Washington, 20 June– President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed to launch a joint program to improve HIV/AIDS treatment, care, and prevention in the Portuguese-speaking African nations of Mozambique and […]

Monrovia, 20 June– Liberian President Charles Taylor rejected on Friday the proposed formation of a transitional government within 30 days that would exclude him. Taylor said he would only step down at the end of […]

Washington, 20 June– The World Bank’s Board of Directors yesterday approved US$110 million in support to the Government of Kenya through two operations. The first mentioned will provide textbooks and capacity building for primary education. […]

Coral Gables, Florida , 20 June– ”Democracy is not a new concept to Africans,” Salvador Namburete, Mozambique’s vice minister for industry and trade reminded governmental and non-governmental representatives attending the June 5-6 ”Dialogue on Democracy” […]

New York, 19 June– With the future of millions of young refugees jeopardized by war, hatred and exile, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the international community to make “serious and sustained efforts” […]

New York/Accra, 19 June– Following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Liberian Government and the country’s two main rebel factions earlier this week, the United Nations said today that peace talks are continuing […]

Washington, 19 June– US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the coalition is making good progress in the Iraqi stabilization effort due in large part to work by the former head of the Office of Reconstruction […]

Washington, 19 June– Moderate Muslim, Jewish and Christian representatives called upon their co-religionists and the adherents of all three Abrahamic faiths to stand up to religious extremism and to educate each other, the media and […]