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		<title>Rwanda to Launch US$27 Million Free Trade Zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Rwanda will launch a $27 million free trade zone at the end of this year in an attempt to diversify exports and redress its widening trade deficit, authorities said on Tuesday 10th November 2009. Read article: http://www.comesa.int/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=299&#38;Itemid=<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=458&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>COMESA Establishes Conflict Early Warning System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in close collaboration with civil society organizations accredited to the regional trade bloc has developed a Conflict Early Warning System which will enable the organisation intervene in conflicts in the region at the earliest stage. Read article: http://www.comesa.int/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=300&#38;Itemid=<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=455&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Committee of Ten African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change Meet in Addis Ababa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It is high time that the group of ten, mandated by the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government to speak on behalf of Africa during the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change, work out a common position for Africa”. The declaration was made by H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=453&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Carson discusses Counterterrorism in Africa before Senate Committee on Foreign Relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Key countries in the area, including Algeria, Mali and Mauritania, have intensified efforts to coordinate their activities against AQIM and address the region’s short, medium, and long-term vulnerabilities. At the same time, we have consulted with African and European partners to identify areas where we can more effectively support regional efforts to improve the security [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=451&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Security Council urges Malagasy leaders to hold elections, form Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[17 November 2009 – The Security Council today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar’s current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife with the establishment of a new Government. Read article: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32989&#38;Cr=madagascar&#38;Cr1=<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=448&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Security Council calls on UN forces to help protect civilians from Ugandan rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people. Read article: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32986&#38;Cr=LRA&#38;Cr1=<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=445&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[U.S. Africa Command]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Our priority is the delivery of programs on the continent that make a difference in a positive way and that contributes to its stability,&#8221; said General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, during his opening remarks. &#8220;That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about. And this conference synchronizes and aligns those efforts to maximize (our) potential for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=442&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Special Envoy Gration to Travel to Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Khartoum, Special Envoy Gration will continue his consultations with members of the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on resolving the remaining issues around the full and complete implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Special Envoy Gration will also travel to Abyei to assess progress on the implementation on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=438&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and Angola Hold Strategic Partnership Dialogue Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two working groups that met on November 16 were the first to be launched under the Strategic Partnership Dialogue. The first group, Security Cooperation, was chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald Yamamoto from the Bureau of African Affairs for the U.S. and by Angolan Ambassador Josefina Pitra Diakite. Issues of mutual concern, including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=436&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ivoiren Election Officials Offer No Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cote d'Ivoire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Election commission chief Robert MAMBE told reporters on Wednesday that transitional elections will be &#8220;a little bit late,&#8221; but he did not offer a day. His announcement officiated a decision last week to postpone November 29’s transitional vote. Read report: http://www.electionguide.org/news.php#4860<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afwire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9888187&amp;post=431&amp;subd=afwire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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