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  • November 24
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Denies Sending Rebels to Attack Guinea

    The trial for former Liberian president Charles Taylor took an early adjournment today when immediately after the mid-morning break, one of the judges reportedly fell ill. Prior to the court's adjournment, the accused former Liberian president denied allegations that he sent his rebel fighters to attack neighbouring Guinea, saying that he gave approval to "hot pursuit missions" which entered into ...

  • New Times Rwanda: Country's Commonwealth Bid in Final Lap

    It is likely that Rwanda will join the 53-member country Commonwealth group by the end of this week, reports emerging from the negotiations reveal.

  • This Day Nigeria: Calling On 15 States Left to Protect Their Children [analysis]

    Exactly 20 years ago, on 20 November 1989, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which sets universal standards for the care, treatment and protection of all individuals below the age of 18 years.

  • This Day Nigeria: Nelson Mandela Day! [editorial]

    Surely, the decision of the United Nations General Assembly to make July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day is not a surprise to those who follow the sterling life and times of the former South African president.

  • Daily Trust Africa: Swine Flu - African Countries Meet to Discuss Vaccine Deployment

    Worried over the rapid spread of the influenza A, H1N1 virus in the African regions, representatives of African countries under the auspices World Health Organization (WHO) are meetings in Abuja to discuss the procurement and deployment the vaccines.

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  • Daily Champion Nigeria: Global Economy Still Vulnerable to Shocks - IMF

    The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday said that the global economy's recovery from the effects of the global economic crisis still remains highly vulnerable to shocks and policy missteps.

  • Monitor Uganda: 'Unprofessional Accountants Affecting Economy'

    The World Bank survey carried out, about three years back, indicates that Uganda has less than the minimum number of accountants that it should have.

  • New Vision Uganda: UN Human Rights Body to Review Country

    Uganda's human rights situation will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 for the first time.

  • Business Day South Africa: Eskom Awaits News On World Bank Loan

    ESKOM would know early next year if the World Bank had approved a loan of up to 5bn, the bank said yesterday.

  • November 23
  • UN News Sudan: Southern Army Vows to Stop Using Child Soldiers

    A top United Nations human rights official today welcomed a deal agreed by a former rebel group in southern Sudan to end the use of child soldiers among its ranks, while warning of the threat posed to children by various armed militia operating in the region.

  • IRIN West Africa: Multi-Nation Yellow Fever Vaccine Push Begins

    The world's first multi-country yellow fever vaccination campaign began on 23 November, with 12 million people targeted across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The push comes as the killer mosquito-borne disease is resurging in some sub-Saharan African countries and vaccine stocks are running low.

  • UN News Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Trial of Rebel Leaders to Open

    The trial against two former Congolese rebel leaders for crimes allegedly committed by their militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2003 is set to begin tomorrow in The Hague at the International Criminal Court.

  • UN News Sudan: Demobilization Begins in North Darfur

    Over 150 ex-combatants who once fought for armed militia in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region participated today in a United Nations-backed demobilization and reintegration programme which aims to ease the return of former soldiers to their communities.

  • UNDP Burkina Faso: Fight Against TB Shows Positive Results

    18-year-old Mouniratou in Bobo-Dioulassou is happiness itself. Two weeks ago she took her last pill, putting an end to a six-month long treatment for tuberculosis, still a major public health problem in Burkina Faso. More than 2700 new cases were reported in 2008.

  • Unamid Sudan: UN Helps Register Darfur Voters

    As part of an agreement with the Sudanese Government, UNAMID has been tasked with providing technical assistance in Sudan's upcoming elections, currently slated for April 2010. UNAMID staff members are among 69 election teams working in Northern Darfur registering eligible voters.

  • Daily Trust Africa: Erratic Rains Threaten Crop Yield in Africa

    The World Food Program (WFP) has called for more contribution to urgently assist about twenty million individuals in Africa who may be affected by erratic rain fall.

  • UN News Somalia: Military Action Alone Will Not Defeat Scourge of Piracy, Secretary-General Says

    23 November 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid tribute to all those who serve on the front lines of the battle against piracy off the coast of Somalia, while stressing that this scourge will not be defeated by military means alone.

  • UN News Africa: Ban Lauds New Report on Ways to Boost Development Cooperation With Continent

    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded a new report which outlines steps to be taken by Africa and its development partners to help lift millions of people across the continent out of poverty.

  • UNDP Africa: Regional Conference Reviews Progress on Gender

    The 8th Africa Regional Conference for the Review of Beijing + 15 took place in Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, from 16 to 20 November 2009.

  • Unamid Sudan: Kidnappings, Attacks Threaten to Undercut UN-AU Efforts in Darfur - Ban

    Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including "extremely alarming" kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers' movements continue to hamper efforts to stabilize the Sudanese area torn apart by nearly seven years of war, says a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

  • Unamid Sudan: AU Peace and Security Council Members to Visit UNAMID

    As part of a three-day visit to Sudan, a delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council is expected to meet officials of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at its El Fasher headquarters tomorrow, Tuesday 24 November.

  • Nation Kenya: Kibaki Asks for Additional Support From World Bank

    President Kibaki has asked the Bretton Woods institutions to increase their support to Kenya to help fight unemployment among other issues.

  • Public Agenda Africa: World Bank Announces Landmark Policy On Access to Information

    The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors last Tuesday approved the Bank's new policy on access to information which positions the Bank as a transparency leader among international institutions. The policy was informed by extensive external and internal consultations held in 33 countries and through the Bank's external website. It reflects the views of member countries, civil society ...

  • Arusha Times Rwanda: Appeals Court Acquits 'Mr Z' of 1994 Genocide

    The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Monday reversed the 20-year sentence imposed on Protais Zigiranyirazo, brother-in-law of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, and instead acquitted him of 1994 genocide charges.

  • Arusha Times Rwanda: Tribunal Trains Witness Protection Officers

    A three-day training workshop of Rwanda Witness Protection Officers organised by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was held in Arusha from Tuesday to Thursday, this week.

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