Heads of State to attend UN meeting in Kigali

Top leaders from at least 10 countries, including Heads of State and Government, will descend on Kigali early next week for a high-level UN conference on post-conflict peace-building, due November 8-9, the Foreign Affairs ministry announced yesterday. The conference, jointly organized by the Government, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN, will attract delegates from nations that constitute the UN Peace Building Commission (PBC), and those emerging from conflict.