October 18, 2002
East Africa: African Ice Caps Disappearing
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Like canaries in coalmines, which once signaled the existence of life-threatening gases before human miners could perceive them, tropical glaciers are a warning for our… Read more »
October 17, 2002
Angola: 'Humanitarian Crisis Hidden by War,' says Aid Official
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"A large number of Angolans are still in a precarious situation... starving, not because of natural disaster, drought or crop failure, but as a direct result of how the war was… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Rebels Agree to Ceasefire with Government
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Cote d'Ivoire's MPCI rebels in the central, rebel-held town of Bouake have agreed to a truce in their four-week conflict with the government. Read more »
West Africa: West African Envoys Optimistic Ahead Of Scheduled Truce in Ivory Coast [interview]
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As they set off on their latest journey to Cote d'Ivoire's central rebel-held town of Bouake, West African peace mediators said they were optimistic they would return with an… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast President: 'We cannot just cross our arms. Let's be done with all this once and for all.' [interview]
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Four weeks after the rebellion began in Cote d'Ivoire, President Laurent Gbagbo speaks about the crisis in his country. Read more »
October 16, 2002
Angola: Many Challenges Remain In Angola, Kansteiner Tells Senate Africa Subcommittee
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A speedier than expected demobilization of Unita troops, "strong political will of both the Angolan government and Unita," and efforts by an American, Russian and Portuguese… Read more »
Zimbabwe: I Never Thought I Would Be A Journalist - Sandra Nyaira [interview]
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Sandra Nyaira, political editor of the Daily News, one of Zimbabwe's toughest independent journalistic voices, receives a 'Courage in Journalism' award this week from the… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast Loyalist Forces Recapture Cocoa Capital, Rebels Lay Out Demands
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After four days of fighting, in which loyalist and rebel troops traded control of Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa capital, Daloa, the town was reported to have been recaptured by government… Read more »
October 15, 2002
Africa: Famine in Africa is "Overwhelming the System"
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The spread of famine in Africa now threatens well over 30 million people and is overwhelming the capacity of relief agencies to address the problem, the World Food Program warned… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast Rebels Pull Out Of Peace Talks, Demand President's Resignation
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Rebel commanders in Cote d'Ivoire's second city, Bouake, pulled out of regionally brokered negotiations Monday, accusing the government of President Laurent Gbagbo of recruiting… Read more »
October 14, 2002
West Africa: Ivory Coast Rebels Seize Key Cocoa Town As Mediation Hopes Increase
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Rebels in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) claimed they captured the country's key cocoa producing town of Daloa on Sunday, as West African envoys reported progress in their efforts to… Read more »
October 12, 2002
West Africa: Thousands Flee as Diplomatic Mediation Renewed in Ivory Coast
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As the Senegalese foreign minister began efforts to jumpstart West African mediation Saturday to end the three-week conflict in Cote d'Ivoire, there were reports of heavy gunfire… Read more »
Africa: Toxic Wastes Could Impact Africa for Generations [interview]
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The UN estimates that 110,000 tons of obsolete toxic pesticides and associated wastes have accumulated in African countries in the last 4O years. These pesticides, sometimes in… Read more »
October 11, 2002
Africa: Industry Moves to Help Clean Up Toxic Wastes in Africa [interview]
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Obsolete pesticide stockpiles have been identified in almost every African country. At least 50,000 tons of the outdated chemicals, as well as tens of thousands of tons of… Read more »
Uganda: Police and Security Forces Shut Down Main Independent Newspaper
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Following publication of a story in the Monitor Thursday, reporting that rebels in northern Uganda had shot down an army helicopter, police and other security agents surrounded and… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Civilians Flee Rebel Stronghold in Ivory Coast, Despite Fresh Regional Mediation
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Reports from central Cote d'Ivoire Thursday said thousands of people behind rebel lines were streaming out of the city of Bouake, fearful that dissident troops would make good on… Read more »
October 10, 2002
Africa: Common Market Leader Seeks Level Global Field [interview]
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Erastus J. O. Mwencha, secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has been in Washington for the fall meetings of the World Bank and… Read more »
October 09, 2002
Liberia: Liberia's Story Needs Telling, Says Film Producer [interview]
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Part of what her television film "Liberia -- America's Stepchild" portrays, says producer Nancee Oku Bright, is that Liberia's "usefulness" to the United States ended, in the eyes… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast President Tells Rebels 'Surrender Your Weapons and Talk'
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"Lay down your arms and everything is possible," Cote d'Ivoire president, Laurent Gbagbo, told rebels Tuesday night in a nationwide television broadcast since the start of a… Read more »
October 08, 2002
Africa: Bono Recognized for Work Against Poverty, Aids
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The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States, which presents the annual Grammy Awards for music, will present its 2003 MusiCares Person of the Year… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Announces Imminent Recapture of Rebel-Held Bouake
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"Bouake is liberated," was a triumphant announcement on Cote d'Ivoire state radio on Monday evening, prompting some Ivorians to break into a victory dance featured on national… Read more »
October 07, 2002
Malawi: Seeking Long Term Solutions for Food Crisis
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The sudden appearance of lush bright green spots surrounding the small mountain village of Thundu in the Dedza district of central Malawi is startling after two hours of driving… Read more »
West Africa: Regional Mediation Fails in Ivory Coast; Government Launches Attack
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"Ceasefire! Gbagbo says no!" reads Monday morning's banner headline of the state-run Fraternite Matin newspaper, announcing Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo's decision Sunday not… Read more »
October 06, 2002
West Africa: With No Ceasefire in Ivory Coast, War Threat Looms
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Diplomatic restraint would be the description most fitting the faces of frustrated West African mediators who, after a second delay, failed to get the Cote d'Ivoire government to… Read more »
October 04, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: War Talk in Ivory Coast, Despite Regional Peace Initiative [interview]
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On Wednesday in Abidjan, tens of thousands of people turned out in the streets of the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire -- and the country's main metropolis -- in support of the… Read more »