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DR Congo: Combats Resume in North East of the Country
Combats opposing Congolese rebels to Ugandan soldiers have caused the death of close to fifty combattants in the North-East of the war-torn central African nation. At least 40 rebel soldiers and 4 Ugandan soldiers are reported to have...
Source/Publisher: ANN News | Date: Friday, 12 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Central African Republic: Security Council stresses importance of implementing reforms
Welcoming the efforts by the Central African Republic (CAR) Government to fight corruption and establish good governance, members of the United Nations Security Council today stressed the importance of implementing the necessary reforms....
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Thursday, 11 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
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Somalia: Experts recommend strengthening UN sanctions
A United Nations panel of experts should be set up in Nairobi to strengthen the international arms embargo against Somalia, which remains an “excellent” location for use by terrorists, according to a new report to the Security Council released...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Thursday, 11 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Annan attends inaugural session of African Union in Durban, South Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today attended the inaugural session of the African Union, whose creation to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU) he has hailed as a historic occasion for celebration and hope. Mr....
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Tuesday, 9 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Guinea-Bissau: Security Council backs Annan's call for 'constructive dialogue'
Annan meets with the Presidents from Guinea-Bissau and the GambiaThe members of the United Nations Security Council today backed a recent call by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for all sides in Guinea-Bissau to promote constructive dialogue...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Monday, 8 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
With African Union set to replace OAU, Annan sees hope, challenges ahead
Kofi AnnanAddressing the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on the eve of its transformation into the African Union, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the continent's advance towards further integration but...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Monday, 8 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Algeria: Bloody 40th Independence Day Blasts Rock the Country
Algerians were rocked today by three bloody bomb blasts as the country celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence from France in 1962. The bombs are believed to have caused the death of at least 36 people while injuring 40 others,...
Source/Publisher: ANN News | Date: Friday, 5 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Madagascar: Ex-President Didier Ratsiraka Leaves the Country
Didier Ratsiraka, former President of Madagascar, left the country today en route to the Seychelles Islands. This development puts an end to the crisis that had paralysed the Indian Ocean Island for the past six months following a...
Source/Publisher: ANN News | Date: Friday, 5 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Cameroon: Opposition Calls for Annulment of Elections
Opposition parties called for the annulment of the parliamentary and municipal elections which were held on Sunday in Cameroon on grounds of widespread electoral fraud. On Tuesday, six opposition parties, including Cameroon's two main opposition...
Source/Publisher: ANN News | Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Liberia: Annan urges access for relief workers
Expressing profound concern over the heavy toll caused by continued clashes in Liberia, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged both sides in the fighting to allow relief workers into the conflict areas. “The Secretary-General...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Annan names former leader of Côte d'Ivoire as UN envoy for Cameroon elections
18 June – The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has dispatched a former Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Seydou Diarra, to Cameroon as his Special Envoy for the country's upcoming elections. According to a UN spokesman, Mr. Diarra...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
DR of Congo: Annan condemns rebel group's intimidation of UN mission
18 June – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned recent acts of intimidation by a rebel group against the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), including one on Monday in...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).
Security Council extends UN mission in DR of Congo for 12 months
14 June – The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) will continue until at least the end of June 2003, the UN Security Council decided today. The 15-member body this morning unanimously adopted a resolution...
Source/Publisher: United Nations | Date: Friday, 14 June 2002 | Category: Politics | Read/Post Comments (0).

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