Blair prepares for African trip
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing for a gruelling trip to Africa just days after undergoing heart treatment.
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Nelson Mandela hailed Tony Blair on Thursday as "very good friend" to Africa for the priority he has given the continent, while the outgoing British prime minister called on rich countries to fulfill aid pledges to the region.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes  a farewell trip to Africa this week, after using his decade in  power to try to rally the world&#39;s richest countries to help  ease the plight of the world&#39;s poorest.
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LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Prime Minister Tony Blair will pressure Sudan to end the conflict in Darfur when he visits the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, the first leg of a three-day trip to Africa.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected in Egypt to hold talks with President Hosni Mubarak, presidential sources told AFP.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Tuesday for a three-nation trip Africa, his last journey to a continent he has vigorously championed during a decade in office.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the European Union to develop the capability to deploy troops to Africa within 10 days by next year, part of plans to fight poverty, disease and war in the region.
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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&#39;s Darfur.
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Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba will travel to London for a state visit this week, where he will be one of the last African leaders to meet with outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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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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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - British Prime Minister  Tony Blair is to say Thursday that the time for excuses on  Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will  turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants  to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum  for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push  for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call Thursday for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as "the one noble ...
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya at the start of an African tour for talks with Moamer Kadhafi on a visit expected to see a major energy deal sealed.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit the White House this week to discuss several international issues with President George W. Bush.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has ordered the military to prepare to deploy up to 3,000 soldiers to the conflict-torn Sudanese region of Darfur.