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May 2001

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The Chronological News Archive May 2001

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May 2001

» 31.05.2001 - World Bank urged to act against Chadian government 
» 31.05.2001 - Sierra Leone rebels hand over more weapons to UN 
» 31.05.2001 - Angolan govt receives total support from Europe 
» 31.05.2001 - Somaliland independence vote in process 

» 30.05.2001 - President orders boycott of The Namibian 
» 30.05.2001 - Niger govt and donors confront food crisis 
» 30.05.2001 - Europe considers gradual resumption of aid to Côte d'Ivoire 
» 30.05.2001 - Kinshasa health situation slightly improving 
» 30.05.2001 - Central African Republic restores calm
» 30.05.2001 - South African army/police prepare for land invasions 

» 29.05.2001 - Investor interest in Guinean minerals trumps war jitters 
» 29.05.2001 - Madagascar and EU introduce satellite monitoring of fishing vessels 

» 28.05.2001 - Malawi publishing house under police attack 
» 28.05.2001 - Coup attempt in Central African Republic 
» 28.05.2001 - Deby re-elected as Chadian President 

» 26.05.2001 - Over 400 child soldiers released in Sierra Leone 
» 26.05.2001 - Djibouti to fight female genital mutilation 
» 26.05.2001 - Child labour uncovered in South Africa 
» 26.05.2001 - Congo rebels using hostages to pressure Uganda 

» 25.05.2001 - Zambian ruling party splits up 
» 25.05.2001 - New initiative to halt spread of AIDS among women 
» 25.05.2001 - Internet defies political instability in Côte d'Ivoire 

» 24.05.2001 - Morocco rewards Senegal with cooperation over Sahara issue 
» 24.05.2001 - Second Swazi ban on independent newspapers 
» 24.05.2001 - Fighting in Casamance sends 2000 to The Gambia 

» 23.05.2001 - Freedom of expression under attack in Ethiopia 
» 23.05.2001 - Mauritanian opposition laments political climate 
» 23.05.2001 - Nigerian privatisation venture cooperation fails 
» 23.05.2001 - Sierra Leonean disarmament gains momentum 

» 22.05.2001 - Liberia fights displaces thousands 
» 22.05.2001 - Swaziland police raid magazine's offices 
» 22.05.2001 - Role of media in post-apartheid SA debated 

» 21.05.2001 - President Deby favourite in Chadian election 
» 21.05.2001 - African governments spend millions on US lobbying 

» 20.05.2001 - Zimbabwe landmark trial set for Monday 

» 19.05.2001 - Fish-smoking ovens ease Malian women's burden
» 19.05.2001 - Europe resumes cooperation with Congo Brazzaville 
» 19.05.2001 - Guinean opposition leader Condé freed 

» 18.05.2001 - US funding ban to hit South Africa over abortions 
» 18.05.2001 - Fighting the main cause of Sudanese displacement 
» 18.05.2001 - Zamfara State (Nigeria) bans fancy hairstyles 
» 18.05.2001 - South African pupils revolt against alleged abuse 
» 18.05.2001 - Congo flood kills at least four 
» 18.05.2001 - Moroccan human rights activists sentenced 
» 18.05.2001 - Ban on political parties lifted in Congo Kinshasa 

» 17.05.2001 - Egypt's gay society terrified by witch hunt 
» 17.05.2001 - Mauritian firm to upgrade Tanzanian sugar plant 
» 17.05.2001 - Racism controversy at UN Rwanda Tribunal 

» 16.05.2001 - Mozambique avoids third term crisis 
» 16.05.2001 - Namibian human rights post deemed 'pointless' 
» 16.05.2001 - Somali refugees trained in landmine awareness 
» 16.05.2001 - Fears that Liberia might fall back into civil war 
» 16.05.2001 - Sierra Leone army and RUF agree to stop fighting 
» 16.05.2001 - Arms embargo on Eritrea and Ethiopia lifted 

» 15.05.2001 - EU considers sanctions against Zimbabwe 
» 15.05.2001 - Djibouti peace agreement addresses Afar discontent 
» 15.05.2001 - Wave of arrests in Egypt 
» 15.05.2001 - Weapons turned into ploughshares in Sierra Leone 
» 15.05.2001 - Tunisian human rights activist released 
» 15.05.2001 - Equatoguinean press organisation leader detained 
» 15.05.2001 - Côte d'Ivoire integrating Liberian school children 
» 15.05.2001 - Africa can only use own culture to influence globalisation  

» 14.05.2001 - Crackdown on two Swazi papers widely condemned 
» 14.05.2001 - Morocco bans Spanish journal 
» 14.05.2001 -
Online advertising market growing in Africa
» 14.05.2001 - Chemical waste destroys land in Tanzania 
» 14.05.2001 - Women empowerment necessary to fight AIDS 
» 14.05.2001 - Zim Minister lashes out at independent media 
» 14.05.2001 - Unions see workers rights as crucial for development 

» 13.05.2001 - Malawian president visited Rwanda 

» 12.05.2001 - Experts assail condom-obsessed AIDS prevention 
» 12.05.2001 - OAU discussed Comoros crisis in Pretoria 
» 12.05.2001 - SA Mpumalanga Province serves papers on anti-rape volunteers 
» 12.05.2001 - Zimbabwe urged to devalue currency 

» 11.05.2001 - Nigeria urged to prosecute abuses by military 
» 11.05.2001 - Guinean journalist arrested and beaten by police 
» 11.05.2001 - International confidence in Namibia damaged by anti-gay attacks 

» 10.05.2001 - AIDS devastating rural labour force in Africa 
» 10.05.2001 - Ethiopian govt cracks down on opposition 

» 09.05.2001 - Red Cross pilot killed over Sudan 
» 09.05.2001 - Protests against arbitrary arrests in Cameroon 
» 09.05.2001 - Rebel leader's fate discussed in Sierra Leone 
» 09.05.2001 - Need to review disaster management in Southern Africa 

» 08.05.2001 - Tanzanian gold mine pollution causing deaths 
» 08.05.2001 - Swazi government bans two newspapers 
» 08.05.2001 - 60 abducted Angolan children cause controversy 
» 08.05.2001 - Humanitarian crisis unfolding in Congo Kinshasa 
» 08.05.2001 - Africa needs new development plan to consolidate recent gains 

» 07.05.2001 - Responsibility fight over oil blowout in Nigeria 
» 07.05.2001 - Joseph Kabila visits Tanzania 
» 07.05.2001 - Zambian president backs down on third term 

» 06.05.2001 - Zimbabwe opposition leader charged with terrorism 
» 06.05.2001 - Women and social rights in Togo criticised 

» 05.05.2001 - Evacuation of refugees from Guinea gaining momentum 
» 05.05.2001 - UN sanctions against Liberia to take effect on Monday 
» 05.05.2001 - Zimbabwean minister resigns 

» 04.05.2001 - Need to invesigate Algerian security forces 
» 04.05.2001 - Ivorian govt blames industry for child slaves 
» 04.05.2001 - Malagasy Senate re-opened after 29 years 
» 04.05.2001 - Sierra Leone ceasefire accord reviewed 

» 03.05.2001 - Far road to gender equality in Southern Africa 
» 03.05.2001 - Harare International Art Festival kicks off 
» 03.05.2001 - Press freedom day in Namibia in shadow of setbacks 
» 03.05.2001 - Congolese child soldiers on death row 
» 03.05.2001 - Rwandan bishop pleads 'not guilty' to genocide 

» 02.05.2001 - Landslide victory for Senegalese President Wade's party 
» 02.05.2001 - Malawi pushes for sugar export protection 
» 02.05.2001 - Equatoguinean minister denies identity crisis 
» 02.05.2001 - New Sierra Leone peace talks in Abuja 
» 02.05.2001 - Journalists arrested in Burkina Faso 
» 02.05.2001 - Resistance to 3rd term for Zambian President increasing 
» 02.05.2001 - Taylor's Liberia remains focus of critics 

» 01.05.2001 - Kenyan police summoned over raid at radio station 
» 01.05.2001 - Angola and Namibia studying offshore oil in Namibe Basin  
» 01.05.2001 - Beninese ship children "were slaves" 
» 01.05.2001 - Extraordinary high mortality in Congo Kinshasa war 


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