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Kofi Annan to African leaders: Leave when your time is up

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is up and to avoid excluding opposing voices if elections are to cease contributing to conflicts on the continent. The renowned international diplomat said that while unconstitutional changes to government on the continent had reduced,…

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Some African leaders to blame for conflicts - Obasanjo

The 5th Tana High-Level Forum will take place on 16-17 April 2016 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their societies, the former Nigerian President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, has said. By the same token, he noted, outside interference in Africa has been responsible for conflicts, citing the NATO air strikes…

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Annan confirmed as keynote speaker at Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa 2016

The theme for the 2016 edition of the Tana Forum is “Africa in the Global Security Agenda”

Organisers of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa (http://www.tanaforum.org) have today announced that the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will be the keynote speaker in the fifth anniversary of the event to be held on 16th -17th April 2016.…