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SOMALIA: Conviction and violence complicate peace aims
A Kenyan court yesterday sentenced Somali warlord Hussein Aideed -- leader of the United Somali...
SomaliaSIERRA LEONE: Local polls key to democratisation
Local elections on May 22, the first for over thirty years, will provide an opportunity for...
Sierra LeoneSUDAN: Darfur has makings of humanitarian disaster
The Sudanese government is obstructing humanitarian access to Darfur, the conflict-torn area in...
LIBERIA: World Food Programme warns of food crisis
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned yesterday of an impending food crisis in Liberia with major...
LiberiaMOZAMBIQUE: State unable to tackle health crises
HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death and lost years of productive life for adults in the 15-59...
MozambiqueAFRICA/INTERNATIONAL: No consensus in sight on GMO
In a report published yesterday, the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) called for...
AfricaSOMALIA: Weak sense of statehood blights outlook
Somalia has not had a properly constituted and effective central government since 1991.
SomaliaAZERBAIJAN/TURKEY: Cyprus PACE vote spoils relations
Turkey may respond to Azerbaijan's failure to back it at last month's vote at the Parliamentary...
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