The needs of the African continent

The entire African continent faced a refugee problem.

Only African countries themselves can ensure sustainable growth and development on the African continent.

In 1996, the programme was extended to the whole African continent.

And it is quite clear that apes originated on the African continent.

Let us put an end to the exclusion of the African continent.

Investment opportunities and privatization in the continent also encouraged South African and other African countries' OFDI in the region.

The subregional organizations in the African continent are also playing an important role.

The Security Council paid considerable attention to the African continent during the month.

My country has a long, historic relationship with the African continent and its peoples.

The African continent has a right to all the privileges enjoyed by other continents.

Happily, the recent summit yielded specific and positive decisions to assist the African continent.

African heads of State have long understood that achieving peace and stability on the African continent is a prerequisite for development.

Lastly, we believe that what is at stake here also involves the entire African continent.

The converted facilities will be used to produce vaccines and medicine for the African continent.

The countries of the world were once again focusing their attention on the African continent.

43. The children of the African continent continued to experience an enormous amount of suffering.

11. In 1997, much of the African continent was bypassed by the Asian currency crisis.

The Central African Republic, formerly the French colonial territory of Ubangi Shari, is a landlocked country in the heart of the African continent.

Representatives of some 10 African countries shared their experiences and views on ways of promoting tolerance and non violence on the African continent.

With regard to the African continent, we would like to reiterate the importance we attach to our friendship and brotherly relations with all countries of the continent.

Conflicts are waning in much of the continent, thanks to the efforts of the African Union.

For Africa, there is abundant political will in our continent to make the African Union succeed.

The development and social problems of the African continent, especially its LDCs, had been widely recognized.

We would like to encourage enhanced African ownership and participation in conflict management on the continent.

That remains true, unfortunately, for the developing countries, and those of the African continent in particular.

Cannabis cultivation in other parts of the African continent has not been subjected to similar surveys.

Coordinated efforts continue to address the complex problems faced by many countries on the African continent.

On the African continent, we have financially supported the implementation of the moratorium of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) since 1999.

No African State will obtain a permanent seat other than because it is part of the African continent and has the support of Africa.

The African Union has the primary responsibility for the peace and security architecture on the continent, primarily through the African Union's Peace and Security Council.

We note the fruitful results of the African Union's intermediary efforts in settling conflicts on the continent.

They both reflect the full importance that the Group attaches to extending support to the African continent.

The African continent continued to experience some of the most extensive and destructive mercenarism in recent history.

The European Union welcomes African resolve to tackle the problems of insecurity and instability on the continent.

As we all know, the majority of States emerging from conflict are located on the African continent.

At the beginning of 2005 our relations with the African continent were, we believe, meagre and inadequate.

Therefore, it is no coincidence that the majority of these conflicts take place in the African continent.

Thus, for centuries the African continent witnessed the exploitation and pillage of its physical and human resources.

Of these, 76 were known to operate internationally and 38 had their base on the African continent.

The African continent would therefore be marginalized if concrete measures were not adopted by the international community.

At the regional level, the United States passed the African conflict resolution act, designed to improve conflict resolution capabilities across the African continent, within the Organization of African Unity and subregional organizations.

Because I realized that the state of the African continent would matter to my children and their children.

As regards the resolution of conflicts on the African continent, there has been notable progress throughout the year.

The humanitarian challenges facing the African continent have once again called for the Council's attention and careful consideration.