By Modern Bweema

Sharm-El-Sheikh - The United Nations (UN) has warned that the current global food crisis, compounded by a hike in fuel prices and climate change, will push more than 100 million people into poverty.

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose-Migiro said on Monday at the official opening of the 11th AU Heads of State and Government Summit that this development risked reversing the positive steps made towards achieving the Millennium Development...

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By Luyanda Makapela

Sharm-El-Shaikh – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Observer Mission has announced that the process leading up to the Zimbabwe presidential run-off elections did not conform to its principles and guidelines governing democratic elections.

A report presented by Angolan Minister of Youth and Sport, Jose Marcos Barrica, who headed the SADC election observer mission in Zimbabwe, noted that the pre-election phase was characterised...

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By Luyanda Makapela

Sharm El Sheikh – The African Union (AU) Commission has signed a $40 million peace support programme with the Italian government to support regional border projects.

Addressing reporters at the AU Summit in Sharm-El-Sheikh on Tuesday, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramantane Lamamra said the sanctioned programme to demarcate the borders and eliminate conflicts would see an end to Africa’s border-ignited conflicts.

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