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Monrovia, 11 June– President Charles Taylor has called for a UN peacekeeping force to be sent to Liberia to maintain a proposed ceasefire between government forces and rebels besieging the capital Monrovia. The information ministry […]

Durban, 11 June– The World Economic Forum has a proud history of engagement on the African continent. As the leading international foundation at the crossroads between business, government and civil society, it convenes leaders from […]

New York, 11 June– The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called on African leaders to embrace child-centred standards as the primary indicator of progress across their continent. “We all agree that […]

Washington, 10 June– Meeting with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni June 10 at the White House, President Bush noted the Ugandan’s ”extraordinary leadership on HIV/AIDS” in his country, as well as his ”steadfast support on the […]

Washington/Durban, 10 June– The World Economic Forum’s Director for Africa, Haiko Alfeld, said that Africans enthusiastically welcomed NEPAD (the New Partnership for African Development) but that ”the challenge now lies in successful implementation.” About this […]

Washington, 10 June– In addition to a new radio broadcast to Zimbabwe, the Voice of America (VOA) is planning to expand its news and informational programming throughout Africa, says Director David Jackson, a former Time […]

Washington, 6 June— The Bush administration’s request of $11,290 million for international development and humanitarian assistance programs in the fiscal year beginning October 1 (FY04) ”makes it clear that the administration has taken development off […]

New York, 5 June– The top United Nations weapons inspector for Iraq warned today against jumping to the conclusion that weapons of mass destruction existed just because they were unaccounted for, but cautioned also against […]