October 25, 2002
Nigeria: A Tribute to Major General Joseph Garba [opinion]
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A Memorial Tribute to Major General Joseph Nanven Garba takes place on Monday, October 28, 2002, 12-1pm in the Dag Hammerskjold Library, United Nations, at which the principal… Read more »
October 24, 2002
Africa: Africa At 'Crossroads', Says New Africare Head [interview]
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For 32 years, Africare, founded and led by former Peace Corps official C. Payne Lucas, has sought to assist Africans and African nations in the arenas of development, governance,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Mbeki says Ivory Coast Must Deal With Underlying Tensions [interview]
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South African President Thabo Mbeki, the current chairman of the African Union (AU), was among the leaders who gathered in Cote d?Ivoire?s economic capital, Abidjan, Wednesday, for… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Chief Calls for 'Sacrifice and Compromise' in Ivory Coast [interview]
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The president of Togo, Gnassingbe Eyadema, has been designated the coordinator for the contact group of regional leaders, created by the Economic Community of West African States… Read more »
October 23, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: West African and AU leaders scheduled for Ivory Coast talks
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West African heads of state, and the leader of the African Union (AU), have begun preliminary talks, Wednesday, aimed at ending a five week rebellion, which has left hundreds of… Read more »
October 22, 2002
Sudan: Bush Signs Sudan Peace Act into Law
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President George Bush signed into law, Monday, a tough new act passed by Congress aimed at pressing the government of Sudan to settle the 20-year conflict that has cost two million… Read more »
West Africa: Arbitrary Killing of Muslims in Ivory Coast's Cocoa Capital
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Reports from Daloa, Cote d?Ivoire?s western cocoa heartland, say men in military uniform have been carrying out arbitrary killings of civilians in the town, since it was recaptured… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Demonstrators Attack French Base in Ivory Coast, Demanding Ouattara
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French troops in Cote d?Ivoire?s main city, Abidjan, fired teargas Tuesday to stop thousands of demonstrators who tried and failed to storm the main gate of the permanent French… Read more »
October 21, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Ceasefire Holding, Ecowas Mini-Summit on Wednesday
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French military forces - who agreed Friday to act as a buffer force between loyalist and rebel troops in Cote d'Ivoire until the arrival of a West African ceasefire monitoring… Read more »
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 »
