A distinguished peacemaker in the United Nations – Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun
For almost forty years Ambassador Sahnoun, a native of Algeria, has travelled all over Africa devoting his life to making peace among peoples. He says of himself: I started my career with the African Union and immediately I found myself involved in conflict resolutions. In the 1960s and 1970s, many African countries became independent states. Quickly they found themselves confronted with border problems. The had been traced by the colonial powers, and these did not take into account…