Articles by ANA

Washington, 25 April, 2004— The policy-making group of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged developed and developing countries alike to take advantage of improved global economic conditions to ”strengthen the foundation” for economic growth. […]

New York, 23 April, 2004— With child trafficking affecting more African countries than any other type of trafficking, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called on governments, law enforcement officials, education authorities, local communities […]

New York, 23 April, 2004— The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, gave the Security Council a cautiously upbeat assessment today of developments in the area, now poised between choosing a […]

Nairobi, 23 April, 2004— As the current crisis in Darfur threatens to become a major humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations World Food Programme today launched an urgent appeal to the international community for US$98 million […]

Abuja, 22 April, 2004— Five judges sacked for accepting bribes to influence the decisions of a Nigerian election tribunal will soon appear in court to face corruption charges, head of Nigeria’s anti-graft commission has said. […]

Nouakchott, 22 April, 2004— An appeal court has confirmed that the main rival of President Maaouiya Ould Taya will be stripped of his political rights for five years. Meanwhile, the government is speeding up preparations […]

Nairobi, 22 April, 2004— A fact-finding mission from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) left Geneva on Tuesday for western Sudan’s Darfur region to investigate the human rights situation […]

Mbabane, 22 April, 2004— The introduction of revised labour legislation in Swaziland is expected to improve workers’ rights and boost investor confidence in the tiny mountain kingdom. The Senate passed the amended Industrial Relations Act […]