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Preparing for the anti-drug fight

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UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on Wednesday reaffirmed the UN Security Council’s commitment to help bring peace and stability in the DRC.
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    Ghanaian officials on Monday began a five-day workshop to draw up a national action plan on drug control, Ghanaian radio reported on Monday.

    Addressing the workshop, sponsored by the African Anti-Drug Programme and the European Union, Interior Minister Nii Okaidja Adamafio reaffirmed his government’s determination to sustain the war against drug dealers.

    Despite its anti-drug efforts, Ghana is still being used as a transit point for trafficking cocaine and heroin, he told the workshop.

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