POLITICS:     Blair Bids Farewell to Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, Jun 2 (IPS) - Opinions appear divided about outgoing British  Prime Minister Tony Blair's legacy concerning Africa -- this  as the leader ended his last official visit to the continent  Friday. The five-day trip took him to Libya, Sierra Leone and  South Africa.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved from the crisis in Sudan to addressing the roots of conflict and poverty Africa
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has touched down in the Sudan for talks in the crisis-ridden country. Mr Blair arrived in capital city Khartoum ready to urge the Sudanese government to end the slaughter that has
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British Prime Minister leader Tony Blair launched his farewell tour of Africa in Libya on Tuesday, seeking to seal the rehabilitation of relations with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and build support for action on Darfur and climate change.
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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   urged his party in an emotional farewell speech on Tuesday to   put aside squabbles over who succeeds him and focus on winning   Britain's next election.
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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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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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President Bush may be saying goodbye to Tony Blair. But he gets to say hello to Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the African slave trade and expressed deep sorrow for Britain's role &#151; but stopped short Monday of offering an apology or compensation for the descendants of those victimized by it.
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Tony Blair is to visit Libya later, at the start of a week-long trip to Africa before he steps down as prime minister.
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The presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia on Wednesday praised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for sending troops to the former British colony and helping bring peace and stability to the wider region.
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SUDAN has agreed to a joint withdrawal of government and rebel forces in Darfur and will accept a large rise in international ceasefire monitors, Tony Blair said last night as he left Khartoum for the second session of his Commission for Africa in Ethiopia
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UK PM Tony Blair arrives in South Africa, where he will give a speech defending his foreign policy record.
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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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Tony Blair left Sudan yesterday after securing promises from Khartoum to heed a list of five demands to alleviate suffering in the war-ravaged region of Darfur.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair   urged followers on Tuesday to put aside squabbles over who   succeeds him and focus on winning the next election in an   emotional farewell speech to his party.