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Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 03:00
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Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
80 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo urged U.N. members Sunday to seek a legally binding agreement to curb trafficking in small arms, which he said worsens many conflicts in Africa. Many African wars were exacerbated "by the influx of small arms into the continent," he said.

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Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/10037 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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