(April 29, 2005) “The tragedy of Nigeria is our collective amnesia, which has bred a horde of cynics who are fixated on the anti-Obasanjo prism. Many Nigerians have chosen to forget where we were when Obasanjo assumed power.”
Bono: ‘Paul Martin, I’m calling you!’
(April 29, 2005) Rock-star campaigner Bono of U2 urges Canadians not to give up on their embattled prime minister just yet.
US$100 million for Nam Theun 2
(April 28, 2005) The government has signed a series of finance documents for loans and grants in excess of US$100 million for the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project.
Belize leader vows survival, warns of debt crisis
(April 27, 2005) Belize’s prime minister has vowed to survive a wave of anti-government
strikes and riots but warned that the tiny Central American nation’s
debt crisis poses a serious threat to its economic future.
Runaway hydro development needs to be reined in: water resources minister
(April 27, 2005) China’s minister of water resources says his ministry does not object to plans to dam the Nu River in Yunnan province but disagrees with the number of projects proposed, suggesting excessive hydropower development is not the way of the future for China.
Belize prime minister gets certificate of corruption
(April 27, 2005) Once again, students and union members in Belize City took to the streets beginning on April 20 to protest corruption in the ruling People’s United Party. When the PUP took office in late 1998, by an overwhelming majority, the vote was more a condemnation of the then incumbent United Democratic Party (UDP) than a mandate for the PUP. But, as in the U.S., the PUP chose to see it as a mandate to do whatever they wanted.
Nigerian lawmakers revive campaign for debt relief
(April 26, 2005) Nigerian lawmakers have put pressure on rich Western creditor nations to cancel some of the country’s $35 billion debt and revived a threat to halt payments unilaterally.
Nigeria at risk of $33bn default
(April 26, 2005) Time is running out for talks, warns delegation.
British envoy: How Nigeria can retrieve looted funds
(April 22, 2005) Nigeria’s efforts to retrieve looted funds must be backed by concrete evidence that they were indeed looted, British High Commissioner in the country, Richard Gozney has said.
Hope is hard to find in Haiti anymore
(April 19, 2005) Modest hope . . . has been replaced by increased hunger, chaos and despair, and everyone except the elite up the hill in Petionville, guarded from harm by ex-military, lives in fear.
Why western aid donors won’t crack down on corruption
(April 18, 2005) Britain is haunted by memories of the exodus of Ugandan Asians in the Amin era. Some 30,000 Kenyan Asians have British passports and London wants them to stay put.
G7 nations find some common ground on debt relief for Africa
(April 18, 2005) The Group of Seven industrialised countries inched towards a compromise on debt relief to ease poverty in Africa at its weekend meeting but again failed to strike a detailed agreement on how to proceed.
Commentary: Avoiding the Argentina effect
(April 18, 2005) It is highly doubtful the Philippines – or other Asian governments – will pull an Argentina anytime soon, yet Asia may have to work hard to avoid the temptation.
Big questions after Oil-for-Food indictments
(April 15, 2005)New charges in the United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal have prompted two questions: Was the entire program created as a result of huge bribes going to UN officials? And, who are the unnamed high-ranking UN officials who may have taken those bribes?
A question of legacy
(April 15, 2005) Outgoing World Bank president James Wolfenshohn has fired a parting shot at British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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