Somalia
The country's transitional government is finally back home but a faction leader controlling Jowhar town is not happy with the interim President Abdullhi Yussuf who kept him waiting at the airport and instead diverted to Djibouti.
16 June 2005 - IRIN
Cote d'Ivoire
At least 60 villagers have been killed in ethnic tensions fuelled by disputes over cocoa land.
9 June 2005 - IRIN
Sudan
The decision by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, to start an investigation into atrocities in Darfur is a key step toward bringing justice for those crimes, Human Rights Watch said.
8 June 2005 - Africafiles
South Africa
Various support groups are encouraging men to avoid denial and come to terms with their status.
8 June 2005 - Plusnews
Togo
Nigeria's president and Head of African Union, Olusegun Obasanjo has moved to stop the appointment of a special envoy to the troubled West African nation of Togo.
7 June 2005 - IRIN
East Africa
Both the governments and the business community concur that the yet to be eliminated Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) have been a major impediment to the enhancement of trade and co-operation in the region as envisaged by the implementation of the Customs Union that came into effect in January this year
2 June 2005 - Fred Oluoch
Nigeria/Ethiopia
Nigeria is to deploy three experts to Addis Ababa to provide technical assistance in capacity development to Ethiopian civil service, according to a Momorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last month in Badagry near Lagos, between the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) and the Ethiopian Civil Service College (ECSC).
2 June 2005 - Toye Olori
Nigeria
The Nigerian government has appointed independent mediators to end a dispute between transnational Royal Dutch/Shell and the local Ogoni community, which forced the oil giant to suspend some of its operations in the oil-rich Niger Delta 13 years ago.
2 June 2005 - IRIN
Zimbabwe
Faced with a declining tourism industry, stakeholders solicit help from taxi drivers.
1 June 2005 - IRIN
Malawi
The Un officials recently came face to face with hunger in the midst of HIV/AIDS.
30 May 2005 - IRIN
Sudan
As a measure to support the peace process in Sudan, FAO has appealed for more funds to support agricultural relief and rehabilitation operations.
26 May 2005 - FAO
NEPAD
African Development Bank is worried about the success of NEPAD due to low private investment according to the Bank's interim Vice-President for Operations, Mrs Zainab El Bakri.
25 May 2005 - John Oyuke
Benin
Following the April election of Faure Gnassingbe as president, Togo has known no peace. Thousands of people have so fled the country to escape from violence and other forms of abuse.
25 May 2005 - IRIN
Eritrea
A major food shortage looms in the country following persistent drought.
24 May 2005 - IRIN
Ghana
With tuberculosis (TB) sharply on the rise in Ghana, the local health authorities believe joint programmes to stamp out HIV/AIDS and TB may be the answer.
20 May 2005 - IRIN
