http://www.einnews.com/west-africa/newsfeed-west-africa-unConstantly updated news and information about world affairs. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191849473 7 Oct 2008 07:48 GMT ... to attain such a prestigious position. Dr. Malinda Smith, who grew up in Woods Alley ... areas of international relations and comparative politics (Africa, Latin America). She obtained her Ph.D. from ... Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination (CCMRD), a UNESCO-initiative in which some 30 Canadian municipalities now ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191849279 7 Oct 2008 07:43 GMT ... disregarding the envoy's identity, not only an African, but a Tanzanian. She would be last ... the first in 1996. Another African, the Ghanaian Kofi Annan, served from 1997 to 2006. ... likely African representatives are South Africa and Nigeria. India is obviously in line for the ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191846073 7 Oct 2008 07:25 GMT ... AIDS with 77% of them in Sub-Sahara Africa, 90% of these are children. Former Secretary ... are children. Former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Kofi Annan, once stated that ... According to Mrs. Afua Ansre , the Ghana National Coordinator of UNIFEM, the situation above ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191845905 7 Oct 2008 07:23 GMT ... 599-1139 (USA) HIS MAJESTY KING ADAMTEY OF GHANA TO KEYNOTE WORLD PUBLIC FORUM Rhodes, Greece ... 10, 2008. He will be the first African leader to ever address this international event. ... the Se (Shai) Traditional Area in Ghana, West Africa. His Majesty's vision is to lead his ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191845555 7 Oct 2008 07:17 GMT ... web 6 October 2008 Women in five African countries will gain new access to resources ... and budgeting under an $8 million, three-year United Nations programme announced this week. The Gender Equitable ... in local governments in Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. "It not only seeks to ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191845511 7 Oct 2008 07:17 GMT ... and Women's Rights (APROCIDEF, in French). The West African country is the world's leading exporter of ... republic (1958-1984), Jeanne Martin Ciss was Guinea's United Nations representative and since 1984, Mahawa Bangoura and ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191836883 7 Oct 2008 05:57 GMT ... people are not drawn to violent and malignant ideologies -- and most will choose a ... free elections. In 2005, the people of Afghanistan defied the terrorists and elected a democratic ... fight HIV/AIDS, especially on the continent of Africa. (Applause.) Because you funded our Emergency Plan ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191829012 7 Oct 2008 05:04 GMT ... droughts and floods that will increasingly hit Africa, Asia and Latin America with climate change, ... scale up such approaches. Supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ... nature-based livelihoods around the world. In famine-prone Niger, one of the world's five poorest nations, ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191828617 7 Oct 2008 04:59 GMT ... is, except on the sun-drenched continent of Africa. With an average daily dose of five ... of solar energy at village level. In west Africa, for example, Burkina Faso offers state-backed micro-credit loans, paid back ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191827440 7 Oct 2008 04:56 GMT ... near zero by 2015, even as the Nigerian government continues to spend less than US$1 ... the rapid scale-up of malaria programmes in Africa. Also is the Bill & Melinda Gates ... On World Malaria Day in April 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for universal coverage ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191825716 7 Oct 2008 04:53 GMT ... place to rank 39th out of sub-Saharan Africa’s 48 countries. The 2008 Ibrahim Index of ... 16 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demonstrated strong performance in the ... their governance performance during the last year. Liberia, the fastest rising country, ranks 38th with ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191824178 7 Oct 2008 04:47 GMT ... him, “our ministry facilitated the acceptance of Nigeria into Cities Alliance and latest benefit to ... the country. In his goodwill message, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon ... regions lived in slum condition” “In sub-Sahara Africa, the proportion was over 60 percent, meaning ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191821134 7 Oct 2008 04:32 GMT ... THE 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly discussed malaria, the acclaimed scourge ... the year to end deaths from malaria. Nigeria and DR Congo, which jointly account for ... treatment to everyone in vulnerable regions of Africa and Asia. Gates money will support research ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191820550 7 Oct 2008 04:32 GMT ... Members of Nigerian battalion of the UN-AU Hybrid Mission in ... group of peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union operation in Darfur were ambushed this ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191820548 7 Oct 2008 04:32 GMT ... that everyone can read and write, a United Nations report released today finds. The report, from ... particularly South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, are struggling to keep up with progress ... including Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India and Nigeria. And in some sub-Saharan African countries, the ...