United Nations
AFRICA: AU promotes regional peace-keeping force
The AU is increasing its role in defence and security by establishing a range of structures and...
AfricaIVORY COAST: UN opposes French call for troops
Washington on Friday expressed reservations over a French request for over 6,000 UN troops to...
Ivory CoastLIBERIA: Disarmament postponed another month
The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) yesterday postponed the disarmament process for another month.
LiberiaGUATEMALA: UN to set up crime commission
It was reported yesterday that the government had signed a two-year agreement with the UN that...
GuatemalaIRAQ: Uncertainties cloud Kurdish economy future
Clashes between Arabs and Turkmen inhabitants of the northern oil industry centre of Kirkuk and...
IraqSERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Radicals force moderates together
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on December 28. The far-right nationalist Serbian...
SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: UN sets terms for Kosovo debate
The UN Security Council has endorsed a ten-page document that sets the standards that must be...
PROSPECTS 2004: Fragile peace in West Africa
The end of the Taylor regime in Liberia has been widely greeted as the beginning of a process of...
West Africa