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The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, wound up a three-day series of meetings in London on Thursday where he held discussions with British Government officials and businesses, the UN's news service reported. On Thursday he met with officials from DeBeers and several oil companies, Chevron, Shell International and British Petroleum, on ways to advance peace efforts to end the civil war in Angola.
On Wednesday, Gambari delivered a speech on Africa and the United Nations. Asked about Gambari's discussions with businesses, Kofi Annan's spokesman Fred Eckhard said such talks should be seen in the context of the Security Council's recent exploration of the role of businesses in the conflict.
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