Military focuses on development in Africa
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In Djibouti, US forces combat terrorism with civil affairs work. Will this be a model for a future US military command in Africa?
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EL FASHER, Sudan, Oct 30  -- Sixty-five Rwandan troops arrived in the the Darfur town of El Fasher as part of a growing African Union (AU) military mission charged with monitoring a shaky ceasefire in the troubled region of western Sudan, an AFP
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The military is refocusing spending from its vision of a transformed fighting force to the more down-to-earth needs of its ground troops because of rising war costs and a stubborn budget deficit.
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The U.S. military is quietly expanding its network of small outposts worldwide to help fight terrorism in Middle Eastern and African hotspots, even as it prepares to send home tens of thousands of troops from ...
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With Africa lagging behind in  global development goals and rich countries cutting aid,  leaders of multilateral financial institutions decided on  Friday it was time to mobilize resources to reduce extreme  poverty on the continent.
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Elections in the next few weeks  will bring new faces and new hope to a clutch of African  countries, but many of the poor, war-damaged continent's  nascent democracies face major hurdles in the coming year.
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President George W. Bush said on  Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command  for Africa, a move that reflects increased U.S. strategic  interest in the continent.
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The UK and other developed countries are meeting to plan ways to spend aid more effectively in poor countries.
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President George W. Bush reassured Africa  on Wednesday that the United States was not planning to build  new military bases there and played down the risk of rivalry  with China for influence on the continent.
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The United Nations is asking Europe to send more troops and military support to the world&#39;s hot spots, particularly in Africa.
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Its burgeoning military-industrial complex is increasingly capable of turning out cutting-edge weaponry - and selling it.
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President Bush approves Pentagon plans for a US military command centre for Africa.
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Africa's economy will grow faster this year, but changes are still needed for it to catch up with the rest of the world.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Sept. 25 -- The African Union will add 4,000 troops to its Darfur peacekeeping mission, bolstering the 7,000 poorly funded and under-equipped A.U. forces currently monitoring a battered cease-fire.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When African nations began urging the deployment of peacekeepers to Somalia in June to prop up its embattled government, an unlikely nation stepped forward to support their call for action: China, which had long been wary of such interventions by the United Nations.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada intends to return to the forefront on African development issues, beginning with a renewed effort at helping the troubled continent grow out of poverty, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.
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Japanâs military is one of the best-equipped in Asia and its economy is the worldâs second largest. It spreads its wealth around the world generously with foreign aid.