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UN News Centre - Africa
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A world of news from the world organization.
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Progress in West Africa remains fragile, despite positive trends - UN report
While West Africa has witnessed some positive trends recently, including the holding of peaceful elections, progress in the region remains fragile and faces a number of threats, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report published today.
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Ban welcomes deal aimed at ending tensions between Ghana and the Gambia
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement reached by the Gambia and Ghana to end tensions that emerged after the deaths and disappearances of Ghanaian nationals on Gambian territory in 2005.
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UN tribunal finds former Rwandan investigator guilty of leaking information
A former Rwandan investigator for the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed the small African nation in 1994 was found guilty today by the same court of leaking protected information.
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Niger's continuing crisis imperils democracy, Secretary-General warns
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern about Niger's continuing political and constitutional crisis, warning that it threatens to destabilize the country and undermine recent progress towards democratic governance and the rule of law.
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Knowledge crucial for African development - UN officials
With knowledge being an essential element in Africa's development process, a United Nations librarian has called on African governments to help narrow the digital divide.
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Women's centres re-open in Darfur with help from AU-UN mission
Female internally displaced persons (IDPs) will again be able to learn job skills, take literacy classes and receive awareness programmes on reproductive health after the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) helped reactivate women's centres at an IDP camp in the Sudanese region.
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Top UN officials urge donors to help Africa weather food crisis
As more than 300 million Africans - or about one third of the continent's population - face chronic hunger, donors must honour their pledges to help boost agriculture, which is the key to ensuring food security, top United Nations officials say.
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UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide transfers nine prisoners to jail in Benin
The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has announced that it has transferred nine prisoners to Benin to serve the remainder of their jail sentences.
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Western Sahara: UN envoy wraps up regional visit
The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy who is trying to help broker a political solution regarding the status of Western Sahara has wrapped up a visit to the region which took him to Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Spain.
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Two Chadian tribal groups agree to co-exist peacefully following UN initiative
Two tribal communities in eastern Chad have agreed to end a long-running feud and live peacefully together under an initiative co-sponsored by the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the country.
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