Articles by ANA

Kigali, 13 February, 2004— A two-day HIV/AIDS conference, convened by the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS, began on Friday in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. ”The first ladies will be discussing an issue that […]

Baghdad, 13 February, 2004— The head of the United Nations team assessing the prospects for early elections in Iraq said today the timing should not be held prisoner to any deadline. “We need to organize […]

Kampala, 13 February, 2004— Uganda’s First Lady today launched a drive to end the most devastating of all pregnancy-related disabilities – a move hailed and backed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Through the […]

N’DJAMENA, 13 February, 2004— The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) plans tonight to send an emergency airlift carrying critical relief supplies to Chad, where tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees are in need of […]

Accra, 12 February, 2004— In an historic appearance, Ghana‘s former President, Jerry John Rawlings, has testified before the National Reconcialtory Commision (NRC) – failing to produce two tape recordings of the interogation and execution of […]

Rome, 12 February, 2004— With more than 2 billion people in developing nations depending on the rice-based system for their economic livelihood, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today opened a two-day international […]

Lagos, 12 February, 2004— The international human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the use of the death penalty on women in Nigeria, saying it discriminates against them in certain cases such as abortion and […]

Accra, 11 February, 2004— Ghanaian health experts began reviewing measures to control HIV/AIDS at a first ever National Research Conference on Wednesday following a new survey which showed that HIV prevalance rates were rising in […]