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Security Council Meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Special report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Guinea-Bissau (S/2012/280).
Attack   Civil Unrest   Guinea-Bissau   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état		  United Nations 
UN condemns attack on Guinea-Bissau military base
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Print 22 October 2012 – The United Nations condemns an attack on a military base in Guinea-Bissau which resulted in numerous deaths, a spokesperson for the world body announced today.... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, soldiers walk after a failed coup attempt that took the form of an attack by gunmen on a military base near the airport in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The army fought back and the coup plotters fled, but at least six soldiers were killed.
Civil Unrest   Coup Attempt   Guinea-Bissau   Photos   Portugal   Wikipedia: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état		  Voa News 
Bissau Accuses Portugal of Backing Coup Attempt
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Guinea-Bissau's government has accused Portugal of supporting an alleged coup attempt, after a deadly attack on soldiers in the capital. The pre-dawn raid Sunday on an army barracks killed... (photo: AP)
fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.  Wall Street Journal  Thu 18 Oct 2012
Plan to Combat Mali's Militants Finds Few Takers
By DREW HINSHAW BAMAKO, Mali—A prospective military campaign against al Qaeda and its allies in the vast desert of this West African country has hit an obstacle: Neither Mali nor its neighbors... (photo: AP)
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The African Union's new headquarters complex in Addis Ababa.  CNTV  Tue 16 Oct 2012
First ever woman AU Chief officially assumes office
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa on Monday officially assumed office of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), replacing Jean Ping of Gabon, in a... (photo: Creative Commons / Maria Dyveke Styve)
Africa   African Union   Photos   Wikipedia: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma   Woman
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy flanked by Cameroon President Paul Biya, second from left, French National Assembly President Bernar Accoyer, left, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, right, and Chad President Idriss Deby Itno, second from right, delivers his speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday July 13, 2010, at the start of a lunch given for 13 African heads of state, on the eve of July 14 when the 50th anniversary of independence of former French colonies will be celebrated.( BBC News Thu 4 Oct 2012
What can Africa teach the eurozone?
As European leaders battle to control the eurozone debt crisis, 14 sub-Saharan African countries could teach them how to maintain a disciplined and stable currency union.... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)
Africa   Debt Crisis   Economy   Eurozone   Photos   Wikipedia: Economic Community of West African States
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at United Nations headquarters. Jakarta Post Fri 28 Sep 2012
Indonesia successful at UN: Yudhoyono
Paper Edition | Page: 12 President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono claimed that Indonesia had successfully raised its global profile through the participation of the Indonesian... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Indonesia   Photos   President   United Nations   Wikipedia: General debate of the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly
Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has a press encounter with Afghan and other media United Nations Wed 15 Aug 2012
Ban praises Timor-Leste’s progress and consolidation of its security sector
15 August 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Timor-Leste for the progress they have made ten years after the country’s restoration of... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Photos   Security   Timor   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon
Cuba, a healthy island Granma Internacional Thu 9 Aug 2012
Cuba, a healthy island
Salim Lamrani SINCE the triumph of the Revolution in 1959, the development of Cuban medicine has been a government priority. The country is now a point of reference... (photo: Martine Perret / UNMIT)
Cuba   Development   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Medicine
Seven nations face sanctions over endangered species NZ Herald Fri 27 Jul 2012
Seven nations face sanctions over endangered species
Seven nations may lose their ability to legally trade tens of thousands of wildlife species after UN conservation delegates agreed to penalise them for lacking tough... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
Conservation   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Wildlife   Wildlife
Unity, common purpose vital to resolve Guinea-Bissau political crisis – UN officials United Nations Thu 26 Jul 2012
Unity, common purpose vital to resolve Guinea-Bissau political crisis – UN officials
Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas 26 July 2012 – Addressing the Security Council, United Nations officials today stressed the need for all... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma (centre), Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa speaks at the hand-over ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 from South Africa to Pakistan, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo, Perm South African elected first female AU Commission head Daily Press
File - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, center, observes a military parade at the country's anniversary celebrations, at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Monday, July 9, 2012. Leaders of rival Sudans meet Al Jazeera
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister United Nations
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Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, attends the 12th African Union Summit Feb. 2, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mugabe calls to challenge energy apartheid Gulf News
Women show their emotions as they protest in front of a court in Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria, South Africa, Monday Aug 20, 2012. The women were demanding the release of husbands, brothers and sons among the 259 arrested miners expected to be charged with public violence at the Lonmin Platinum Mine where police shot and killed 34 striking workers last week. Marikana deaths in the spotlight Independent online (SA)
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaking at the Western Republican Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Newt Gingrich: Obama 'Ought To Get Over It' On 'Offensive' Libya Questions Huffington Post
Town residents look on as a soldier from the M23 rebel group walks in Bunagana, Congo, Saturday, July 7, 2012, a day after rebels ousted the government troops who had been controlling the town. DR Congo: UN to sanction M23 rebels BBC News
Poverty
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank The Guardian
Africa AIDS Cause Isn't Getting Enough Funding From International Community, Experts Say Africa AIDS Cause Isn't Getting Enough Funding From International Community, Experts Say Huffington Post
Palestinians celebrate in Gaza Strip, the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi (portrait) in the Egyptian elections on June 24, 2012. Arab governments and leaders welcomed the election of Morsi as Egypt's first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Photo By Ahmed Deeb/wn Ahmadinejad invites Morsi to non-aligned meet in Iran The Siasat Daily
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