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Washington, 9 July, 2007— President Bush highlighted a series of initiatives designed to help countries in the Western Hemisphere provide health care, expand economic opportunities and invest in education. “A healthy and educated and prosperous […]

Washington, 9 July, 2007— Strengthening the partnership for economic reforms and development between the United States and 38 African nations is the aim of the sixth annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. The […]

Harare, 4 July, 2007— Concerns are being raised about the voter registration process ahead of Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary elections, just nine months away. The main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), claims that […]

Nairobi, 5 July, 2007— International Medical Corps (IMC) has announced a temporary suspension of all its activities in and around the Somali town of El-Berde, 420km northwest of the capital Mogadishu, citing security concerns. “All […]

Abidjan, 5 July, 2007— Lack of infrastructure and preparedness in western Cote d’Ivoire continues to block many war-displaced families from reclaiming their homes and farms and this could trigger food shortages and hamper recovery efforts, […]

Khartoum, 5 July, 2007— Amid fears that the River Nile could inundate areas near Khartoum, the Sudanese Red Crescent on 5 July sent hundreds of tents to Rabak, south of the city, where flash floods […]

Kampala, 5 July, 2007— Uganda will amend its penal code to enable alleged war crimes committed during more than two decades of conflict in the north to be prosecuted within the traditional justice system, said […]

Dakar, 5 July, 2007— While worldwide production, trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs remained stable last year, West Africa bucked the global trend and saw increased trafficking and use of cocaine and other drugs, according […]