Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6

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Title: Jamboweb - Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6

Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6 December 17, 2004 AFRICA IN BRIEF Politics STRONG TURNOUT IN GHANA AS VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS TO PICK NEW PRESIDENT Millions of Ghanaians headed to the polls on Tuesday, with analysts predicting that voters would give President John Kufuor another four years at the helm of the West African country which has built a reputation as a haven of democracy and stability... Source: IRIN  more in Politics... Conflict and Security AFRICAN UNION MEETS TO DISCUSS RWANDA-CONGO TENSIONS AU Peace and Security Council chairman says foreign ministers urging Rwanda and DRC not to make any rash moves as tension heightens between two countries... Source: VOICE OF AMERICA   more in Conflict and Security... Economy, Business, & Finance EGYPT: BEACHES ARE STRONGER THAN HISTORY Since time immemorial, the pyramids and temples of Egypt have drawn visitors from the farthest corners of the globe. But in the last couple of years the numbers of tourists visiting ancient monuments has fallen, while vacationers have flocked to Red Sea resort destinations in record numbers... Source: IPS Africa  more in Economy, Business, & Finance... Sustainable Development GLOBAL FUNDS RELEASES $24.2M An international organization and other humanitarian agencies are beginning to help Liberia recover from the ashes of war... Source: Analyst Liberia  more in Sustainable Development... Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs HUNGER COSTS MILLIONS OF LIVES AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - FAO HUNGER REPORT Hunger and malnutrition cause tremendous human suffering, kill more than five million children every year, and cost developing countries billions of dollars in lost productivity and national income, according to FAO's annual hunger report... Source: FAO  more in Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs... UP COMING EVENTS Third International Conference on Computer Science, Software It brings together computer scientists and engineers, computer developers and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, research results and research-inprogress about all aspects of computer science, information technology and their applications... Date: Dec 27, 2004 Organization: Housing and Building Research Center 8th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control (PEDAC 2004) The conference will bring together several aspect of Production Engineering ranging from Agile manufacturing and lean manufacturing, Operational logistics and scheduling, Total quality management, Maintenance planning and scheduling, Operations research to ergonomics... Date: Dec 27, 2004 Organization: Alexandria University  more in Events...   BOOKS AND RESOURCES  King Leopold's Ghost Author: Adam Hochschild The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars (African Issues) Author: Douglas Hamilton Johnson Learn more about Africa   Sponsored Links  Calls as low as 2 cents Internationally from the U.S. Tell a friend Africa Exchange Blog Become a Marketing & Referral partner Become a content partner Thank you for your continued interest in Jamboweb.com products and services. TreeLife Solutions, LLC, 410 Breckinridge Square, Leesburg, VA 20175 We apologize if you have received this newsletter by mistake. If you'd rather not receive the Jamboweb.com newsletter, send a reply with the subject line unsubscribe.