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/ 2 November 2007
Tanzanian officials were on Friday meeting to decide the fate of a proposed chemical plant on a remote lake that environmentalists say threatens the world’s most important breeding site for the lesser flamingo. The leaders of conservation groups in 23 African countries have signed a petition opposing the plan.
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/ 16 October 2007
Burundi’s last active rebel group on Tuesday said it was shunning a weekend meeting to put the Central African nation’s derailed peace process back on track as the South African mediator was biased. "The FNL [National Liberation Forces] will not respond to the invitation of South African Minister Charles Nqakula" said Pasteur Habimana, spokesperson for the FNL rebel group.