It was a departure they never had time to prepare for. Seeking to escape death — sometimes amidst fighting between the Senegalese army and rebels in the southern region of Casamance — thousands fled their homes and abandoned livestock and property. Over the past two decades many have resettled in successive waves in Ziguinchor, a [...]
Leading financial consulting firms McKinsey and BCG agree that Africa is the most profitable place to invest. Not only does Africa provide the best growth rates; analyses also show that investments in Africa 2000-2009 had yielded the highest profits world-wide.
Reuters 6 Jan 2009 – BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 6 (UNHCR) – UNHCR staff have taken part in a joint assessment mission to an area of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo) hit by deadly attacks in recent weeks by a rebel Ugandan group.
Addis Ababa – African Union peacekeepers want to withdraw from Somalia as soon as possible, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said last week.
United Nations 24-12-2008 : Sudan’s military and child welfare authorities have partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to protect children’s rights and prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in the war-torn African nation.
Soldiers caught up in fighting in Sudan’s oil town of Abyei have agreed to pull out of the settlement to ease tensions, local officials and UN officers said on Sunday.