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Interview with Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2004

09/26/2011

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Q : Why did you accept to come here to attend “Gateway to Africa” ? This was the first of a series of conferences on Africa. I was invited to this conference because of the work I do in Africa and particularly Kenya, but as you know I’m also the Goodwill Ambassador of the Congo Forest. I was very keen to come because I recognize that the environment is a very important part of development in Africa. Q : You made a…

A distinguished peacemaker in the United Nations – Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun

03/05/2007

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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…