United Nations

  • Nov 18, 2002
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CAMEROON/NIGERIA: Bakassi progress?

Talks over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula ended on Friday, with both sides agreeing to hold...

Cameroon
  • Nov 15, 2002
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GEORGIA: Shevardnadze using Abkhazia to retain power

The president said on November 4 that he strongly disapproves of proposals for settling the...

Georgia
  • Nov 15, 2002
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RWANDA: Genocide trials

After a shaky start, the International Criminal Trial for Rwanda (ICTR) held in Arusha,...

Rwanda
  • Nov 15, 2002
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GEORGIA: Abkhaz distraction

With parliamentary elections approaching in 2003, the Tbilisi government seems to be using the...

Georgia
  • Nov 14, 2002
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IRAQ/UN: Resolution accepted

Baghdad yesterday accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1441 on resumed weapons inspections.

Iraq
  • Nov 13, 2002
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AFRICA: Ivory sale approved

The UN yesterday approved a one-off sale of up to 30 tonnes of ivory stockpiles from Botswana,...

Africa
  • Nov 12, 2002
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AFRICA: HIV/AIDS tears at the fabric of rural society

HIV/AIDS in Africa has a disproportionate impact upon poor rural areas. The epidemic threatens...