Africa/Global: Annan lobby's world to unite for Africa

This year could be a turning point for Africa, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Sunday, urging continent-wide co-operation to resolve conflicts on the world's poorest continent at a summit of 53 African leaders. "Africa has an indispensable contribution to make in ensuring that 2005 becomes a turning point for the continent, the United Nations and the world," the Ghana-born secretary-general told the gathering of some 40 heads of state. "One key to success will be to forge an even closer relationship between the United Nations and the African Union."