African Development Bank Ranks 33 African States As Low Income Countries
May 21, 2008
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has ranked 33 African countries as low income countries, said a publication of the regional Bank called “Selected Statistics on African Countries” for 2008. Read more
UN Boss Expresses Concerns About Resumption of Violence in Burundi
May 21, 2008
The fresh outbreak of fighting in Burundi could roll back valuable progress made since a peace agreement was reached in 2000, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned in a new report made public Tuesday. Read more
Uganda Arrests Man Suspected of Recruiting Rebels for Congo
May 21, 2008
Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) is holding a Congolese man suspected of recruiting people in western Uganda for the ANC rebel outfit headed by General Laurent Nkunda operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more
Guinean Prime Minister Removed From Office
May 21, 2008
The Guinean consensus Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté, was removed from office on Tuesday by President Lansana Conte, Guinean state television has announced. Read more
Somali Islamists Threaten to Take on Pirates Holding Jordanian Ship
May 21, 2008
Islamist militants have threatened to attack the pirates holding a Jordanian vessel hijacked off the Somali coast last Saturday if the abductors continued to ignore appeals to release the ship and its crew members, the local elders involved in the mediation efforts told APA on Tuesday. Read more
Five Die, Several Hospitalized After Consumption of Contaminated Oil in Ethiopia
May 20, 2008
Five people have died while another 12 people hospitalized in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital after consuming contaminated edible oil, official sources reveal on Tuesday. Read more
