May 16
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Taylor Speaks at Sentencing Hearing
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his "sadness and deepest sympathy for the atrocities and crimes that were suffered by individuals and families in... Read more »
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Country Enters 'Critical Stage' as Transition Ends
UN News
Somalia is entering its "most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches in August, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for the international... Read more »
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Captured Rebel 'Eligible for Amnesty'
New Vision
A Lord's Resistance Army commander captured at the weekend is eligible to apply for amnesty, a Ugandan government legal adviser said on Tuesday, but a United Nations official said... Read more »
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ICC Considering Request to Try Qadhafi's Son in National Court
UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently considering a request by the Libyan authorities to try the son of former leader Muammar al-Qadhafi in their national courts,... Read more »
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Continent Must Diversify to Create More Jobs - Okonjo-Iweala [interview]
IMF
Arican countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says... Read more »
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Thousands Flee Fighting in East
UN News
The top United Nations refugee official today voiced his alarm at new inflows of refugees into Rwanda and Uganda, fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more »
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Hague Prosecutors Accuse Militia of Village Massacre
RNW Africa
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court argued in summing up Tuesday that two Congolese ex-militia leaders are guilty of a bloody massacre of villagers that claimed more... Read more »
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Singer Urges Government to Tackle Sahel Hunger
AlertNet
Communities in West Africa's drought-ridden Sahel region need urgent help to avert a hunger crisis of the scale that hit East Africa last year, Senegalese singer and humanitarian... Read more »
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Migration, Militias, Coups and Climate Change [analysis]
AlertNet
The world is suddenly paying attention to the oft-ignored North African country of Mali, as it is racked by its most recent in a long string of crises: a coup d'etat. Read more »
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South Africa Headed for AU Stalemate With Noting Up Its Sleeve [analysis]
iMaverick
Unless the South African government gets its head out of the sand over the next chairperson of the AU, there'll be another stalemate in Lilongwe - and our already battered... Read more »
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Carbon Survey Aims to Help Reduce Nation's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UN News
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Tanzania determine how much carbon is stored in forests and forest soils, in an effort to reduce greenhouse... Read more »
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WFP Food Vouchers Helping Hungry Families and Local Markets
Shabelle
Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN World Food Programme initiative that provides parents with vouchers to... Read more »
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Dues to UN Are Not Paid Up to Date, Official Says
Leadership
As the United Nations begin to examine its financial books in planning for its annual budget, details of member-states payments of dues are being released and Nigeria is among the... Read more »
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Breaking the Ground On Peace and Stability - Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law
ICTJ
Transitional justice, at the core of its mission, strives to "break the ground on a future of peace and stability." For countries with a violent or repressive past - and this can... Read more »
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World Bank to Help Zesco Improve Its Power Transmission in Southern Province [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$60 million IDA* credit to reinforce the existing electricity transmission network and increase Zesco's power transfer capacity... Read more »
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Times of Zambia
GOVERNMENT will soon embark on drawing up detailed investment plans to enhance various types of investment development in the agricultural sector. Read more »
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Taylor Comments On Verdict, Others Today
New Dawn
Ex-president Charles Taylor is expected to speak on his conviction and reiterate claims that his trial had been politically motivated by western powers; an aide to the former... Read more »
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FAO Helps Country Monitor Carbon Stocks [press release]
FAO
FAO is helping scientists and policymakers in Tanzania to evaluate how much carbon is stored in forests and forests soils, which will enable them to reduce greenhouse gas... Read more »
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Agricultural Sector Gets More Boost [press release]
World Bank
The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved US$50 million to the Government of Ghana, in the form of budget support for the implementation of the country's Medium Term... Read more »
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Liberians Return Home as Refugee Status Deadline Looms in Country [press release]
UNHCR
During almost 20 years of exile in Guinea, Joseph did not know if his family was alive or dead. When he recently found out by chance that they had survived the attack that caused... Read more »
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UN Launches Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance
Sudan Tribune
The United Nations on Tuesday launched an appeal for humanitarian operation funds; a day after an estimated 12,000 South Sudanese started leaving Khartoum for Juba, the South Sudan... Read more »
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Sub-Saharan Africa Cannot Sustain Growth Without Eliminating Hunger - UN Report
UN News
Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic growth unless it eliminates the hunger that is affecting almost a quarter of its people, according to a new United Nations... Read more »
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Deputy Minister Gutu Denies Praising Copac for UNDP Cash
SW Radio
The state run Sunday Mail newspaper is being sued by the Deputy Minister for Justice, Obert Gutu, after the paper accused him of receiving payment from the United Nations... Read more »
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Ocampo Four Can Skip June Court Sessions
Capital FM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said the four Kenyans accused of crimes against humanity do not have to appear in person at the status conferences scheduled for... Read more »
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New Times
In a dramatic twist to the hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC), the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought a warrant of arrest against... Read more »
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