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3 March 2005: Programme Number 37

BURUNDIANS HAVE APPROVED POWER SHARING CONSTITUTION, DRUGS IN AFRICA & THE FOOD SITUATION IN AFRICA

Burundi: The people of Burundi have overwhelmingly approved a constitution for power-sharing between the Tutsi and Hutu minorities who have been torn apart by conflict as the Tutsi elite continued to dominate power:




"The train of peace is leaving the station. I think there is now no reason not to join the train because the continent of Africa is moving in the direction of peace."

Drugs in Africa: Illicit drugs continue to be a major problem in Africa where they are not only consumed but are smuggled into Europe and the United States:




"Nigerian women would be recruited by the drug traffickers to swallow condoms filled with heroine into their stomachs and then carry them across the borders."



Food Situation in Africa: The food situation has generally improved in Sub-Saharan Africa there are still pockets where food insecurity is causing concern.

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