August 14, 2007
Africa: U.S. Allays Fears Over New Military Body
Bush administration officials are working to refute claims by both Africans and Americans that the Pentagon's new Africa Command (Africom) signals a shift in US policy away… Read more »
October 30, 2006
Kenya: Country Joins UN Drive Against Small Arms
The "havoc" caused in East Africa by unchecked trafficking in small arms is prompting Nairobi to help lead a United Nations effort to regulate the global trade in these… Read more »
April 04, 2006
Uganda: Govt to Use DDT Despite EU Concerns
Uganda will proceed with the use of the pesticide DDT to control malaria, despite threats by the European Union that it could lead to its agricultural exports being locked out. Read more »
November 30, 2005
Africa: Continent's Finance Ministers Call for More Debt Relief
On the debt issue, the ministers lamented that multilateral initiatives have not led to 100 per cent cancellation of debt for most African countries Read more »