Blair in African peacekeeper call on farewell trip
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Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.
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During his visit to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the international community it must turn its attention towards Africa as the time for excuses is over.
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Tony Blair will continue his tour of Africa in Sierra Leone, where he sent British troops in 1998.
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Tony Blair returned to Britain from Africa Saturday after his last major foreign trip as prime minister in which he sought to refocus global attention on the continent ahead of the G8 summit.
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PM's farewell tour reaches west African nation - where he will be made paramount chief.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is on his way back to the UK following a three-day trip to Africa, Downing Street confirmed tonight. Mr Blair has cut short his visit to Ethiopia - he was due to return to the UK tomorrow.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Tuesday for a three-nation trip to Africa, stressing the need for &quot;re-engagement&quot; with the continent he has championed during his decade in power.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan's Darfur.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the final leg of a regional tour aimed at boosting peace efforts in the Middle East.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela met Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the British leader's personal project to spearhead development activities in Africa.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to say Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa was over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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Britain&#39;s Tony Blair flew to Khartoum on Wednesday as the most senior yet in a parade of Western government figures seeking to pressure Sudanese officials over violence in Darfur province.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived Thursday in Johannesburg on the final leg of his farewell tour of Africa ahead of his departure from office next month.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in South Africa on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the continent where he is due to bid farewell to Nelson Mandela.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair hopes to use a summit in Ethiopia this week to force an international community obsessed with Iraq and terrorism to also focus on the "scar" of Africa.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is traveling to Ethiopia this week, for the British-sponsored Commission for Africa meeting to discuss the continent&#39;s pressing needs.