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VP Urges African Leaders On Economic Resources Golu Timothy, Justus Nduwigwe, Shuaib Shuaib and Osby Isibor 16 November 2009 Abuja — To reduce poverty and improve the standard of life of their people, African leaders have been urged to exploit ways to...
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Speaking at the event, which the veterans of African struggle attended, Zuma encouraged fellow leaders to keep their promises made to the people and work together to ensure sustainable development, a Bua news report said. "As Africa's leaders, we have...
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The resolution of Darfur conflict is hampered by the lack of greater commitment to peace process from the Sudanese parties, said the head of the UN peacekeeping department yesterday. Alain Le Roy, the United Nation’s under-secretary-general for peacekeeping...
Tags: Darfur Crisis Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, Sudan, African Union Peace, african leaders, burkina faso, charged african, faso president, Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, darfur conflict
Anti-corruption group Transparency International had accused the leaders of using African public funds to buy luxury homes and cars in France. But the court ruled the activists could not act against foreign heads of state. Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Republic...
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Roman Catholic bishops have blasted corruption among politicians in Africa. The region needs "saintly politicians who will clean the continent of corruption," the bishops declared Friday at a meeting about Africa at the Vatican. "Many Catholics in high...
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Former president Nelson Mandela did not write the foreword to the book Straight Speaking for Africa by Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the President of the Republic of Congo, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Tuesday. "This is a false claim. Mr Mandela has...
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Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership will not be awarded this year Billionaire businessman says committee considered a range of candidates – but could find no winner Mo Ibrahim tells a press conference in London there will be no winner for the leadership...
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West African leaders are imposing an arms embargo against the military government in Guinea following last month's killing of opposition demonstrators. Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States imposed the weapons ban as part of the regional...
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W est African leaders said Saturday they are imposing an arms embargo on Guinea after soldiers there fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and will try to stop Guinea's military ruler from running in January's presidential election.
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Human Mind the Ultimate Capital James Shikwati 30 September 2009 opinion It is a tragedy that Africa, in spite of its vast geological and human resources, still wallows in poverty , with close to 75 per cent of its population living on less than $1 a...
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