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Making Peace? Somalia National Reconciliation Conference marks 1st anniversary (October 21, 2003)

[Cote d'Ivoire] At the Condom Cafe in Abidjan, customers leave with an AIDS goodie bag, complete with red ribbon, a leaflet about the disease and a free condom. IRIN
Au Condom Café d'Abidjan, les clients repartent avec une corbeille contenant un ruban rouge, un dépliant sur la maladie et un préservatif gratuit
    ABIDJAN
    On 15th October 2002, delegates from across Somalia convened in the Kenyan town of Eldoret for the 14th major conference aimed at bringing peace to their war-torn country. One year later, the Kenyan-hosted peace talks are still going on, having shifted to Mbagathi on the outskirts of Nairobi. In this programme, IRIN Radio looks at what has been accomplished during the past year, and asks is this an anniversary to celebrate, or to commiserate?

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