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Fight Against Terrorism Should Not Diminish Attention to Africa: Annan

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed Tuesday that the international fight against terrorism must not diminish efforts to overcome long-standing problems plaguing the African continent.


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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed Tuesday that the international fight against terrorism must not diminish efforts to overcome long-standing problems plaguing the African continent.

Addressing an awards ceremony in New York for eminent individuals who have contributed to African development, Annan said, "We should realize that even though we need to fight and take effective action against terrorism, none of the issues and the problems that existed on September 10, in other words the old problems, have gone away."

In his speech to the African Century Challenge Awards Dinner, the U.N. chief said, "I believe that it is even more important that we pool our resources and tackle these issues as urgently as we can."

Meanwhile, Annan also paid tribute to the evening's honorees --actor Danny Glover, musician Hugh Masekela and Essence magazine Editor Susan Taylor, saying they reminded him of farmers "who realize in their everyday lives that whenever you take something from the earth you have to put something back to be able to return tomorrow."

He added that the three were all successful and were returning to give something back to help those who are less fortunate in our society.





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