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/ 12 July 2005

No-names-named policy favoured at African Union

Africa will dominate the United Nations Security Council agenda in July. The 15-nation body, under the presidency of Greek ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis, will discuss the Ethiopia and Eritrea boundary deadlock. Later in the month it will hear oral evidence on the Democratic Republic of Congo and address the relocation woes of the Somali government.

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/ 24 February 2005

Togo seen as test for the African Union

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council is to meet to consider further sanctions against the government of Togo, where the military installed Faure Gnassingbe as president to replace his late father. His accession has been deemed a power grab by much of the international community, further isolating the West African state.

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/ 14 February 2005

African Union team to visit Somalia

African Union officials will fly into Somalia on Monday to assess security ahead of the deployment of African troops to help restore an administration after 14 years of chaos. The trip had been scheduled to leave on Friday, but was delayed amid security fears after the slaying of a BBC journalist in Mogadishu last Wednesday.

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/ 26 October 2004

Sudan to check African Union soldiers for Aids

Sudan’s health minister has announced an Aids-free policy will be applied to African Union troops, tasked with monitoring a ceasefire deal in crisis-hit Darfur, who have earned a steamy reputation for assiduous off-duty mingling. He said the measure is purely precautionary and aimed at ”safeguarding the health of the people of Darfur”.

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/ 25 August 2004

African Union funding spotlight on SA

South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the burden of the funding for the African Union — including the Pan African Parliament — will fall on the biggest economy in Africa, South Africa. Asked about funding problems for the Pan African Parliament, she said there is "always a shortage of funds".