Blake Evans-Pritchard (IPS) - On Jan. 7, military forces from the Sudanese government opened fire on a convoy of peacekeepers in Darfur. Although the government denies that the attack was intentional, it has thrown into question the capability of UNAMID, the joint U.N.-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in the region, to keep the peace.
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Hiruy Amanuel (ISS Today) - The word ‘’ethnic politics’’ is not very popular in Africa. There is fear that appealing to ethnicity is sub-national, narrow and even dangerous. The generally held view is that politicians should aspire to follow a higher interest - the interest of the nation, and loyalty to African objectives of unity.
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(PANA) - The African Union (AU) has commissioned a fresh study on the involvement of female child soldiers and their roles in conflicts that have ravaged Africa over the past decade, including the Rwanda genocide, an AU official said.
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(PANA) - Africa’s premier investment banking institution is expected to be formally launched within 24 months to provide the much-needed capital to finance infrastructural development in Africa, especially the construction of cross-border highways and the creation of telecommunication links.
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Filed under: News and Analysis
Filed under: News and Analysis
Filed under: News and Analysis
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