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Mandela welcomes coordination of Libya-SADC peace processes

[Mali] A nomad Tamashek hut in the centre of Goa. Many people have abandoned their traditional nomadic way of life after successive droughts killed off animal herds. IRIN
Une hutte nomade Tamashek dans le centre de Goa, au Mali. De nombreux nomades ont dû abandonner leur mode de vie traditionnel après des sécheresses successives qui ont décimé leurs troupeaux
Outgoing South African president, Nelson Mandela, on Sunday welcomed Gadaffi’s role as a facilitator in the peace process, saying South Africa appreciated Libya’s coordination of its peace efforts with those of SADC, the Southern African Development Community). Mandela said SADC, on the one hand, and Libya on the other “share the view that peace in DRC can only be achieved through the withdrawal of all foreign forces and an inclusive political process of Congolese groups,” Xinhua news agency reported.

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