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PAN-AFRICA: Governance improving across continent |
11 - Oct - 2004 |
| ADDIS ABABA, 11 October (IRIN) - Governance is improving across the continent, Kingsley Amoako, head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, said on Monday. The political environment is being liberalised, human rights are better respected and women are playing a greater role in shaping the continent, he added... more |
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Source: IRIN 11 October 2004
Author: IRIN |
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Equatorial Guinea Requests Arrest of Thatcher, Accused in Alleged Coup Plot |
29 - Aug - 2004 |
| The government of Equatorial Guinea announced Saturday that it has requested an international arrest warrant for the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in the oil-rich west African nation. Mr. Thatcher is under house arrest in Cape Town, South Africa... more |
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Source: IRIN 28 August 2004
Author: Carrie Giardino |
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International Experts Call For Global Fund to Fight Malaria |
24 - Jul - 2004 |
| Health experts acknowledge they must quickly find new weapons in the fight against malaria. Chloroquine, the lifesaving drug they have relied upon for years, is losing its effectiveness, as resistant strains of malaria spread in Africa and elsewhere... more |
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Source: VOANEWS 21 Jul 2004
Author: Rima Arnaout |
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Focus on the African Union summit |
05 - Jul - 2004 |
| ADDIS ABABA, 5 July (IRIN) - African leaders are due to meet in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday for a summit of the African Union (AU), where they will discuss an ambitious road map in an effort to herald a new era, end years of conflict, fight poverty and combat the scourge of HIV/AIDS on the continent... more |
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Source: IRIN 5 July 2004
Author: IRIN |
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African Union Inaugurates Own Security Council |
25 - May - 2004 |
| The African Union Tuesday inaugurated its own security council whose mandate is to protect peace on the continent. Analysts are skeptical about the success of the council's mission... more |
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Source: VOANEWS 25 May 2004
Author: Cathy Majtenyi |
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