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The Secretary-General noted that this week's agreement to start demarcation along the north-south border is a "positive step" and that resolving the border dispute in the contested areas around Abyei, considered the link between northern and southern Sudan, to be a "core task for the parties in the year to come."

Ban calls for renewed commitment to Sudan peace pact (New Kerala)

New York, Mar 11: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next year’s referendum on southern secession.

Ban Calls For Renewed Commitment To Peace (Scoop.co.nz)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next year’s referendum on southern secession.

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"These are areas that the PTA Bank is way ahead of others on the continent because of the support we have received from FMO," Dr Gondwe said.

Embassy to hold fest for French speakers (Gulf Times)

The French embassy will hold the ‘Francophonie Week’ at the French Cultural Centre from March 15 to 20. As many as 200mn French speakers all around the world are celebrating the 40th anniversary of International Day of ‘Francophonie’ on March 20.

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 March 2010 (SpaceRef)

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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The bank has received support from FMO since 2004 when the two institutions signed a trade finance agreement of $15 million which was converted to a $20 million three year facility in March last year.

Uganda : Ear to the Ground - Wives, Concubines And the Many Faces of Our Politics (AllAfrica.com)

When South Africa's President Jacob Zuma made news recently when he took a fifth wife (and then plunged into scandal when it emerged that those five were not enough for him and he had had a child from an affair with a friend's daughter), I didn't quite appreciate how widespread polygamy was in Africa's State Houses.

Somalia : TFP Lawmakers Attend Puntland Government Meeting (AllAfrica.com)

Several Somali lawmakers serving the Transitional federal parliament on Monday attended the weekly Puntland government meeting in the administrative capital of Garowe.

Sudan polls a sideshow to south referendum: leader (Gulf Times)

AFP/Nairobi Self-determination is south Sudan’s absolute priority and no delay in national elections should affect the January 2011 referendum on southern independence, the south’s top leader said yesterday.

Marines refresh warfighter skills at training exercises in Djibouti (U.S. Marine Corps)

3/9/2010 By LCpl. David Beall , 24th MEU After spending several weeks cramped on ships transiting the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, and Red Sea, Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were anxious to get on dry land and start training to refresh their warfighting skills they worked on so hard to develop prior to deploying.

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“It’s a small step for them and yet it would be a huge leap forward for the future of their countries.” The Igad, now meeting in Nairobi, is made up of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.

China and India endorse Copenhagen climate plan (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

(Reuters) - China and India signed up to the Copenhagen Accord for fighting climate change on Tuesday, joining almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in endorsing the non-binding pact.

IGAD leaders call for free, fair Sudan polls (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

IGAD Heads of State and Government Tuesday urged parties to the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement to remain committed to the implementation of outstanding issues in the agreement.

Sudan polls a sideshow to referendum: southern leader (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Self-determination is south Sudan's absolute priority and no delay in national elections should affect the January 2011 referendum on southern independence, the south's top leader said Tuesday.

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