Reuters Alert Net 3 weeks ago

UN envoy to scale back peace mission in E. Congo

* Obasanjo says Congo situation "dramatically transformed" * Envoy admits region's "underlying ailments" remain UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Declaring that the situation in war-torn eastern Congo had dramatically improved over the past year, U.N. Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

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  2. Joseph Kony
  3. Benjamin Mkapa

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Related Quotes

  1. Today ... the situation has been dramatically transformed
    Olusegun Obasanjo – Olusegun Obasanjo SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 3 weeks ago
  2. That these provisions remain to be implemented represents risks to the gains that we have witnessed
    Olusegun Obasanjo – Olusegun Obasanjo SOURCE: Xinhua 3 weeks ago
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