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Kigali, 23 March, 2005— The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has abolished group trials for genocide suspects whose cases are pending before the court, a senior official told IRIN on Wednesday. ”We have decided […]

Addis Ababa, 23 March, 2005— The African Union (AU) began drawing up plans on Tuesday to establish a 15,000-strong African stand-by force by June 2006. The entire contingent should be able to be deployed within […]

New York, 23 March, 2005— Condemning a recent attack on humanitarian aid workers as ultimately victimizing the people who need help, the head of the United Nations mission in Sudan today said civilians and aid […]

Walvis Bay, 21 March, 2005— A three-year battle with a weak US dollar, high fuel prices and declining catches have left many Namibian fishing companies on the verge of losing credit support from banks and […]

Lagos, 21 March, 2005— In Nigeria, child-trafficking is a multi-headed beast. West Africa’s regional powerhouse attracts hoards of children from its own impoverished rural areas as well as poorer neighbouring countries and while some are […]

Bulawayo, 21 March, 2005— British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in for a hiding when he contests Zimbabwe’s 31 March parliamentary poll, according to 65-year-old Thokozile Hlatshwayo, a subsistence farmer in rural Matabeleland. Although she […]

Bulawayo, 21 March, 2005— British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in for a hiding when he contests Zimbabwe’s 31 March parliamentary poll, according to 65-year-old Thokozile Hlatshwayo, a subsistence farmer in rural Matabeleland. Although she […]

Addis Ababa, 22 March, 2005— The European Union (EU) has fielded one of its largest ever teams of election observers to Ethiopia for the 15 May general polls, the mission chief, Ana Gomes, said. Gomes […]