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Vote
Counting Continues After Second Round
of Presidential Elections in DR Congo:
African Ambassadors to Japan Launch
an Initiative Help AIDS orphans in Africa
 The
counting of votes continues in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo following the
run-off presidential elections last
Sunday. The deputy head of the UN Mission
in the country Ross Mountain says that
although there were minor incidents,
the election went well."It
took place despite the rain in an atmosphere
of considerable calm. It was an extraordinary
achievement."
Ten African ambassadors
to Japan and a Japanese woman have launched
an initiative to help AIDS orphans in
Africa. One of the diplomats, 
Ambassador Godfrey Simasiku of Zambia
stresses the need to help governments
fight HIV/AIDS.."The effects
of AIDS are very vivid in every society
so governments alone cannot deal with
this. "
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A
new United Nations report warns of the negative
impact of climate change in Africa. Melchiade
Bukuru of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
stresses the need for Africa to strengthen its
capacity to deal with the problem. "Africa
will need to put in place adaptation plans because
if you cannot stop the climate change you've
got to develop your capacity to cope with those
changes." 
The
Security Council has given Cote d'Ivoire one
more year to break the political impasse in
the divided country. Representatives of Cote
d'Ivoire and France talk about the powers given
to the President and Prime Minister during the
transitional period.
The International Criminal Court has begun a
pre-trial hearing for Thomas Luganda Dyilo,
accused of recruiting child soldiers in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. ICC Senior
Legal Adviser, Phakiso Mochochoko says these
are serious crimes. "All the crimes
that fall under the jurisdiction of the court
and all the crimes that are included in the
Statute are very serious crimes. They are what
are called crimes of concern to the international
community as a whole." 
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?