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11/23/2004:

"Thabo Mbeki carves role as point man for peace in Africa"

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: On a continent dominated by despots and beset by war, South African President Thabo Mbeki has emerged as the man increasingly called upon to stop the bloodletting.

While he has had only limited success so far, Mbeki remains the leader both the West and Africa turn to for help in brokering solutions to some the most intractable conflicts on the continent.

Full Article : thestar.com.my