Congressional representation, billions in government aid depend on once-a-decade count Art Chimes | Washington, DC 25 February 2010 Census technology has come a long way since punch cards were used in the 1940/1960 census. Time again for our Website...
Thousands of Haitian earthquake survivors have been trying to leave Port-Au-Prince today after giving up on waiting for emergency food and water there. Most buses out are packed and some have reportedly doubled their fares. The United Nations World F...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 December 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross has begun distributing essential items to more than 500 displaced families who have taken refuge in South Kivu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Cong...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 01 May 2007 Starting Tuesday, Cameroon will offer free anti-retroviral drug treatment to all eligible HIV-positive people in the country. The program, funded by the government and various external groups, aims to reach as many...
By Efam Dovi Accra 18 October 2006 In Ghana, President John Kufuor's government is paying reparation to about 2,000 Ghanaians who suffered human rights abuses under former governments. The West African nation, now perceived as a leading democracy in...