Nairobi, 1 July– UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that lasting peace in Eritrea and Ethiopia cannot be based on ”temporary arrangements”. In his latest report to the Security Council, issued on Monday, he […]

Budapest, 1 July– World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn welcomed a new approach endorsed by government leaders of Central and Southeast Europe to reduce poverty among Roma and include them in European society through better […]

Basel, Switzerland, 1 July– With a number of uncertainties hanging over the global economy, the world economic outlook is mixed, the head of an international banking organization says. Global economic performance was ”lackluster” in 2002 […]

Washington, 1 July– President Bush’s focus on using business as the engine for change in the developing world — a message he will deliver on his first trip to Africa — is being actively promoted […]

Washington, 1 July– Even though Eritrea has a small population, its vital food security needs are not escaping the notice of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), says Lauren Landis, Director of the […]

Washington, 1 July– U.S. forces will remain in Iraq until the elements of terror are destroyed and a functioning democratic government is fully established there, the Bush administration said July 1, in response to questions […]

Washington, 1 July– Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner, who will soon accompany President Bush on his first trip to Africa, says the American delegation looks forward to using the visit to […]

Abidjan, 1 July– A United Nations Security Council delegation in West Africa exploring opportunities for regional peace and stability, has wrapped up a series of discussions with top officials in Côte D’Ivoire on ways to […]