UN Africa Advisor David Mehdi Hamam Speaks With UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi

United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi interviews David Mehdi Hamam, the Chief of the Office of the Special Advisor on Africa for the United Nations on UN Talk Radio Day Friday on Sudan, Somalian pirates, corruption, Rwandan relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the state of Africa’s natural resources. (9:38)
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TRNS Investigates: Human Terrain Teams

TRNS Reporter Monique Cala investigates the increasing presence of social scientists in areas around the globe impacted by unstable conditions. Cala engages military and diplomatic experts as a means of enlighting listeners about the newest ways in which the U.S. Department of Defense is attempting to bridge cultural gaps around the world. (5:31)
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IMF Approves Widening Of African Deficit

By Aaron Richardson- Talk Radio News Service

IMF says they will assist Tanzania and Kenya with millions of dollars to help with rising food costs and infrastructure needs; even though billions are still owed. (0:17)
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Somalia's Piracy Pandemic

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl’s investigative report into the recent pandemic of piracy off of the Horn of Africa. The report focuses on why the piracy is taking place and what can be done to stop it. It includes perspectives from Somali Ambassador-at-large Abdi Awallah Jama, George Mason University Political Science Professor Hazel McFerson, Maersk-Alabama Captain Richard Phillips, and CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus. (07:30)
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Somalia's Piracy Problem

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the security and humanitarian crisis presently plaguing Somalia. Ruhl interviews Somalia's Ambassador-At-Large to the U.S., Abdi Awaleh Jama, and also speaks with Joel Carny from Refugees International.

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Radhika Coomaraswamy on Africa Children and Armed Conflict

Radhika Coomaraswamy, United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, discusses her recent mission to Chad and the Central African Republic. Ms. Coomaraswamy's mission was to meet and work with the governments of Chad and the Central African Republic, as well as UN agencies and non-state actors to discuss the status of children in armed conflict. Ms. Coomaraswamy was pleased to report that Chad will release all children in detention, provide the United Nations with a list of names, and work to reintegrate them into their communities. (2:09)
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UN Security Council Headed to Africa, Including Somalia and Sudan

The United Nations Security Council will go to five nations in Africa, including Sudan and Somalia, over the next week. The press was briefed today about the pending trip by Ambassador Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso; Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert of France; Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo of South Africa; and Ambassador John Sawers of the United Kingdom.

In Somalia, the Security Council will meet with the current government - including the President and Prime Minister, opposition parties, diplomatic community, and "civil society." Ambassador Kumalo indicated that "all the major players will be there," and that this is a "great opportunity for the Somalis."

Regarding the Sudan leg of the trip, the panel indicated that the Security Council will visit Khartoum in the North, as well as Juba and President Salva Kiir in the South. The Sudan leg will focus heavily on Darfur, as well as the progress made by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Mr. Sawyers stated that it is "clear that UNAMID is building up it's capability," but that "there is more to be done."
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AFRICOM's intentions non-violent

Vice Admiral Robert Moeller, deputy to the commander for military operations for the United States African Command (AFRICOM,) says not only will AFRICOM analyze what it needs to do from a military standpoint to assist African partners, but it will also analyze what resources other US government agencies need to carry out their responsibilities to African states. (0:42)
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Difficult aid operations on the border of Darfur

Ellen Ratner reports on the infrastructure of southern Sudan and aid operations there. (1:23)
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Desperate living conditions for Darfur refugees

Reporting from the border of Darfur, Ellen Ratner speaks about the living conditions in southern Sudan. (1:42)
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Large differences between Sudan and Europe; some good, some bad

Dan Patterson reports from southern Sudan on the poverty there and the contrast between Sudan and Europe. (1:30)
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Kenyan security guard says he doubts things will change

Jack Rice interviews a security guard in Nairobi, Kenya, on the conditions there and his predictions for the future. (3:23)
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