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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Synthetics replace opium threat
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime reported in a recent survey that opium cultivation has plummeted...
SUDAN: UN Darfur report criticises Khartoum
The UN Security Council yesterday received a report from its special envoy, Jan Pronk, on...
SudanKENYA: Policy failures inhibit growth
President Mwai Kibaki took office in January 2003 with a comprehensive economic reform agenda.
KenyaRUSSIA/FRANCE/GERMANY:Shared interests drive troika
The leaders of Russia, France and Germany held a summit yesterday in Sochi on the Black Sea.
RussiaCENTRAL ASIA: Cooperation vital to efficient water use
Since the independence of the five Central Asian republics, many attempts have been made to...
Central AsiaAFRICA: Hutu/Tutsi conflict could spark regional war
South African President Thabo Mbeki will hold talks today with government and rebel leaders on...
AfricaSUDAN: Darfur deadline expires
The UN Security Council will today hear a report on the government's progress in complying with...
SudanSUDAN: Darfur talks make little progress
Darfur peace talks being held in Abuja made only slow progress yesterday, before adjourning until...
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