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War Costs Africa USD 18 Billion Annually

Posted on October 11, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Global Economy
Africa's wars have destroyed resources that could have benefited the continent's people.
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Keywords: war, GDP, international arms deals, United Nations

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Understanding Peace through Commerce

Posted on November 9, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
Michael Strong explores the link between peace and commerce while acknowledging that sometimes business interests advocate war.
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Sudan - A Story of Legal Robbery and Murder

Posted on September 20, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
On June Arunga's travels around Sudan, she found that people desire for more than an absence of war.
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