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Africa: Unido Targets 10,000 Coys in Investor’s Survey
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said it is looking at the possibility of collecting information from about 10,000 African companies in its investor’s survey currently going on in 20 African countries.
Africa: UN Agency Hails Move to Protect African Folklore and Traditional Knowledge
The United Nations agency charged with protecting intellectual property worldwide has welcomed the adoption by a number of African States of a new legal instrument that seeks to protect the continent’s traditional knowledge and folklore.
Rwanda considers pulling its peacekeepers of Darfur
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda is considering pulling out all its troops from United Nations peacekeeping missions, starting with Darfur, after a leaked draft U.N. report said Rwandan troops may have committed genocide in Congo.
Rwanda says leaked UN report malicious
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda rejected as malicious and ridiculous on Friday a leaked draft United Nations report that said its troops may have committed genocide in Congo in the 1990s.