Accra, Oct. 6, GNA - A total of 28 African countries have affirmed their commitment to sign the convention on banning the use of cluster munitions by the end of the year. The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that bans cluster bombs and provides assistance to affected communities to be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway, on December 3, 2008, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. A total of 107 states adopted the Convention in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2008, a statement issued in Accra by Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) to the Ghana News Agency on Monday stated. The statement said the continent's position was made at the just-ended African Regional Conference on Cluster Munitions held in Kampala, Uganda. According to the statement, the Africa Regional Conference...
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