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African Union Can't Resolve Kenya Crisis

Delegation led by Kofi Annan will take next crack

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Jan 10, 2008 4:48 PM CST

(Newser) – An attempt to broker an end to the Kenyan crisis failed today when an African Union mission couldn't get opposing sides to agree on how to end the violence, Reuters reports. AU head John Kufuor pressed opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki to... Read full story »

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