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RUSSIA/CHINA: Summit fails to resolve pipeline issue
Hailed by the Russian side as a breakthrough, President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China,...
RussiaSOMALIA: Tough road ahead for Yusuf
Abdullahi Yusuf was sworn in as president yesterday at a ceremony in Nairobi.Somalia has been...
SomaliaHAITI: UN force fails to curb Increasing unrest
Brazil called yesterday for more UN troops to be sent to Haiti in an attempt to control unrest...
HaitiLIBERIA: UN criticises rebels for sluggish disarmament
The Deputy Commander of the United Nations peace-keeping force in Liberia, Major General Joseph...
LiberiaINTERNATIONAL: Nordic economies most 'competitive'
Nordic countries dominate the list of most-competitive economies published by the World Economic...
InternationalAFRICA: UNEC governance survey finds long 'to do' list
A survey of 50,000 Africans across 28 countries by the United Nations Economic Commission (UNEC)...
AfricaIVORY COAST: Disarmament process falters
Thousands yesterday protested in the rebel-held town of Bouake against UN and French efforts to...
Ivory CoastGUINEA-BISSAU: Army chief killed during wage protests
The head of the army, General Verissimo Seabre Correia, was killed yesterday by mutinous...
Guinea-Bissau