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 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is progressing beyond its role as peacekeeper in the region's violent conflicts, establishing the first zone in Africa, where people can move freely across borders, and making plans for ECO, a single regional currency.
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| 16 April 2005
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Are media a luxury or is access to information a fundamental right? A debate with Wilf Mbanga (publisher), Nixon Mao Nyakidzino (former student leader and journalist) and Shorai Kariwa (radio journalist).
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Even if African leaders had the political will, and the African Union (AU) had the capacity to intervene in Sudan, it would be difficult to do so without international support.
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| 09 February 2005
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According to Jan Pronk, the top United Nations envoy in Sudan, there is evidence for ongoing "tribal or ethnic cleansing of dozens of villages" in the Dafur region.
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| 21 February 2005
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In many African states development stagnates because political, economic and cultural issues seem to be solved more and more by military means. Instead of playing a rather protective role many African states have become an arena for military competition over its resources. How can civil society organisations respond effectively to this current crisis in Africa?
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In a matter of weeks the Sudanese province of Darfur has risen to political prominence on a global scale. Despite the massive media attention to the conflict, misunderstandings persist and important questions remain unanswered.
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 To think of the Nile, is to think of Egypt. But while Cairo is adamant that this should remain so, no less than nine other countries are disputing Egypt’s dominance over the world’s longest river. The region is trying to talk it through at several meetings this month.
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