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Washington, 19 October, 2005— World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations are aimed at creating market access opportunities and reform in agriculture and expanding opportunities for manufactured goods and services, according to the Office of the United […]

Washington, 18 October, 2005— The United States and the European Union (EU) want to enhance global prosperity through trade and move the Doha round of trade negotiations forward, President Bush said. Speaking October 18 with […]

Niamey, 15 October, 2005— Ten years after the Niger government and insurgents signed an accord to end a Tuareg rebellion, authorities have launched an economic assistance programme for more than 3,000 ex-combatants in the north […]

Washington, 6 October, 2005— The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Africa Bureau is working “in an urgent way” to help sub-Saharan Africa achieve its economic growth and development goals, in line with President Bush’s […]

Bunia, 4 October, 2005— Some 5,000 civilians who fled fighting last week between the army and local armed groups in a gold mining area of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s Ituri District began returning […]

Gleneagles, Scotland, 8 July, 2005— Undaunted by terrorist attacks in London, leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations agreed to effectively double assistance to Africa, advance peace in the Middle East through Palestinian aid, […]

Washington/London, 11 June, 2005— The Group of Eight (G8) finance ministers have agreed to a proposal canceling 100 percent of debt obligations owed to the World Bank, African Development Bank, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]

Washington, 7 June, 2005— President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have announced they are working on a plan to eliminate 100 percent of the debt of African nations who are undertaking financial and […]