Volume 17 No. 3. October 2003 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover article:

Photo: ©Getty Images / AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei

Africa builds its own peace forces

As big powers hold back, continent works to strengthen its capacities

* NEPAD on peace and security
* 'Window of opportunity in Liberia
* Swift mediation in Guinea-Bissau 
* Map: African and UN peace missions


Also in this issue

WTO talks: hope seen in the ashes of Cancún

Tokyo summit urges more support for Africa

Africa takes on the digital divide

'Bold action' needed to realize African plan

Africa struggles to attain development goals
[ Explaining the Millennium Goals ]
[ A dollar a day won't keep poverty away ]

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