The governments of Liberia and Burkina Faso helped an al-Qaeda plot to funnel diamonds and weapons through West Africa before and after the September 11 attacks, it was reported this week. An investigation has uncovered an elaborate web of bribery and clandestine deals.
New Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is ”eager” to assist the United States in its hunt for a Rwandan genocide suspect believed to be hiding in Kenya, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
US President George Bush on Tuesday ordered the release of up to -million to aid refugees from ongoing conflicts in the Ivory Coast, Liberia and Angola.
Thailand is known for its street stalls which sell fried scorpions and other creepy-crawlies, but a resort here is catering for vegetarians with exotic tastes — by serving up fried orchids, roses and bougainvillea.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged the United States to resolve its standoff with Iraq peacefully, saying ”compassion” not ”destruction” are needed to bring about change.
The United States is warning Eritrea and Swaziland that they will lose preferential trade and investment privileges unless they improve human rights and other conditions in their countries before the end of the year, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
The Inkatha Freedom Party is expected to put KwaZulu-Natal on the path to fresh elections on Wednesday when it leads a vote to dissolve the province’s legislature.
The government has denied that the Telkom share offer was discriminatory, saying all South Africans were eligible to register for the offer.
The South African government is investigating the taxi sector and the Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana, expects to announce a minimum wage and prescribe working conditions for the industry by July.
Foreign tourists have spent about R4-billion over the December holiday period, providing a significant boost to Western Cape province’s economy, according to Mike Fabricius, CEO of Western Cape Tourism.