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BURUNDI: Peace deal holds but fragility remains
The country's former main rebel group, the CNDD-FDD, announced yesterday that it will continue to...
BurundiRUSSIA: Moscow does not want US failure in Iraq
US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held informal talks...
United StatesZIMBABWE: UN crop team told to cease work
President Robert Mugabe's government has refused to allow a team from the UN World Food Programme...
ZimbabweIRAQ: Transition blueprint faces multiple challenges
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi returned to Iraq yesterday. Brahimi's current trip to Iraq is designed...
IraqAFGHANISTAN: UN underlines disarmament fears
The UN yesterday warned that plans to disarm by July militias controlled by regional warlords are...
AfghanistanAFRICA: New focus for anti-malaria drive
A report in the current issue of the British Medical Journal has called for anti-malaria...
AfricaETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UN calls for end to Badme impasse
The UN Security Council yesterday called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to intensify their efforts to...
EthiopiaSOUTH AFRICA: Report points to growing inequalities
The UN Human Development Report for South Africa released yesterday reveals that income...
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