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Cameroon: Anti-Globalisation Activists Protest Chicken Imports UN Integrated Regional Information Networks  In a rare global show of protest in Cameroon, thousands of farmers and anti-globalisation activists from Africa and Europe massed in the capital on Tuesday to demand a halt to frozen chicken imports, which farmers and consumers say threaten health and livelihoods.
About 6,000 people demonstrated in front of the office of the Citizens Association for the Defence of Collective Interest (ACDIC) - which planned the event - after the government at the last minute barred the group from marching downtown. Demonstrators carried banners saying "Frozen chicken - a catastrophe to Cameroon producers" and "Importing what we produce? What a crime to our local economy!" The import of frozen chicken was among Africans' grievances at last month's Hong Kong round of world trade talks, where developing countries repeatedly contest agricultural subsidies and other trade policies they say favour the rich industrialised world at poorer countries' expense. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 January 2006 )
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 MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war.
As well as several fellow African leaders, U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the inauguration in a sign of Washington's backing for Africa's oldest republic, founded in 1847 by freed slaves from America. Johnson-Sirleaf, wearing a cream and gold dress, was sworn in at a colorful open-air ceremony to loud cheers from hundreds of foreign dignitaries and Liberians, including women wearing dresses emblazoned with their new president's portrait. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 16 January 2006 )
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 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is to be sworn in as Liberia's president, to become Africa's first elected female leader.
Senior figures from Africa and around the world will attend the inauguration ceremony in the capital, Monrovia.
Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf told supporters she wanted to restore hope after 14 years of civil war. She says law and order is the main challenge facing the nation. UN peacekeepers and Liberian police have stepped up security in and around Monrovia ahead of the ceremony. About 500 UN troops have been redeployed to the area and more police officers will be on the capital's streets. Two US Navy warships are stationed off Liberia's coast, in a show of support for Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf's presidency. |
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