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New Annan adviser to cover Great Lakes region

    NAIROBI

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday appointed Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria as his Adviser for Special Assignments in Africa, at the level of Under-Secretary-General. The priority areas for Gambari will include Central Africa and the Great Lakes region, as well as Angola and Southern Africa, Annan's spokesman Fred Eckhard told journalists in New York.
    Annan's Special Envoy for Africa, Mahmoud Sahnoun, would concentrate on northern Africa and the Horn, especially Eritrea, Ethiopia and the Sudan, Eckhard added. Gambari's appointment is for an initial one-year period from 1 December.

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