Archive for May, 2008

IMF: Tanzania’s macroeconomic policies contribute to sustained economic growth

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Tanzania's continued implementation of sound macroeconomic policies has contributed to sustained robust economic growth, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday. The IMF Executive Board completed the third r ...

UN calls on world leaders to prioritize health of African women

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) called on world leaders to make African women's health a priority on their development agenda, the UN said in a press release Friday. The health of African women is lagging behi ...

Inequality threatens Africa stability

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Rising growth levels across Africa have given rise to extraordinary levels of inequality which are likely to lead to political instability, the South African Press Association cited a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as saying on Fr ...

Zimbabwean President Mugabe slams violence

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described the orgy of violence perpetrated by the MDC-T as barbaric after he and First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe visited the homes of some victims of the opposition attacks in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, ...

AU boss condemns attack on Darfur peacekeeper

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Friday expressed his outrage at the "unprovoked" attack on the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), which caused the death of a Ugandan officer. The officer, ...

FAO: Nigeria not vulnerable to food crisis

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has listed 22 countries as most vulnerable to the global food crisis that has seen prices of food items rising, a report has said, according to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. It is ...

Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off accreditation dates set

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Accreditation of observers and journalists to cover Zimbabwe's presidential run-off and three by-elections starts on June 2 and will run until election day on June 27, The Herald reported on Friday. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission dep ...

Army chief: S Africa’s operations to curb xenophobic violence successful

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Operations thus far to curb xenophobic violence had been successful, chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Solly Shoke, said on Friday. Speaking at a media briefing, Shoke said soldiers had been deployed alongside poli ...