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AFRICA: Humanitarian crisis in the Horn worsens
An estimated 13.4 million people face food shortages in East Africa. The crisis has been...
HAITI: Election paves way for Aristide's return
The electoral authorities yesterday released partial results of the May 21 local and legislative...
HaitiERITREA/ETHIOPIA: UN imposes arms embargo
On May 17, the UN imposed a one-year arms embargo on Eritrea and Ethiopia, after Ethiopian...
EritreaINTERNATIONAL: Sustainable developmentignored
The lack of concrete progress reflects the vagueness of the sustainable development idea and the...
InternationalSIERRA LEONE: Multinational presence and rebels
UK detachments already deployed in Freetown are due to be reinforced today in order to...
Sierra LeoneMOZAMBIQUE: Post-flood reconstruction underway
Since the floodwaters have subsided, good progress towards rehabilitation has been made, but...
MozambiqueMIDDLE EAST: EU retreat prompts Palestinian fears
Palestinian National Authority President Yasser Arafat yesterday called for European pressure to...
EuBURMA: UN envoy to visit Rangoon next month
The newly appointed UN special envoy to Rangoon Razali Ismail, said last week that he will visit...
Burma