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Delegates from around the world have gathered at the United Nations (UN) in New York for the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States, to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent,...
On 16 June Youth Day is celebrated in South Africa in recognition of the role of the student uprising in June 1976 in the demise of apartheid. But 16 June is more than just a day of recognition; it...
Following ten days of deliberations, the first review conference of the International Criminal Court ended after midnight on Friday 11 June 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Attended by around 4 600...
In his farewell address to the Brazilian soccer team before leaving for South Africa President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stressed that the eyes of tens of millions of Brazilians will be on Africa...
The 4.5 million registered voters in Guinea are expected to vote for their next president on 27 June this year. The official start of campaigning for the poll kicked off on 17 May. A week later, on...
On 28 May 2010 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 1925, changing the mandate of MONUC from that of a peace-keeping force to a ‘stabilisation mission', renamed the...
Plans to transform Kenya into an industrialised, middle-income country in two decades may not be achieved after all. This is the conclusion of a group of economists who claim that the policy paper...
In a few days South Africa will host the FIFA World Cup. For many it is a welcome sporting event. It is also anticipated to be something of an economic phenomenon for the country, promoting...