January 18, 2002
Africa: Commonwealth Secretary General Says Zimbabwe Will Be Invited To Summit [interview]
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The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Don McKinnon, currently visiting the United States, has been holding talks in various world capitals in advance of the Commonwealth Heads… Read more »
January 17, 2002
Somalia: No Need for Military Action, Says Sudan Envoy [interview]
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The Sudanese government has recently hosted the Igad regional summit which called for stepping up the fight against terrorism. Sudanese officials say all governments in the region,… Read more »
January 16, 2002
Southern Africa: 'Mugabe Can Tell Us to Go to Hell,' SADC Leaders Admit
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has come under fire for not being tough enough on President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe at its specially-convened regional summit in… Read more »
Somalia: Djibouti Envoy Says 'Fight Terrorism but Help Somalia'
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Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh recently criticised the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for failing to achieve a united stand on Somalia, which shares a… Read more »
January 10, 2002
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe parliament passes controversial laws
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Booing and jeering among rival members of parliament in Zimbabwe accompanied the passing of two of three controversial pieces of legislation Thursday, which the opposition claims… Read more »
Zimbabwe: All-night session fails to push through controversial legislation
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Members of parliament in Zimbabwe, who were up all night locked in a marathon 12 hour session, adjourned early Thursday, continuing a debate on controversial security legislation. … Read more »
January 08, 2002
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Party Vows to Reverse Parliamentary Defeat
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President Mugabe's governing Zanu-PF party intends to try and reverse its surprise defeat in Parliament on Wednesday after opposition MDC members of parliament successfully voted… Read more »
January 07, 2002
Africa: African Cup of Nations Final Group Rounds
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The African Cup of Nations (ACONS), Mali 2002, runs from January 19 to February 10. Below is the schedule for the final group rounds. Read more »
December 30, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: Fine Carvings that Bridge Art and Anthropology
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'Spectacular display - the art of Nkanu initiation rituals? is the new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington DC, December 16-March 3 Read more »
December 23, 2001
Somalia: Hints of Military Action Cause Puzzlement, Worry [analysis]
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Is Somalia likely to be targeted for U.S. military intervention in a "second phase" of the war against terror? The Bush administration isn't making any definitive statements but… Read more »
December 22, 2001
Cote d'Ivoire: Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr in C?te d'Ivoire
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Together with Muslims all over the world, followers of Islam in C?te d'Ivoire celebrated Eid Al-Fitr, on Sunday 16 December, to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Read more »
December 20, 2001
Africa: Leopold Senghor Dies at 95
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The former Senegalese President, L?opold S?dar Senghor, died, Thursday, at his home in the northern French town of Verson, after a battle against cancer. He was 95. Read more »
December 19, 2001
Cote d'Ivoire: After the Reconciliation Forum, What Next?
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The National Reconciliation Forum in Cote d'Ivoire has spoken and set out its recommendations. For two long months, Ivorians from all walks of life and from all regions of the… Read more »
December 18, 2001
Africa: Economic Slowdown Expected Across Continent
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In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, economic growth in Africa is expected to slow, according to the International Monetary Fund in its interim World Economic outlook… Read more »
December 14, 2001
Africa: Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'
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The Global Partnership to Eliminate River blindness announced Friday that US$39m has been pledged by donors to wipe out Onchocerciasis, more commonly known as River Blindness, in… Read more »
Gabon: Bongo's Party Sweeps to Victory
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Four days after legislative elections in Gabon, official initial results were finally delivered,late Thursday. Read more »
December 13, 2001
Gabon: Still No Results, Opposition Demands Cancellation
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Four days after the first round of legislative elections in Gabon, the final official results of the poll were still awaited, Thursday morning. Read more »
December 12, 2001
Burkina Faso: President Says All with HIV/Aids Should Have Drugs [interview]
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President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso opened the 12th International Conference on AIDS and STDS (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) in Africa (ICASA) on Sunday 9 December in the… Read more »
Gabon: Government Seeks Help to Fight Ebola Outbreak
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The Gabonese government has launched an appeal for international help to cope with an outbreak of Ebola fever about 700 kilometres north of the capital, Libreville. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Unanimous Senate Votes to Sanction Mugabe
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By a unanimous vote, Tuesday night, the Senate passed the "Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Act of 2001." Last week, the bill passed the House of Representatives, also by unanimous… Read more »
Gabon: Ruling Party Dominates Poll Results
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Initial results from Sunday's legislative election, released Tuesday by the National Electoral Commission, have given the ruling Parti D?mocratique Gabonais (PDG) a clear victory. Read more »
December 11, 2001
Africa: Congressional Vote Approves $1.3bn to Fight Aids Worldwide
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By a voice vote, Tuesday, the House approved a US$1.3 billion one year authorization bill, the Global Access to HIV/Aids Prevention, Awareness, Education and Treatment Act (HR… Read more »
December 10, 2001
Gabon: Opposition Wants Poll Annulled
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Results of the first round of Gabon's legislative elections, held Sunday, have still not been officially announced yet. But the opposition, though disunited even as it embarked on… Read more »
Africa: Tools Indicate 'Modern' Human Behavior Began in Africa
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New discoveries made by archaeologists at Blombos Cave high on a limestone cliff above the Indian Ocean are challenging a long-held theory that modern human behavior originated in… Read more »
Gabon: Low Turnout in Poll as Opposition Boycotts, Ruling Party Forecast to Win
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Six hundred thousands voters, in the oil-rich West African republic of Gabon, went to the polls, Sunday, to elect 120 deputies to represent them in the new legislative term, chosen… Read more »