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CONGO-KINSHASA: UN focuses on conflict diamonds
The UN Security Council met yesterday to discuss a report on the illicit trade of African...
Congo-KinshasaIVORY COAST: France urges UN intervention
The French foreign ministry called yesterday for greater UN involvement in the Ivory Coast.
Ivory CoastETHIOPIA/ERITREA: Border demarcation postponed
The UN said yesterday that the physical demarcation of the official border between Ethiopia and...
EthiopiaNIGERIA/CAMEROON: Land dispute resolution begins
Nigeria yesterday agreed to hand over 33 border villages in the north-east of the country near...
NigeriaIRAQ: Political fragility spawns multiple scenarios
During the six months since the downfall of Saddam Hussein, the country has been occupied, a...
IraqRUSSIA/ASIA: Putin tour raises Moscow's image in Asia
President Vladimir Putin ended a tour of Asian countries on October 23. Putin's attendance at...
RussiaIRAN: EU deal averts nuclear crisis - for now
Tehran agreed this week to suspend its uranium enrichment programmes, to allow more intrusive...
IranIRAQ: Budget woes point to donor dependence
The Iraq Donors' Conference opened in Madrid today. The conference and the attempts in the US...
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