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The Haitian National Police (HNP) with the support of Police serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) analyse drugs at the DCPJ on August 2, 2012. The HNP with the assistance of MINUSTAH and the US Embassy, destroyed 2.27 tons of illegal drugs; 1.606 kg of marijuana and 453 kg of cocaine in Ganthier near Port au Prince on August 3, 2012. After being analysed and inventoried, the drugs were transfered from the DCPJ  in an armed convoy to Ganthier in where they were set alight and destroyed. Photo Victoria Hazou UN/MINUSTAH
Africa   Drugs   Wikipedia: Illegal drug trade   Photos   Trade
 PhysOrg 
Illegal medications seized in 16 African countries
The operation, called Vice Grips 2, was carried out by customs inspectors in 16 ports from July 11 to 20, it said. "It is the biggest operation of its kind," Christophe Zimmermann, in charge of... (photo: UN / Victoria Hazou)
Pictured is a landmine or unexploded ordinance warning sign during the mine clearance activities carried out by the Armor Group and coordinated by the United Nations Mine Action Office (UNAMO) in consultation with the Government of Southern Sudan, other national and international actors.
Defence   Human Rights   Photos   Weapons   Wikipedia: Land mine
 The Independent 
IoS Investigation: The shocking truth about landmines
The landmine belongs to another era – or so many of us like to believe. We think of it as an evil all but consigned to history by the entreaties of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a Nobel prize-winning... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank  The Guardian 
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank
Report finds discovery of oil and mineral resources doing little to improve prospects for poor people, whose lot may even worsen A miner holds wolfram in Ngungu, 60km west of Goma in the Democratic... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Africa   Mineral   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: African Union
Cities rises in a vast  The Guardian 
Rise of the megacities – get the data
Out-of-date censuses, inconsistent methodologies and the political manipulation of official statistics mean estimating and predicting city populations is fraught with difficulty • Get the data • More... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
America   China   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Megacity
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In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi are detained during clashes with riot police in Cairo, Egypt. BBC News
Egypt detainees 'routinely tortured'
Egyptian security forces routinely torture detainees as young as 15 years of age, according to testimony given to the BBC. Former detainees - often held for being near a... (photo: AP / Nameer Galal)
Arab Spring   Egypt Conflict   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
African heads of state pose for an official photograph at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, May 25, 2013. Business Day
Zimbabwe urges AU boycott of EU summit
In this article Companies and organisations: European Union | African Union People: Robert Mugabe A SUMMIT of European and African leaders due to be held in Brussels next... (photo: AP / Elias Asmare)
2014 Africa-EU Summit   Photos   Robert Mugabe   Sanctions against Zimbabwe   Wikipedia : Africa-EU Summit
President Barack Obama speaks to Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. President Barack Obama speaks to Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. BBC News
Can Obama Saudi visit stem deteriorating ties?
Relations between Washington and its long-standing ally Saudi Arabia have sharply declined in recent months over US policy in the Middle East - now even a visit to Riyadh... (photo: AP / Isaac Brekken)
Barack Obama   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
File - A 43 year old Congolese patient, right, who has been confirmed to have Ebola hemorrhagic fever, following laboratory tests, is comforted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) nurse Isabel Grovas, left, and Doctor Hilde Declerck, not pictured, in Kampungu, Kasai Occidental province, Congo, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. The Examiner
Ebola outbreak continues in Guinea, Liberia backtracks on Ebola statement
The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the West African country of Guinea continues to increase in both suspected cases and deaths, according to a U.S. Embassy in... (photo: AP / WHO, Christopher Black)
Ebola outbreak   Health   Outbreak   Photos   Wikipedia: List of Ebola outbreaks
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 file photo, Egypt’s military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi smiles as he speaks to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their talks along with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia. On Saturday, March, 8, 2014 interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour issued a law regulating the upcoming Presidential election, which is expected to be held by the end of April. As he nears announcing a run for Egypt’s presidency, El-Sissi has been focusing on preparing an economic program, senior generals and government officials say, demonstrating the wariness within the military over the scale of problems facing the country. Taipei Times
Al-Sisi leaves military to run for president in Egypt
General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted Egypt’s first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday for a presidential election he is expected to easily... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi   Egypt   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Charles Ble Goude stands, as he enters the courtroom for his initial appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, March 27, 2014. A former youth leader accused of involvement in murder, rapes and persecution during violence after 2010 Ivory Coast elections has appeared for the first time at the International Criminal Court. Goude looked confident, pumping his fist, waving and blowing a kiss to supporters in the public gallery at the brief hearing Thursday. BBC News
Charles Ble Goude: Ivory Coast youth leader appears at ICC
Charles Ble Goude, an ally of Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has made his first appearance at The International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr Ble Goude, a former... (photo: AP / Michael Kooren)
Charles Ble Goude   ICC   Ivory Coast   Photos   Wikipedia: Charles Blé Goudé
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