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UN and AU Envoys Press Ahead
with Darfur Peace Process in Sirte, Libya
Talks
to find a solution to the crisis in the Darfur region of
Sudan continue in f Sirte, Libya. Not all the representatives
of the factions from Darfur are participating in the talks
but the UN and AU envoys say the peace process has started
and will continue. Jan Eliasson says there is still a chance
for all the factions to participate in the process. "I
note that there is great impatience in the international
community and the Security Council has made mention of the
need to cooperation with the mediation."
UN Agencies Identify Children
Who Were Almost Flown out of Chad
The
saga of an alleged attempt by a French charity organization,
Zoe's Ark, to traffic children from Chad to France continues.
The charity denies that it was trying to smuggle the children
out of the country but was helping them find a better life.
UNICEF representaitve in Chad, Marian Coulibaly Ndiaye says
the children's agency is continuing to investigate the matter.
"What we know is that the normal procedures, the standards
and the norms when you have to take children from one country
to another have not been complied with."
Africa Promotes Growth of Information
and Communication Technologies
African countries got a boost in their development
efforts with a commitment from a giant company to invest
more than five billion to improve their information and
communication technologies. These technologies are seen
as an engine for economic growth on the continent.
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Darfur Talks Set to Start In
Libya but Some Rebels Hesitate to Attend
The
much awaited talks to resolve the crisis in Darfur are set
to begin in Libya this weekend. Representatives of various
sections of the people of Darfur are expected to converge
on Sirte to negotiate with the Sudananese government. The
conflict in Darfur has killed and displaced hundreds of
thousands of people.
Congolese Refugees in Uganda
Are Reluctant to Settle Inland
The latest round of fighting in the North Kivu province
in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
has forced thousands of people to flee to Uganda.
Africans Continue to Die as They
Cross the Gulf of Aden to Yemen
Africans, mainly Somalis and Ethiopians,
continue to die as they cross the Gulf of Aden on smugglers'
boats in search of a better life in Yemen and other countries
in the Middle East.
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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? Transcript
