United Nations

  • Sep 27, 2004
  • 6 min read

ZIMBABWE: Political deterioration prompts IMF pullout

The IMF announced last week that it will close its Zimbabwe office at the end of October....

Zimbabwe
  • Sep 23, 2004
  • 6 min read

GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Saakashvili offers new deal to Russia

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on September 21, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili...

Georgia
  • Sep 22, 2004
  • 7 min read

ANGOLA: Investment at risk despite oil windfall

Deputy Prime Minister Aguinaldo Jaime recently announced that Angola had received a windfall of...

Angola
  • Sep 20, 2004
  • 7 min read

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Alleged plot shows regime cracks

The suspected mercenaries arrested in Zimbabwe in March and accused of plotting a coup in...

Equatorial Guinea
  • Sep 17, 2004
  • 7 min read

SUDAN: Ruling party fractiousness worsens conflict

The UN Security Council is due to vote tomorrow on the latest draft resolution on Darfur. The...

Sudan
  • Sep 13, 2004
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Moscow adopts tougher stances after Beslan

Dmitry Kozak was appointed presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District at an...

Russia
  • Sep 9, 2004
  • 6 min read

MIDDLE EAST: HIV/AIDS complacency carries heavy costs

The region's socio-economic and development challenges are such that it possesses many of the...

Middle East
  • Sep 8, 2004
  • 7 min read

UNITED KINGDOM: Pyongyang visit reflects broader push

A Foreign Office minister will visit North Korea this month. While there are particular reasons...

United Kingdom