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Lagos, 18 May, 2004— The latest outburst of ethnic and religious violence in Nigeria has raised fresh doubts over the ability of Africa’s most populous country to maintain its fragile unity. President Olusegun Obasanjo imposed […]

Lagos, 18 May, 2004— President Olusegun Obasanjo declared a state of emergency in Plateau State in central Nigeria on Tuesday, following a Christian massacre of Muslims there earlier this month. That in turn led to […]

Nairobi, 19 May, 2004— The final phase of the Somali peace process is expected to be launched during a meeting of foreign ministers from member countries of the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and […]

Nairobi, 19 May, 2004— A number of conflicts in the lakes area of Bahr al-Ghazal, southern Sudan, escalated this year in advance of a likely peace agreement between the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation […]

Addis Ababa, 18 May, 2004— Ethiopia was awarded US $1.5 million on Monday to promote women’s rights. The African Development Bank (ADB) pledged the money to help the country meet the global anti-poverty targets – […]

Abidjan, 18 May, 2004— President Laurent Gbagbo said on Tuesday that he wanted some ministers to leave Cote d’Ivoire’s broad-based national reconciliation government and was suspending the salaries of 26 opposition and rebel ministers who […]

New York, 18 May, 2004— The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, said today he is alarmed by the death and destruction caused by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the […]

Baghdad, 18 May, 2004— United Nations Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi today paid tribute to Ezz El-Din Salim, the head of the Iraqi Governing Council who was assassinated Monday, describing him as a true patriot who […]