Across the Horn of Africa, people are starving. A catastrophic combination of conflict, high food prices and drought has left more than 11 million people in desperate need. The United Nations has been sounding the alert for months. We have resisted using the “f-word” — famine — but on Wednesday we officially recognized the fast-evolving… Continue reading Famine in Somalia, by Ban Ki-moon, UN Sec Gen
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ECOWAS to Meet Obama and UN Chief on Ivory Coast Crisis
A Nigerian foreign minister has said that An ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) delegation will meet U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week to discuss the Ivory Coast crisis. “The delegation is led by President (Ernest Bai) Koroma of Sierra Leone and comprises the president of the ECOWAS Commission,… Continue reading ECOWAS to Meet Obama and UN Chief on Ivory Coast Crisis