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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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24 May 2013
 
 
DRC has chance for peace, UN ready to enforce – Ban
PEACE TALKS
Troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, United...
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23 May 2013
 
M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit
ceasefire
Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
 
 
22 May 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 22, 2013
PODCAST
President Jacob Zuma said countries from the north and the south have the unique opportunity to work together to change the lives of millions of Africans, in developing Africa. During a visit by...
 
 
World Bank pledges $1bn to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
PLEDGE
The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1-billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears...
 
 
Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead
CLASHES
Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by...
 
 
21 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by Sibusiso Ndebele, Minister of Correctional Services, calls on youth to pursue humanity instead of opulence (21/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Chairperson of the African Renaissance and Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on the youth to pursue humanity instead of opulence. Delivering the keynote address today (21...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 21, 2013
PODCAST
African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday that President Jacob Zuma doesn’t have to explain his ties to the Gupta family. He said the National Executive Committee...
 
 
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants – UN
ENVIRONMENT
Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. In...
 
 
20 May 2013
 
After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
MALI WAR
After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
SANCTIONS
The UN envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming,...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
UNDP: Statement by the United Nations Development Programme, international community pledges 3.25-billion euros to help rebuild Mali (15/05/2013)
STATEMENT
International partners today pledged to support Mali’s political transition and development process, at a conference organized jointly by the Governments of Mali and France with the European Union.
 
 
07 May 2013
 
UN distances itself from claim that Syrian rebels used nerve gas
UNREST
UN war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday, playing down a suggestion from one of...
 
 
25 Apr 2013
 
UN to authorise Mali peacekeeping force
PEACEKEEPING MISSION
The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution Thursday creating a peacekeeping mission in Mali, to take over from French and African forces in the conflict-torn north. The force would be...
 
 
22 Apr 2013
 
International organisations commit to improved information-sharing efforts
Development
United Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-moon, along with the leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, has announced the organisation’s intention to strengthen interagency sharing...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 22, 2013.
PODCAST
African finance ministers told their rich nation counterparts at weekend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to work harder and faster to kick-start their economies to avoid...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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