by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Jun 14, 2006
Since President Robert Mugabe began seizing white-owned farms in 1999, the country has been plunged into a state of severe economic and political decline. Though whites in Zimbabwe made up only 1% of the population, they controlled approximately 70% of the... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Jun 8, 2006
“Americans Urge Bush Over LRA” Ugandan New Vision article about AFJN petition on northern Uganda by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | May 1, 2006
DRC: Elections to be held on 30 July, polls body says (IRIN) Independent Electoral Commission Chairman Apollinaire Muholongo Malumalu announced on Sunday that Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on July 30th. The first elections to be held in the... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Apr 17, 2006
(IRIN News) Health experts are concerned that southern Sudan, emerging from more than two decades of civil war, may experience a major HIV epidemic due to high numbers of refugees returning to the area. Difficulties in raising awareness and widespread education on... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Apr 12, 2006
The World Health Organization issued a report saying about 2,000 children of HIV-positive mothers in the developing world are born with the disease on a daily basis because the mothers were not given antiretrovirals during their pregnancy. The lack of progress came in... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Apr 12, 2006
KHARTOUM, March 27 (Reuters) – U.N. forces can enter Darfur if their mandate is clearly defined, to relieve underfunded African troops monitoring a shaky truce in the western region, Sudan’s first vice president said on Monday. Sudan is under intense... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Mar 31, 2006
BUNIA,(IRINwww.irinnews.org) – Thousands of Congolese civilians in the northeastern district of Ituri arrived on Thursday at the port town of Kasenyi on Lake Albert, on the border with Uganda, after they fled fighting between the national army and militia... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Mar 27, 2006
The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan until 24 September, with the intention to renew it for further periods. The Council is also investigating how best to support efforts by States in the region to put an end to... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Mar 22, 2006
The Democratic Republic of Congo must arrange its upcoming election itself, although the international community will help keep the peace during the polls, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday during a visit to the central African country. The DRC... by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Mar 22, 2006
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa Thousands of opposition supporters have been demonstrating in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Followers of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi are demanding a repeat of voter registration... 