11.   He also said an African delegate had sought and was given spare car parts during the bid attempt.

12.   On Melbourne radio Wednesday, Condous said an African delegate had sought and was given spare car parts during the bid attempt.

13.   African delegates insisted Sunday that the focus of the conference must be eradicating poverty rather than the heated row over abortion.

14.   African delegates to the conference said Friday a number of African states were proposing to organise a regional conference in Cameroon next February on sexual exploitation of children.

15.   African delegates insisted Sunday that the focus of the UN population conference must be eradicating poverty rather than the heated row over abortion.

16.   African delegates also objected to the fact that the conference and document treated only commercial exploitation and ignored child abuse within the family and community.

17.   African delegates maintain that UN tradition provides for an African secretary-general to remain for two terms in office.

18.   Tareb added that two weeks earlier, the Department of Trade and Industry had told the organisers it was not interested in meeting the African delegates.

19.   Tareb said the department of trade and industry had told the organisers two weeks ago it was not interested in meeting the African delegates.