Syria has been hit by the weekend’s third car bomb as UN teams ready for a government-led humanitarian mission and to work on an observer operation.
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad — whose forces are in the midst of a bloody crackdown on dissidents — has called parliamentary elections for May.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan held blunt talks with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad this weekend but appeared to be making little headway.
As the UN’s representative to Syria, Kofi Annan has urged Bashar al-Assad and his foes to seek a political solution, drawing anger from dissidents.
Ahead of Kofi Annan’s visit to Syria for the UN and Arab League, President Bashar al-Assad’s troops have spread across Dera’a after overnight clashes.
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/ 10 February 2012
If you do not understand the politics, you do not understand the basics of the concept.
Partnership among all sectors of society can fill Africa’s funding gap, to the benefit of all players, says <b>Kofi Annan</b>.
Strong leadership is needed to harness Africa’s economic growth to benefit its people, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
Desmond Tutu and other members of a group of global statesmen known as The Elders on Tuesday praised South Sudan’s landmark independence referendum.
Fifty years on, we have yet to discover the extent of colonialism’s legacy on the continent.
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/ 19 December 2010
The UN offered Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe a retirement package and safe haven if he agreed to stand down, according to a Wikileaks cable.
Kenya’s government has defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan’s president on international charges of war crimes and genocide.
African luminaries have met to urge for climate proofing, investment in women, and better governance in the continent, in the Africa progress report.
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) approval for an investigation of political unrest in Kenya won widespread praise on Thursday.
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/ 11 December 2009
Copenhagen offers the prospect of a robust political deal, endorsed by the world’s leaders and witnessed by the world’s people.
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/ 3 December 2009
Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who mediated an end to Kenya’s 2008 post-election violence, is in the country to assess reforms agreed to in this regard.
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/ 13 January 2009
Tens of thousands of Kenyans have chosen to live in camps and rely on humanitarian aid rather than return home.
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/ 24 November 2008
Zimbabwe could soon collapse, ANC leader Jacob Zuma said on Monday, setting out the opinion of prominent figures, including Kofi Annan.
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/ 24 November 2008
Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and Graça Machel visited a church housing Zimbabwean refugees on Sunday as they continued efforts to ease the crisis.
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/ 23 November 2008
Zimbabwe said it blocked the Elders from visiting on a humanitarian mission because they had not properly consulted with officials before the trip.
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/ 23 November 2008
Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai met the Elders’ delegation in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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/ 22 November 2008
A delegation of the Elders has cancelled its trip to Zimbabwe after it was refused entry into the country, it was announced on Saturday.
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/ 21 November 2008
Zimbabwe is struggling to contain ”unprecedented” cholera outbreaks that have spread to nine of the country’s 10 provinces, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 20 November 2008
Zimbabwe on Thursday announced a new round of talks next week in SA, while accusing former UN chief Kofi Annan of trying to boost the MDC.
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/ 15 November 2008
The former United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, is to lead a high-profile team on a humanitarian mission to Zimbabwe.
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/ 20 October 2008
Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae won the -million Mo Ibrahim Prize for African leadership on Monday.
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/ 15 October 2008
The Green Revolution that jump-started Asia’s agricultural growth has not been mirrored in the African continent.
When he’s not taking calls from Mandela and Tutu, or keeping an eye on Womad, Peter Gabriel still loves a good groove.
President Thabo Mbeki has played a less than honest role in the Zimbabwe crisis. The debate rages on about what he is playing at in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s current plight ”shames most Africans”, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan said in an interview published on Friday.
More must be done to support small-scale farmers if Africa is to overcome a crippling food crisis, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan says.
Jacob Zuma said he did not expect a free election run-off in Zimbabwe ahead of a meeting between President Thabo Mbeki and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe.