APA-Dakar (Senegal) The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday called for World Bank assistance to ensure that the “dividends of peace are made evident” to promote sustainable peace in the war-ravaged Sudanese region. [ ...Full Text... ]
APA-Dakar (Senegal) The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, called on all Somali parties to cease fire during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in line with the values embodied by the fasting month, notably the rejection of violence and the promotion of tolerance and reconciliation. [ ...Full Text... ]
APA-Dakar (Senegal) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the launch of a programme by the Sudanese government to end the use of child soldiers by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), following an action plan signed by the rebel group committing to release all children in its ranks by November 2010 and to end the exploitation of children as soldiers across southern Sudan. Add to Cart - Add and View Cart - Click here for subscribtion [ ...Full Text... ]
APA-Dakar (Senegal) Flood-victims in Niger need urgent assistance as the recent heavy rains displaced nearly 200,000 people and compounded the food crisis being experienced by almost half of the country’s 15 million people, the United Nations Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports in a press release. Add to Cart - Add and View Cart - Click here for subscribtion [ ...Full Text... ]
APA-Niamey (Niger) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens Tuesday a three-day meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to ponder on the contribution of researchers in working out a regional community development programme, an official source told APA here on Monday. Add to Cart - Add and View Cart - Click here for subscribtion [ ...Full Text... ]