Q&A:  "Too Few African Governments Have Had the Guts to Say 'No'"
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ROME, Jun 22 (IPS) - While Kofi Annan was the United Nations'  secretary-general, he handpicked Evelyn Herfkens to be the  executive coordinator of the Millennium Campaign, a body which  mobilises support for the achievement of the U.N. Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs).
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Stepping into the political quagmire of Sudan, Africa&#39;s largest country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, suggested on Friday that limited autonomy could
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The United States of Africa. It's one of few concrete plans African leaders agreed on as they struggled with issues of peacekeeping and political disputes at this week's continental summit.
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The drive towards forging a United States of Africa was running out of steam Wednesday as leaders filed away from a summit without agreeing on a timeline for creating a new government for the continent.
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The election-related violence that has killed hundreds in Kenya is proof that Western-style democracy is a bad fit for Africa, said China, which has been under fire for its friendly relations with authoritarian leaders on the continent.
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African leaders struggled on Tuesday to  avoid a damaging split over moves to unite the continent under  one federal government.
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Lack of a big majority may mean the US will be involved longer to support a 'weak' government.
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Washington is unlikely to support fully a U.N. appeal for more than 13,000 additional troops for the troubled U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo but no decision has been made, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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RABAT, Morocco -- A U.S. delegation seeking a home for a new military command in Africa got a chilly reception during a tour of the northern half of the continent this month, running into opposition even in countries that enjoy friendly relations with the Pentagon.
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JOHANNESBURG -- A decade after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a remarkable success story of a nation overcoming its past. But to confront the country's lingering threats -- AIDS, widespread poverty, crime, racism -- South Africa's government must begin encouraging public debate rather than discouraging criticism as unpatriotic.
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Developing countries have criticised the IMF and World Bank for failing to give more decision-making power to smaller nations. Ministers from the Group of 24 (G24) developing countries made their statement
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The question of Thabo Mbeki's succession is likely to overshadow South Africa's ruling party gathering.
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Â· Kibaki put on defensive by Odinga's yes to mediation  Â· African Union head due to arrive to help end turmoil
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The government has weighed into the debate over the United Nations, saying arguments about Security Council enlargement must not sideline a wider revamp of the world body.
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MAPUNGUBWE, South Africa  - People in southern  Africa have long told the tale of a sophisticated kingdom that  once thrived here, but the story was ignored by a government  that dismissed any sign of black ingenuity.
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LISBON, Dec 6  (IPS) - On the eve of the second Africa-European Union  summit, there is broad agreement on the need to defend human  rights, above all else. But academics, analysts and activists  from both continents harbour serious doubts that this noble aim  will find root in reality.
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It is too early to say whether Sudan should escape sanctions on the Darfur crisis, says international development secretary.