Star” — and use your positions of leadership to train others to lead so freedom, respect for human rights and democracy can flourish all across Africa, Dr. […]

Nairobi– The EC and United States have given the UN World Food Programme (WFP) a total of US $15 million in response to an appeal for aid for an estimated 500,000 people facing severe hunger […]

Kampala– The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is taking evasive action to clear 100 mt of its food aid from eastern Uganda’s war-torn Katakwi district, after an ambush on Thursday by the rebel Lord’s Resistance […]

Addis Ababa– The Ethiopian government has appealed for more help for tens of thousands of pastoralists in drought-stricken Afar region – scene of widespread devastation after failed rains last year. According to the government’s emergency […]