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The Group of Experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has delivered on its mandate, producing a report that seems to be well-researched and detailed in its accusations against those giving support to the rebel outfit, FDLR.
Ugandan government allegedly turned a blind eye as Rwandan Hutu rebels drafted fighters from refugee camps in the country, a new UN report says.
Litha Musyami Ogana, the Director of Gender and Development at the African Union Directorate, on Saturday, delivering a paper on behalf of Dr. Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union Commission, told participants at the meeting of African Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs that the African Union is on track in implementing the commitments under its gender directorate.
The Gambia on Friday joined the rest of Africa to observe the 20th anniversary of UN Africa Industrialisation Day, at a ceremony held at the conference hall of the Independence Stadium in Bakau. This yearÂ's theme is: Industrialisation for integration.
Close to 50 gender activists from various institutions, civil society organizations and media practioners, yesterday, gathered at the NaNa conference hall to discuss the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, which was adopted on October 31st 2000.
Delta State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Deve-lopment Programme (UNDP) to promote capacity building and fast-track socio economic development in the state.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has advised the executive to work with the National Assembly to ensure the immediate withdrawal of the anti-media bill recently initiated by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa of the House of Representatives.
As the debate and disagreements between the federal government and the organised labour hots up, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, has gone to the World Bank in Washington to galvanise support for the federal government on the Petroleum Industry Bill and the ongoing reforms in the nation's oil sector.
Delta State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) to promote capacity building and fast-track development in the State.
Until the global economy recovers, OPEC has to make sure it does not put too much crude oil in the market because it would drive down petroleum prices, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman has warned.
Karamoja region has got Euros 500,000 (about sh1.3b) from the European Union (EU) and the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association.
Kenya could once again find itself in a United Nations agency's bad books for failing to submit a crucial report on torture.
The request today by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to the court's judges to open a Kenya investigation is a decisive step toward justice for the country's 2007 post-election violence, Human Rights Watch said. The move comes after more than a year of inaction by Kenya's authorities on national prosecutions.
New data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update shows HIV infections in the world have reduced by 17 percent over the past eight years.
Charles Taylor today admitted that he sent his Chief of Protocol to accompany a Sierra Leonean rebel commander to Burkina Faso in 1998 but denied that he helped him transport arms and ammunition through Liberia for use by rebel forces in Sierra Leone.
UGANDA'S population is soon clocking 33 million people and the country will hit over 90 million people in the next 40 years.
An explosive report from a UN group of experts has exposed a network of allies comprising of individuals, companies, charities and governments that have aided the survival of FDLR by supplying the ragtag rebel outfit with arms in exchange for Congo's minerals.
THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.
FEDERAL Government's decision to probe the Local Organisation Committee (LOC) of the FIFA is a strong indication of government's dissatisfaction with the organisation of the competition that has drawn flaks from several areas.
UNITED Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) has lamented the fate of children in the country, stating that the only genuine way of showing commitment towards their protection was passing into law, the Child Right Bill by the various State governments.
FIFA said yesterday South African audiences would still be able to view World Cup matches next year even if outside broadcast vans were not delivered to the SABC on time -- it would just mean the absence of more localised content.
A group of Tanzanian Members of Parliament has commended the ongoing efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids, saying that Rwanda is a country that offers unique solutions aimed at controlling the scourge.
Britain's ambassador to Rwanda, Nicholas Cannon, gave a revealing insight into British policy on Rwanda in his interview with the Rwandan News Agency (RNA) on 17 November.
Standing by Kigali against some of the latest fiercest critics such as the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), the British envoy Mr. Nicholas Cannon says their attacks are "unfair".
The latest rating by global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), which ranked Nigeria 130 out of 180 countries surveyed in the 2009 corruption index, has, contrary to positions in official quarters, reaffirmed the belief that corruption, which has been the bane of the country's development, is far from reducing.
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