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  • Members of the Independent Federal Constitution Commission (IFCC) discuss the current making-of the Somalian Constitution, which they hope to implement in about 5 years..Left: Adam Mhd Abdullahi (IFCC member).Middle: Mohammed Muse Fole (IFCC Public Consultation Chair).Right: Prod Abdillahi HAssan Jama (Chairman IFCC)..The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • Baron Divavesi Waqa, the opposition leader. .He says he is victim to "Paba", a Nauruan tradition that allows any relative to come into your house and take anything they like, whenever you have had something good that happened in your life (like a promotion in your job, a birth, birthday etc). Therefore, he says, the interior of his house is quite empty...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Cabinet in a boat. Going fishing with Marcus Stephen (Nauru's President, white baseball cap), Kieren Keke (Minister of Finance, black hat),  Riddel Akua (Minister for Transport and Telecommunications, with goatie beard), Dominic Tabuna (Member of Parliament, green shirt) and Rod Henshaw (Director of Media to the Government of Nauru, white shirt)...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Advertisement for Ismail Omar Guelleh, the  Djiboutian president stating "En Toute Confiance". President Guelleh has been in power since 1999. Djibouti may be a tiny state, but he is one of the continent’s richest men....The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • Interview by Nauru TV of the Honorary Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island affairs..At the Government house, with the President office, in Yaren District...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_34.jpg
  • Meeting for a brief on a civil aviation bill, presented by New Zealand consultants. President Marcus Steven (dark blue shirt), Riddel Akua (Minister for Transport and Telecommunications, with pink shirt) and Mathew Batsiua (Minister for Health, Minister for Justice, Minister for Sports, light blue shirt)..At the Government house, with the President office, in Yaren District...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_33.jpg
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