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THE GOOD AND THE BAD
SIDES OF MIGRATION FROM AFRICA
 The
migration of qualified African professionals -
especially medical personnel - to the developed
world: How damaging is this?
What are the benefits?
Three African ministers
discuss the issue at an ILO conference in Geneva.
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Anna
Kajumulo Tibaijuka is a formidable woman, who has come
a long way from her humble home in rural Tanzania to
become the highest ranking African woman working in
the United Nations system.
"One
billion people are now living in slums. In Africa the
situation is even worse because about 300 million Africans
are now living in cities. Seventy-two per cent of them
are living in slums ... in cities like Accra, like Lagos,
Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Cairo. This is a shame."
Tenth anniversary of the Rwandan
genocide: Why did the genocide happen?
Why was the UN unable to prevent the killings
or stop the massacres? What lessons have been
learned?