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|  | AIDS: Carter and Gates to see AIDS in Africa Face-to-Face
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr., co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and father of the Microsoft chairman, left today for a 6-day trip to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to see first-hand the political, economic and social effects of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more... |
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| Colombia: Negotiations Fail, Unprotected Villagers Face Brunt of Retaliation
Colombian President Andres Pastrana has called an end to peace talks with the country’s largest rebel group, The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and ordered his army to take back territory he ceded to the rebels in negotiations three years ago. The decision came after months of stalling by the rebels, and hours after FARC soldiers hijacked a plane and kidnapped two prominent government officials. Read more... |
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| The Congo: Peace Talks Stop Before They Start—Nothing New For the Congolese
Less than one day after they began, peace talks between rebels and the Congolese government collapsed last week over who would represent rebel interests at the meetings, held in Sun City, South Africa. Now, talks are scheduled to move 100 miles northwest to Johannesburg within the week. Read more... |
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| Angola: No Peace in Sight, Despite Rebel Leader’s Death
Hope for peace in Angola following the death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi were dampened this past week when rebels from Savimbi’s rebel army attacked a truck, killing 9 and wounding 15. Read more... |
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| Kosovo: Healing for Kosovo Begins in Mitrovica
Kosovo has reached an important milestone in its quest for self-rule, electing its first president , moderate ethnic Albanian, Ibrahim Rugova. Many ethnic Albanians also see his election as an end to the ethnic discrimination they have faced for centuries. Read more... |
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