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'Attacks on Peacekeepers Will Mot be Tolerated' - ICC ProsecutorToday ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, presents evidence to International Criminal Court (ICC) judges against rebel commanders for their alleged responsibility for crimes committed against African Union peacekeepers in Darfur on 29 September 2007.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 13:11
Africa: 'Africans Must Strengthen Global Health Research'
Malian President yesterday said Africans must strengthen the global research for health in their countries.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:38
South Africa: Country Called to Participate in HIV, Aids Awareness Activities
Government, in partnership with the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), has called on South Africans to participate in activities aimed at raising awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:29
Country Report Ea Lla Koto to Fifa
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have written to football's world governing body, Fifa, complaining that Free State Stars refused to release goalkeeper, Kennedy Mweene for last night's friendly against Morocco in Casablanca.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:17
South Africa: Cabinet Concerned Over Zim Cholera, Humanitarian Situation
Cape Town - Cabinet has noted with great concern the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe and the reported Cholera outbreak that has so far claimed two lives while others have been hospitalised.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 11:38
Rwanda: SSFR Awarded for Decentralised Services
The Social Security Fund of Rwanda (SSFR) Tuesday received a special certificate for its decentralised services. The award by the International Social Security Association was announced at the on going Regional Social Security Forum for Africa in Kigali.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 11:07
Africa: World is 40 Percent Prepared for Pandemic, U.N. Official Says
The world is about 40 percent prepared to grapple with the social, economic and political impacts of an influenza pandemic, according to a U.N. official involved in the international effort.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 10:43
Country at Fourth Zambezi River Basinwide Stakeholders Forum
Angola will attend the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Strategy Forum the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), set for November 26-27 in Malawi.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 10:13
Over Three Million Euros for Water in Herding Communities
At least 3.3 million Euros will start being spent on a project funded by the European Union (EU) for the improvement of the access to water and to pasture by herding communities of the transhumance corridor in the southern provinces of Huíla, Namibe and Cunene.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 10:02
Rwanda: UN Court Rejects Genocide Accused's Transfer to Kigali
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has rejected fourth application of the prosecutor to transfer genocide- accused persons to stand for trial in Kigali for alleged roles in the 1994 genocide.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:51
Somalia: Humanitarian Situation in Serious Decline as Security Worsens, Warns UN Chief
The deteriorating security situation in Somalia poses a serious threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of desperate people in the Horn of Africa country, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his latest report to the Security Council today.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 06:32
Somalia: Secretary-General Deplores Latest Acts of Piracy Off Coast
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern at new acts of piracy off the Somali coast this week amid reports of a series of attacks or attempting hijackings in recent days in a region already notorious for the practice.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 22:48
Sudan: UN Chief Concerned Over Fresh Darfur Fighting
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all sides to the Darfur conflict to refrain from hostilities as the United Nations tries to verify "troubling reports" of aerial bombings by Sudanese military forces and renewed fighting in recent days across the war-torn region.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 22:28
Congo-Kinshasa: Monuc Proceeds With New Troop-Configuration in North Kivu
MONUC has markedly stepped up its military presence in North Kivu, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the DRC, Alan Doss told on 19 November 2008, during the weekly press conference.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 21:55
Congo-Kinshasa: Monuc Promotes the Adoption of a Law for the Protection of the Child
In advance of Universal Children's Day, celebrated on 20 November each year, at the MONUC weekly press conference of 19 November 2008, Congolese children transmitted their demands to members of Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 21:55
Congo-Kinshasa: Kisangani - the United Nations Envisages an Operation to Assist Dungu Refugees
A plan to redeploy humanitarian agencies to Dungu, in Haut-Uélé territory 800 kilometres to the north of Kisangani, is being considered to allow aid to reach 34,000 internally displaced refugees in the area. It follows a series of attacks, looting and abduction of children carried out by Ugandan fighters from the Lords Resistance Army, (LRA).
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 21:55
Equatorial Guinea: Torture is Rife in Country's Prisons, Says UN Expert
Detainees kept in police custody in Equatorial Guinea are victims of systematic torture, and prisoners suffer inhuman conditions, an independent United Nations human rights expert said in a press statement today, blaming a break down in the country's judicial system.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 20:35
Comoros: Volcano Experts Gather for UN Meeting
Experts in vulcanology, natural resources and disaster prevention are gathering today in the Comoros for the start of a United Nations-sponsored conference examining how the Indian Ocean archipelago can better manage and promote the active volcano that dominates the main island in the chain.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 17:19
Zimbabwe: World Bank Pledges U.S.$200 000 to CSO
THE World Bank says it is willing to provide the Central Statistics Office with US$200 000 to assist the Government's data collection arm to come up with timely and credible figures for the prompt implementation of pertinent policies.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 17:17
Ecowas Delegates Meet NAMS, SOS Sambou
Four delegates from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), yesterday paid a courtesy call on members of the National Assembly at the office of the speaker, Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay and also on Ismaila Sambou, SoS for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs at his office in Banjul.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 16:07
No Relief as Most Monrovians Go Without Toilets
With just one in 25 Liberians having access to a toilet, most use the nearest bush or beach, unwittingly committing what the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) calls "the riskiest sanitation practice".
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:09
Uganda: Officials Hope Emergency Will Be Avoided as Rains Subside
Heavy rains have displaced thousands and damaged crops in eastern and northern Uganda, but officials are optimistic an emergency will be avoided as better weather is predicted.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:09
$100 Billion Yearly Aid a Drop in the Ocean - World Bank
The World Bank Group President, Robert Zoellick, has described the $100 billion yearly amount spent on overseas aid as a drop in the ocean.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 14:35
Southern Africa: Angola Contributes to Food Security in SADC Region
Angolan minister of Agriculture, Afonso Pedro Canga, said in Gaberone, Botswana, that Angola hás been giving its greatest contribution to guarantee food security in the southern region of the continent, in the framework of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 13:45
Nigeria: Global Workers Set Agenda for Oshiomhole
International Trade Union Confederation, an amalgam of workers in five continents, yesterday set agenda for Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and urged him to bring to bear the value of the trade union movement in his activities and policy pronouncements.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 11:50
Nigeria: The Country is Divinely Favoured in Oil, Gas'
President, Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN), Mr Ganiyu Sanni, has described Nigeria as divinely favoured with abundant deposit of crude oil and gas, which account for over 90 per cent of her total export revenue and not less than 30 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 11:50
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Press Conference on Situation
Alan Doss, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, outlined efforts to address the crisis in North Kivu Province this afternoon, including diplomatic efforts by the new Special Envoy, the redeployment of forces to the east of the country, the request for an additional 3,000 peacekeepers and plans to create a separation zone between the belligerent parties.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 11:00
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Wants More Peacekeepers
The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today expressed hope that the Security Council will shortly approve a request for 3,000 additional troops to buttress blue helmets already on the ground in the country's east, the scene of fierce recent conflict.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 10:58
1994 Genocide - Ex-Rwandan Mayor Denies Conspired With His Co-Accused
The last defendant in a six-man trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Elie Ndayambaje, Tuesday strongly denied that he assisted his co-accused, former Rwandan Colonel in charge of civil defence in Butare prefecture, South Rwanda, Alphonse Nteziryayo, to train the militia and distribute weapons used during the 1994 genocide.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 08:41
Uganda: Global Fund Approves Sh13 Billion for TB
THE Global Fund has approved a two-year grant of $8m (about sh13.7b) for the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 08:12
Rwanda: ICTR to Open Documentation Centres Countrywide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) recently opened a documentation centre at the Gasabo Judicial Palace, the seat for the Gasabo Tribunal of Higher Instance.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 07:28
Tunisia: 'Economy is in Good Health' Says IMF Director General'
During a press conference held at the head office of the Tunisian Central Bank, the Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn said that Tunisia will witness "a strong economic growth, in spite of the world financial crisis which will affect in different degrees all countries". He also added that Maghrebi countries which are not oil producers are capable of overcoming the consequences of this crisis, "with a minimum of damage".
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 07:21
Africa: Commonwealth Secretary-General Welcomes G20 Meeting As Step Towards Stronger Multilateralism
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, has warmly welcomed the outcomes of the meeting of G20 leaders in Washington at the weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 07:00
Sudan: UN-AU Mission in Darfur Probe Reports of Fresh Bombings
The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is trying to confirm reports received from various sources that Sudanese military planes bombed an area in the war-torn region in recent days.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 06:52
Africa: Who is to Blame for the Crisis?
Health systems on the continent are riddled with inadequate policies, strategies, lack of institutional capacity, poor scientific review mechanisms and weak funding for research in the public and private sector, said Luis Sambo, regional director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 06:50
Burundi: Unicef Sounds Alarm After Brutal Murder of Albino Girl in Burundi
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Burundi to better protect the country's albino children in the wake of a brutal crime in which a six-year-old girl was shot and dismembered, apparently in the mistaken belief of some locals that the body parts have magical qualities.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 06:43
Sierra Leone: Koroma Impressed by First Lady's Initiative
President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday showered praises on his wife, First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma, for her sustained campaign to reduce the deaths of women due to child-bearing-related circumstances during the launch of a two-day seminar focusing on the role of traditional and religious leaders in maternal mortality reduction.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 23:55
Sierra Leone: International Resources Distort National Health Agendas
Member of the board, council on health research for development, COHRED based in Switzerland Monday said the influence of international sources distorts national health agendas.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 23:55
UN Deputy Envoy Encourages Filipino Peacekeepers
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Rule of Law, Ms. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, has commended the UN Mission in Liberia - UNMIL - Filipino military for their significant contributions to Liberia in its recovery efforts and urged them to uphold their duty to care for the Liberian people.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 23:19
Ethiopia: Deputy Secretary-General to Address African Development Meetings in Country
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro leaves for Ethiopia today to attend the second meeting of the Africa Commission, focusing on the creation of jobs to further economic growth in Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 23:06
Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Rules That Rebel Leader's Trial Back On Track
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today "announced its decision to reverse its earlier suspension of the trial of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, accused of recruiting child soldiers to serve in his militia.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 21:54
Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Suspect Finally Faces Trial
The first suspect to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - is now scheduled to go on trial next January.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 21:51
Africa: Lack of Access to Medicines Cause Millions of Deaths in Africa
Dr. Gladys Ashietey, Deputy Minister of Health, has said the lack of access to medicines has contributed to millions of deaths and untold suffering in Africa. She said "The burden falls particularly on the poor, women and children.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 19:30
Nigeria: Anambra, USAID Enter Into Strategic Partnership
Anambra State government has signed a Memoranda of Understanding(MoU) with the United States Agency for International Development(USAID) and Olams Nigeria Ltd for the rehabilitation and revitalisation of the Omor Rice Mill.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:51
Mozambique: ADB Grants Funds for Poverty Relief
The Mozambican government signed an agreement with the African Development Bank (ADB) in Maputo on Monday under which the ADB will grant 90 million US dollars during the period 2008-2010 for poverty reduction programmes.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Tunisia: President Ben Ali Receives the Director General of the IMF
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali received on Tuesday Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn, the Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The meeting focused on the situation of the Tunisian economy and the Maghrebi economic integration.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:33