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CAMEROON/NIGERIA: Bakassi progress?
Talks over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula ended on Friday, with both sides agreeing to hold...
CameroonGEORGIA: Shevardnadze using Abkhazia to retain power
The president said on November 4 that he strongly disapproves of proposals for settling the...
GeorgiaRWANDA: Genocide trials
After a shaky start, the International Criminal Trial for Rwanda (ICTR) held in Arusha,...
RwandaGEORGIA: Abkhaz distraction
With parliamentary elections approaching in 2003, the Tbilisi government seems to be using the...
GeorgiaIRAQ/UN: Resolution accepted
Baghdad yesterday accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1441 on resumed weapons inspections.
IraqAFRICA: Ivory sale approved
The UN yesterday approved a one-off sale of up to 30 tonnes of ivory stockpiles from Botswana,...
AfricaAFRICA: HIV/AIDS tears at the fabric of rural society
HIV/AIDS in Africa has a disproportionate impact upon poor rural areas. The epidemic threatens...