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Prof. W. Andy Knight leads program aimed at rehabilitating former child soldiers
War has a tremendous impact on a society, destroying institutions, infrastructure and displacing families. However, one of the most profound results, and unfortunately, one the hardest to repair, is t
Canadian Governor-Gen. visits Annan's Centre in Ghana
Accra, Nov. 29, GNA - The visiting Governor-General of Canada Michaelle Jean on Thursday visited the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC).Canada is actively contributing to
Dr. W. Andy Knight receives 2006 Scotiabank/AUCC Award for Excellence in Internationalization
left to right: Claire Morris - AUCC President; Indira Samarasekera - University of Alberta President; W. Andy Knight - Award recipient; Rick Waugh - Scotiabank Chief Executive Addre
Darfur peace deal fanning the flames of conflict
by Alexander Weissink in Sudan Members of the rebel Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) hang lazily around their pick-up truck - machine guns and grenade launchers slung nonchalantly over their shoulders
Project to reveal the real Africa
When she was a 16-year-old student newly arrived in Canada from Nigeria, Chichi Imoka dreamed of helping kids get a better education in Africa
Student wants to take his lessons home
While most of the globe views Africa as a troubled continent with insurmountable problems, Maxwell Zhira sees his home of Zimbabwe as a place of great potential and hope
Conference takes aim at rehabilitation after war
For communities ravaged by war, rebuilding after conflict is a long, hard battle in itself and while there are international rehabilitation programs in place, their effectiveness hasn?t been well evaluated
Fanning the flames of a wider conflict
With the news of at least eight Canadians killed in the escalating violence between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, it is finally beginning to sink in that this crisis could spread beyond the borders of Israel and Lebanon
?Young People Are Amazing?: The Soweto uprising 30 years on
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the June 16, 1976 Soweto Uprising in South Africa. That fateful day started as a peaceful student protest against the apartheid regime. It ended in a bloodbath
Premier, expert agree: Alberta not a terror target
by Renato Gandia Linking the alleged terror attacks in Ontario to a potential attack in Alberta?s oilpatch is a bit of stretch, said an expert on international relations from the University of Albert
Darfur Peace Agreement
Signed - Abuja, Nigeria, May 5, 2006 Denis Sassou-Nguessou, Chairman African Union (AU), left, sits next to Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo, middle and AU Commission President Alpha Oumar Kon
Stopping the Darfur Genocide Now
by Hon. David Kilgour Address by Hon. David Kilgour(formerly Secretary of State for Africa and Latin America and MP for southeast Edmonton)At Queen?s Park RallyToronto30 April 2006 Friends of
Islamic model may have fuelled astronomical discoveries
Nicolaus Copernicus is often cited as the man who gave us the heliocentric theory of the solar system, but there is some question as to the crucial influence that earlier Islamic scientists may have had on many of his ideas about the motion of the Earth