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HAITI: UN faces major challenges
Haiti has become a severe embarrassment for the UN. When the Security Council agreed to send a...
HaitiINTERNATIONAL: New order spurs sovereignty revolution
Traditional understandings of sovereignty, statehood and security are being overturned. A novel...
InternationalZIMBABWE: Urban removal campaign targets opposition
The UN said this week it will launch a probe into the government's drive to destroy unauthorised...
ZimbabweSUDAN: Lack of commitment threatens north-south peace
Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the government and southern rebels in...
SudanSUDAN: Darfur peace hopes rise
At a summit in Libya this week, leaders of six African nations announced that Darfur peace talks...
SudanLIBERIA: Diamond deal underscores transition fragility
The transitional government concluded the mining deal in a secretive manner, reflecting a lack of...
LiberiaSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Regulators target stem cell issues
Existing regulations controlling human stem cell research and stem cell therapies vary widely in...
AFRICA/ASIA: New partners or scramble for resources?
At the Asia-Africa summit in Bandung in April, the South African delegation couched...
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