Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category
By Peter Heinlein Washington25 May 2006U.N. officials say Secretary-General Kofi Annan is exploring ways of resolving Zimbabwe's economic and political crisis. Those officials described talk of President Robert Mugabe's imminent retirement as premature.Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari says U.N. officials are in constant contact with Zimbabwe's government on ...
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By Joe Bavier Abidjan19 July 2006Militant supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo have taken to the streets of the country's main city to protest a controversial identification process. The Gbagbo supporters, known as Young Patriots, erected barricades at key intersections, paralyzing most of the city.The protesters, many of them ...
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By Cole Mallard Washington, DC27 June 2006Our feature series this week is on small arms and light weapons in Africa. Tonight, a look at a UN conference thats reviewing the issue and whats to be done about it. Virginia Gamba is the director of an NGO based in Pretoria, South ...
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By Joe Bavier N'Djamena02 May 2006A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the election. But the government says the poll will be secure. Residents in N'Djamena went out early, packing onto the ...
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By Ashenafi Abedje Washington, DC07 June 2006Islamists holding much of Somalias capital have declared war on what they call infidels. The declaration raises fears of new clashes between militias loyal to the Islamic Courts Union and members of the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism. Fighting between the ...
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By Howard Lesser Washington, DC15 May 2006Chadian President Idriss Deby was elected to an unprecedented third term in office, following the final tabulation of the votes cast in the May 3rd presidential election. Chads Independent Electoral Commission tallied the results, reporting Deby the winner with 77% of the votes, more ...
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By Blessing Zulu & Carole Gombakomba Washington04 August 2006The parliamentary whip of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party urged the governor of the central bank Friday to halt the arbitrary arrest of people found to be holding more cash than permitted under a crash currency conversion plan launched this week.ZANU-PF parliamentary leader ...
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By Blessing Zulu & Carole Gombakomba Washington27 July 2006A constitutionional crisis could be in store in Zimbabwe following a decision by the country's supreme court to the effect that the establishment of an electoral court in early 2005 was unconstitutional, according to a number of legal experts.The ruling issued Tuesday effectively ...
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From America to Europe, China, India, auto giants are making remarkable invasion. Now, another potent target for vast invasion is Africa. Said display of the latest lineup of vehicles from auto giants is scheduled on October 28 to November 5 at the Auto Africa Expo in Nasrec ...
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By Joe De Capua Washington12 May 2006The UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, is opening a new camp in Sudans Darfur region. But this one is not for displaced Darfurians, but rather thousands of refugees from Chad. The new camp is located about 95 kilometers south of El Geneina, which is ...
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By VOA News 11 July 2006The World Food Program, WFP, says it will have to halt its aid operation in Angola unless it receives new donations by the end of this month.The United Nations agency issued a statement Tuesday saying it needs more than $12 million to keep the food ...
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By Noel King Khartoum19 June 2006The top United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Sudan says that fighting among rebel factions is blocking humanitarian access to the war-torn Darfur region. The U.N. also expressed concern about recent government restrictions in eastern Sudan, which have prevented aid from reaching vulnerable people there.Humanitarian access ...
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By Peter Clottey Washington, DC12 July 2006In Malawi, President Bingu Wa Mutharika is accusing some opposition parties of fuelling hatred and disunity in the country. The accusations come on the heels of the parties refusal to participate in the recent celebration of the countrys forty-second independence anniversary. In an interview ...
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By Peter Clottey Washington, DC07 July 2006Rwandan President Paul Kagame has spoken out against African presidents who, he says, view themselves as indispensable and take their citizens for granted by attempting to extend their term limits. Although Kagame says he would not follow this trend, opposition parties say they are ...
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By Tendai Maphosa Harare08 June 2006Zimbabwe's more than 1,000 percent inflation rate is the highest in the world. Prices of just about everything are soaring, and Zimbabweans are finding it harder to cope, as salaries for those lucky enough to have a job cannot keep up.Just days after Zimbabwe introduced ...
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By VOA News 30 June 2007South Africa's ruling party says it favors keeping the same person as both the leader of the party and the party's presidential candidate.Kgalema Motlanthe, the secretary general of the African National Congress (ANC) said Friday he saw no reason to change the current procedures for ...
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By Patience Rusere Washington18 July 2006Police raided the Killarney squatter settlement outside Bulawayo Tuesday morning and took into custody a number of people who had returned to the site after being evicted from their homes in Operation Murambatsvina one year ago.Correspondent Matsautso Banda of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe reported.In ...
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By VOA News 25 May 2006The White House says President Bush will welcome Rwandan President Paul Kagame next Wednesday for talks on a range of issues, including development, AIDS and the conflict in Sudan. A White House spokesman says President Bush looks forward to discussing Rwanda's successful participation in the ...
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HungerFREE Campaign Seeks to Pressure Governments to meet Hunger and Poverty GoalsBy Joe De Capua Washington02 July 2007The groups ActionAid and Swiss Aid have announced a new five-year campaign to fight poverty, hunger and injustice. The campaign, called HungerFree, calls on donor nations to deliver on their promises. It also ...
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By Joe De Capua Washington17 May 2006In Kenya, theres growing concern among media and human rights groups over the latest comments by the countrys security minister. Minister John Michuki has warned there could be another police raid on local media, similar to the March 2nd raid against The Standard Group. ...
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By VOA News 18 July 2006Gifts for former South African President Nelson Mandela are arriving from around the world, as the anti-apartheid hero celebrates his 88th birthday. A spokeswoman for Mr. Mandela said the gifts so far include cigars and rum from Cuba's President Fidel Castro and shoes from women ...
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By Franz Wild Abidjan08 May 2006A study by the Britian-based aid group, Save the Children, says humanitarian workers and peacekeepers in Liberia are sexually exploiting girls as young as eight. The United Nations says it has been addressing the issue. The report, published Monday, says young girls in refugee camps ...
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By Cole Mallard Washington, DC19 June 2006This week, our continuing series is on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA.) Tonight, in a separate feature on an AGOA success story a small business in Kenya called the Kenana Knitters. The groups director in charge of marketing is Sarah Johnstone. ...
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By Joe Bavier N'Djamena03 May 2006Voters in Chad have headed to the polls today in the first round of a controversial presidential election. Polling stations in the capitol opened on time and the city remains calm, despite earlier fears of violence. Voters began casting their ballots just after 7:00 a.m. ...
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By VOA News 23 May 2006The United States has given nearly $23 million to Zambia as part of a two year initiative to help the southern African nation fight corruption and improve its government. The money is part of a U.S. program, Millennium Challenge Corporation, aimed at improving democracy and ...
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