GHANA-SUDAN
Several hundred refugees from the civil war in Sudan's western Dafur region have trekked west for 3,000 km, crossing five international borders, to seek asylum in Ghana.
16 April 2005 - IRIN
Sudan
The international community has neglected Darfur despite continued violence
10 April 2005 - Paul Donohue
Uganda
A draft policy on abstinence released by the Uganda Aids Commission in 2004 has stirred controversy over its efficacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
10 April 2005 - Evelyn Kiapi Matsamura
Nigeria
After suffering for several years, Nigerian women afflicted by VVF now have a reason to smile, thanks to the efforts of UNFPA
5 April 2005 - Toye Olori
Malawi
As the rest of the world celebrated the International Women’s Day on 8 March, what appears to be ritual murder overshadowed the preparations to mark the event in Malawi.
17 March 2005 - Raphael Mweninguwe
Somalia
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) plans to deploy peacekeepers in Somalia next month, regardless of opposition by faction leaders in the war-ravaged country, IGAD chairman and Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, said on Monday.
16 March 2005 - IRIN
Sudan
The small child lay motionless on a hospital bed
in Malakal, a garrison town in central Sudan. Severely malnourished, the
child had a high fever and a number of other unidentified medical
complications.
8 March 2005 - Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
World leaders are committed to reaching consensus on the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) trade liberalisation process, trade ministers meeting in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa said on Friday.
8 March 2005 - Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Nigeria
Save for the government’s failure to domesticate international conventions, the status of women in the country has improved tremendously since the Beijing conference.
8 March 2005 - Toye Olori
BURUNDI
Based on interim results announced on Tuesday,
91.2 percent of Burundi's estimated three million registered voters polled
"Yes" for a new constitution that slashes the imbalance of power between
the minority Tutsis and the majority Hutus; the country's main ethnic
groups.
3 March 2005 - Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Somalia
The interim Somali government, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is continuing its plans to start relocating to Somalia on 21 February despite the killing of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist in Mogadishu last week, the prime minister's office said.
15 February 2005 - Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Togo
West African leaders have branded the father-to-son transition of power in Togo as a military coup and have demanded that the old constitution be restored so that presidential elections can be held in two months.
15 February 2005 - Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Nigeria
Second hand clothes and cheap imports from the Far East are threatening Nigeria’s fragile textile industry.
15 February 2005 - Toye Olori
Kenya
The introduction of free primary education has led to the deterioration of performance in public primary schools, formerly considered academic giants.
15 February 2005 - Zachary Ochieng
Malawi
Uncontrolled forest clearing is causing a major food security concern in the southern African country.
15 February 2005 - Raphael Mweninguwe
