Stephanie Nolen (Globe and Mail)--The world has spent billions in its attempts to punish those who have perpetrated horrendous crimes against their fellow Africans. But is this effort paying off?
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Clever Mafuta (SANF)—African ministers of environment recently launched the "Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment", which shows a rapidly changing landscape, prominent of which is the disappearance of glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Ruwenzori Mountains on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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Press Release—The African Union Chairperson and the United Nations Secretary-General have appointed Mr. Djibril Yipènè Bassolé of Burkina Faso as Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur. Mr. Bassolé will conduct the mediation efforts in Sudan on a full-time basis. He will be based in El Fasher. UN and AU Special Envoys for Darfur, Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim, will remain available for advice and engagement as required.
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Press Release—The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Bank, in collaboration with the African Union, the UN Economic commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), on Monday, July 7, 2008, in Tunis organized a donors’ conference on capacity building initiatives.
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