Congo Democratic Map Republic
Countries and Other Areas
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2003
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Account Tables
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Africa
Kenya held successful multiparty general elections on December 27, 2002; election observers concluded the polling broadly reflected the popular will and was free and fair. For the first time since independence in 1963, the Kenya African National Union (KANU) lost the presidency and the majority of seats in Parliament. The National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), a grouping of opposition political parties and former KANU leaders, swept the presidential and parliamentary results. Torture continues to be a problem in Kenya. While the Constitution prohibits such acts, security forces continued during recent years to use torture and physical violence during interrogation and to punish both pretrial detainees and convicted prisoners. The Embassy provided a $1.4 million three-year grant to the U.S. International University to develop a training program and a comprehensive service-support system program for trauma and torture victims. USAID also a ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Global War on Terror Is Top U.S. Priority, Powell Says
Powell also said the second Bush administration will continue to press in Africa to resolve regional conflicts, in Sudan, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cote d'Ivoire. ... On the Arab-Israeli conflict, Powell said: "the United States stands by to work very actively to get the Road Map moving forward." ... [Read More]
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