"Liberian refugees to go home"

Rape earns dubious distinction as a weapon of war
According to a report prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross, titled "Women and War" and based on two years of research from 1998 to 1999, approximately 80 percent of war victims are women and children. This is mainly because military conflicts now more commonly engulf towns and cities instead of only frontline areas.

Cote d'Ivoire rivals to hold new peace talks in S.Africa
President of Cote d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo has accepted South African President Thabo Mbeki's invitation to attend a new round of peace talks with opposition leaders in Pretoria early next week, the president's office confirmed with Xinhua on Thursday.

Levy hails Djibouti's peace role in Horn of Africa
Lusaka – President Levy Mwanawasa says Djibouti has a crucial role to play in fostering peace in the Horn of Africa.

Cuban Five Receive African Support
Havana, Jun 24 (AIN) Parliament members of Equatorial Guinea met with wives and mothers of the five Cuban men unjustly imprisoned in the US in order to express their support for their release.

Equatorial Guinea Grateful for Cuban Medical
The Speaker of Equatorial Guinea's House of Representatives, Salomon Nguema, thanked the Cuban government for the island's valuable medical assistance to his country.

Sudan says Eritrea backing rebels
After a series of meetings with US officials in Washington, Ismail told Aljazeera that Sudan could no longer remain silent towards Eritrea's support of an armed rebellion in the east of Sudan, bordering Eritrea.

Anger as Ethiopia election probes are dropped
The recent elections in Ethiopia have rapidly been affected by the recent drop in investigations on alleged election fraud in last month’s parliamentary elections.

Liberia's diamond and timber export sanctions extended
Expressing broad criticism of Liberia's Transitional Government, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously extended for six months the existing sanctions against the West African country's diamond exports, which it said have been increasing, and re-established a panel to investigate if and how funds are being raised to buy weapons to foment new violence.

Guinea-Bissau Releases First Round Election Results
Electoral officials in Guinea-Bissau have released the final results of the first-round of balloting to elect a president, with the second round to be held next month.

Kenya recognizes independent Sahara
The rebel Polisario Front seeking independence in the Western Sahara in Morocco said Saturday Kenya has recognized the "Saharan Republic."

Toxic liquor kills dozens in Kenya
Adulterated alcohol consumption has killed 42 people in Kenya and many more are still battling for life, police and hospital authorities say.

Liberian refugees to go home
Lagos - Nigeria is set to repatriate about 2 000 Liberian refugees following the end of civil war in that country, officials said on Friday following an accord signed between the two sides.

Libya Opposition Seeks Gadhafi's Ouster
LONDON -- Mohammed al-Senousi calls himself a prince, although he has had no throne since his grandfather was ousted in a 1969 coup by Moammar Gadhafi. Al-Senousi, 42, joined hundreds of Libyan opposition members in London on Saturday to push for Gadhafi's ouster -- their first conference in exile to tell the world, they said, there is an alternative to Gadhafi that is not Islamic extremism.

Malawi president warns foes over impeachment
LILONGWE - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika warned opposition legislators on Saturday against trying to impeach him, saying he would block attempts to destabilise the country.

Malawi leader faces impeachment over use of funds
Jack McConnell's new best friend in Africa, the president of Malawi, yesterday ran into serious political difficulties, when his opponents started impeachment proceedings over allegations he used public funds to buy a Mercedes and pay his children's education.

Millions face hunger in Niger, Mali - UN
22 June - The U.N. World Food Program said it had received only a third of the $11 million it needs to finance emergency operations in Niger and Mali, two of the world's poorest nations where drought and a locust plague have triggered a food crisis.

Nigeria's corruption totals $400 billion

African Union defends Mugabe
LONDON: The African Union on Friday rejected calls by Britain and the U.S. to intervene in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe is conducting a slum clearance programme that has left hundreds of thousands homeless.

Desmond Orjiako, a spokesman for the A.U., which represents 53 African states, said: "I do not think it is proper for the A.U. Commission to start running the internal affairs of members' states." He suggested there were various good reasons for the demolitions, including preventing Harare from turning into a slum.

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New oil drilling offshore Mauritania
afrol News, 22 June - Oil companies engaged offshore Mauritania today announced that new explorations were to be initiated within few weeks, including on fields never explored before. The first commercial oil production ever in Mauritania "is on schedule" to start in early 2006, the companies further confirmed.

The True Price of Oil
Sixteen years after the Exxon Valdez spill, the Alaskans most affected by the spill haven't seen one cent of a $5 billion settlement.

The Chauffeur's Dilemma
During at least one year since 2000, 82 of the largest American corporations -- including General Motors, El Paso Energy, and, before the scandal broke, Enron -- paid no income tax.

Indian Leaders Offer to Settle Largest Class Action
Lawsuit Against Federal Government in U.S. History

Indian Affairs panel hears 'tale of betrayal'

"The Only Good Indian is a Dead Indian"
That's what Europeans used to say about my ancestors. Some Americans still say it.