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9 February 2012

07 Feb 2012

Moussa vision for Egypt could upset military

An Egypt run by Amr Moussa would be a civilian state with an army that enjoys respect but not "a life of its own", a vision that could challenge the privileges of generals who have been ruling...

30 Jan 2012

Glitzy new AU headquarters a symbol of China-Africa ties

AFRICAN UNION

Standing on what was once Ethiopia's oldest maximum security prison, the new African Union headquarters funded by China is a symbol of the Asian giant's push to stay ahead in Africa and gain...

27 Jan 2012

The Western Sahara and North African People’s Power

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In April 2011, the mandate of MINURSO—the United Nations (UN) Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, which has been tasked since 1991 with maintaining a ceasefire and monitoring Africa’s...

25 Jan 2012

Daily podcast – January 25, 2012

PODCAST

Climate finance practitioners and regulators have urged South African developers of Clean Development Mechanism projects to finalise their applications for registration of such projects with the UN...

24 Jan 2012

US: Obama: State of the Union Address, by the President of the United States, Washington (24/01/2012)

2012

Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of...

IMF slashes world growth outlook as eurozone weighs

GLOBAL ECONOMY

The euro zone debt crisis is escalating and dragging down the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, as it sharply cut its outlook for global growth and called for policies...

23 Jan 2012

G20 pushes for extra steps from Europe on crisis

G20

Group of 20 nations agreed to push Europe to take extra steps to resolve the debt crisis on Friday as they inch toward a deal to boost the International Monetary Fund's firepower. Mexico Deputy...

19 Jan 2012

SA: Mbeki: Address by former president of South Africa, at the Makerere conference, Kampala (19/01/2012)

2012

First of all I would like to thank Professor Mamdani and the Makerere Institute of Social Research for taking the initiative to convene this Conference to discuss urgent and important matters that...

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