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Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Sheet 13
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 6:11am EDT
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Ethiopia: UN Food Agency Widens Assistance to Feed Nearly 5 Million (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:20pm EDT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is expanding its operations to feed 4.6 million people in Ethiopia, in response to the Horn of Africa nation's pressing appeal for help in staving off hunger-related deaths.
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Conoco Belle Chasse workers burned by steam-official
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:11pm EDT
Source: Reuters HOUSTON, July 3 (Reuters) - Three workers were burned by steam at ConocoPhillips' <COP.N> 247,000 barrel per day refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, on Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's ...
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Workers rescued after fire in Swedish iron ore mine
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:09pm EDT
Source: Reuters (Adds details) STOCKHOLM, July 3 (Reuters) - Eight workers were rescued on Thursday after spending hours trapped in an underground safety chamber when fire broke out in an iron ore mine in northern ...
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3 dead, 8 missing in Slovenian boat accident
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:06pm EDT
Source: Reuters LJUBLJANA, July 3 (Reuters) - At least three people died and eight were missing after two boats capsized on the River Sava in Slovenia on Thursday, police said. "Three people are dead, another ...
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UN Food Agency Widens Assistance to Feed Nearly 5 Million
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:04pm EDT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is expanding its operations to feed 4.6 million people in Ethiopia, in response to the Horn of Africa nation's pressing appeal for help in staving off hunger-related deaths.
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Ethiopia says 71 Somali insurgents dead this week: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:48pm EDT
Ethiopian military this week killed at least 71 Islamist insurgents in deadly clashes in central Somalia, the defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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Obama says he might 'refine' his Iraq position
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:39pm EDT
Source: Reuters By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent FARGO, N.D., July 3 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama left open the possibility on Thursday of revising his 16-month timetable ...
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Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:35pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:34pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Crops, Pasture Demolished By Worms in North
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:34pm EDT
(UN Integrated Regional Information Networks/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX News Network) -- Almost 70 percent of crops planted in several districts of northern Kenya this year, as well as grazing pasture, have been damaged by armyworms, the Kenya -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:32pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:31pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:30pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:27pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:27pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:27pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:27pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things
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US Marines to stay longer in southern Afghanistan
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
Source: Reuters By Andrew Gray WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday. ...
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ZAMBIA: Reports of the President's death "erroneous"
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
Source: IRIN The Zambian government insisted today that President Levy Mwanawasa was alive - denying media reports he had died in a Paris hospital - and described South African President Thabo Mbeki's minute of silence in respect of his counterpart at a rally in Pretoria as "erroneous".
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The Shekacho Genocide – The ´Ethiopian´ Final Solution for a ... - American Chronicle
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:19pm EDT
The Shekacho Genocide – The ´Ethiopian´ Final Solution for a ...
American Chronicle, CA - 1 hour ago
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/66247), I focused on the tyrannized nation of Shekachos, and published an ´Appeal to International Community to ...
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Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:18pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Doctor: Jolie's twins to arrive in weeks
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:17pm EDT
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. The couple have also adopted three more children - Cambodian-born son Maddox, daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and Pax from Vietnam. -
Oxfam Ambassadors Call on G8 to Show Leadership in Fight Against Poverty
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:17pm EDT
to end extreme poverty. Whether in classrooms in India, orphanages in South Africa, camps in Chad, farms in Ethiopia or health clinics in Tanzania, many of us have witnessed at first hand that aid works; that ordinary people achieve remarkable things -
Kibwota aims to qualify for Olympcs at Moyo trial
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:16pm EDT
and not winning. Kibwota threw a personal best of 69.70m at the Africa Senior Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in June, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal and believes that performance inspired him to aim for bigger things. ?I never thought I -
G8 summit to discuss Africa's development
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
in broader formats,' Dvorkovich said. The debates on problems of African countries will, specifically, draw representatives of Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Moreover, the summit will discuss the negative -
Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:14pm EDT
in 2007, according to the U.N. food agency. John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, singled out Somalia, Ethiopia and western African countries such as Guinea as being the worst hit by food shortages and rising prices. He said -
The Shekacho Genocide - The Ethiopian Final Solution for a Glorious African Nation
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:12pm EDT
of Shekachos, and published an Appeal to International Community to help the Innocent Shekacho People in South Western Ethiopia released by Alemayehu Dasho, a Human Rights advocate. As the Appeal referred to the Tepi killings, carried out by the ruling -
Egypt fights to stem population growth
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:08pm EDT
have to cut back on consumption if Sudan uses more or if other Nile Basin countries, such as Ethiopia and Uganda, divert more water for themselves. In a 1959 treaty, Egypt and Sudan agreed to take almost all the Nile's flow for themselves, leaving out -
Centre commends Ethiopia's child rights protection efforts
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:07pm EDT
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10 killed and 27 hurt in Egyptian land dispute
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
Source: Reuters CAIRO, July 3 (Reuters) - A land dispute between two Egyptian families erupted into gunbattles that left 10 people dead and up to 27 wounded on Thursday, police and medics said. A police official ...
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Call for a revision of EU, U.S. biofuel policies
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:59pm EDT
in 2007, according to the U.N. food agency. John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, singled out Somalia, Ethiopia and western African countries such as Guinea as being the worst hit by food shortages and rising prices. -
Eritreans on the run
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:57pm EDT
their native Eritrea that is currently in a state of war with two of its neighbours Djibouti and Ethiopia. Thousands of Eritrean men are being recruited in preparation of possible armed conflict. Many of them have fled northwards across the desolate -
Aid & Trade Bank expert on purpose and impact of aid for trade.
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:55pm EDT
are a large number of developing countries where this is part of the solution. I was just in Ethiopia, where they were considering reducing the tariff on importation of palm oil, for example. The conclusion of a Doha agreement along current negotiating
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'Go time' in Big Sur as massive wildfire bears down
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:52pm EDT
Source: Reuters By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, July 3 (Reuters) - A massive, out-of-control wildfire bearing down on the scenic coastal town of Big Sur was exhibiting "extreme fire behavior" that had ...
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Double amputee fails to meet Olympic qualifying
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:44pm EDT
Britain won the 400-metre A race in 45.44 seconds. In other events, world indoor champion Deresse Mekonnen of Ethiopia won the men's 1,500 in 3:34.02 and Rakia al Gasra of Bahrain timed 11.12 to win the women's 100-metre dash while wearing a full body -
KENYA: Crops, pasture demolished by worms in north
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:34pm EDT
Armyworm infestation has wiped out pasture and damaged crops in several districts of northern Kenya ISIOLO, 3 July 2008 (IRIN) - Almost 70 percent of crops planted in several districts of northern Kenya this year, as well as grazing pasture, have been -
Crops, pasture demolished by worms in north
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:34pm EDT
Armyworm infestation has wiped out pasture and damaged crops in several districts of northern Kenya ISIOLO, 3 July 2008 (IRIN) - Almost 70 percent of crops planted in several districts of northern Kenya this year, as well as grazing pasture, have been
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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, July 3
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:30pm EDT
Source: Reuters July 3 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1900 GMT on Thursday. * Denotes new or updated item: * BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to a car outside a hospital killed its two ...
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Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:30pm EDT
in 2007, according to the U.N. food agency. John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, singled out Somalia, Ethiopia and western African countries such as Guinea as being the worst hit by food shortages and rising prices. He said
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ANALYSIS-Colombia rescue fuels Uribe re-election chances
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
Source: Reuters By Patrick Markey NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was greeted with cheers, folk dancers and banners clamoring for his re-election when he stepped off a helicopter for a ...
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Africa: Food Aid, Development Issues Figure Prominently in G8 Summit
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:19pm EDT
affairs. The summit begins July 7 with a session that includes G8 leaders and the leaders of Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Senegal. The African leaders are meeting with the G8 to review pledges made at the 2005 summit in -
Humanitarian, food policy officials call for a revision of EU, U.S. biofuel policies
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:17pm EDT
in 2007, according to the U.N. food agency. John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, singled out Somalia, Ethiopia and western African countries such as Guinea as being the worst hit by food shortages and rising prices. He said -
ARS Meeting in Yemen, and the Future of Somalia
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:12pm EDT
Somalia: US envoy describes Ethiopia's role in Somalia 'very positive' By: Abdinasir Mohamed Guled http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=6601&tirsan=3 US ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Yamamoto, says the United States recognizes Ethiopia's contribution in -
Christopher Adams: Patrons adding to painful journeys
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
A middle-aged couple he took to the eastern suburbs were very interested to find out he was from Ethiopia, and gave him a $40 tip. Yousef's heart was warmed, but he says that his disrespectful passengers are forcing him to question the decency of
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UN Seeks Increased Access to Asylum-Seekers Detained By Egypt
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
The United Nations refugee agency has interviewed nearly 180 Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum-seekers detained in Egypt to assess their claims for refugee status, and urged the authorities to continue to provide unhindered access to others who are being held.
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Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise - The Associated Press
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
The weak government, backed by Ethiopian troops, is struggling to quash an insurgency that has killed thousands of civilians. Thousands of Somalis, as well ...
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Football stars play for Africa
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 1:17pm EDT
Didier Drogba is among the stars set to play a charity match in Germany next week to help raise money for Africa. -
Zimbabweans seek embassy refuge
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 12:23pm EDT
More than 200 people have gathered outside the US embassy in Zimbabwe seeking refuge. -
Zimbabwe urged to miss ICC event
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 12:20pm EDT
Cricket's top bosses are trying to persuade Zimbabwe to pull out of the ICC World Twenty20.
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Canadian resident 'Asparo' killed in Somalia - Garowe Online
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 12:18pm EDT
Garowe OnlineCanadian resident 'Asparo' killed in Somalia
Garowe Online, Somalia - 5 hours ago
Ethiopian troops killed Canadian Abdullahi Afrah, 56, late Tuesday during fighting in central Somalia, according to local media reports and various members ...
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Rwanda genocide suspects gain conjugal rights
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 12:18pm EDT
Rwanda genocide suspects held at UN-backed tribunal granted conjugal rights
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ZTE to build national network in Ethiopia (Lightwave)
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
JULY 3, 2008 -- ZTE Corp. says it is exclusively developing Ethiopia's nationwide network to cover 14 major cities, including the capital city of Addis Ababa.
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Cameroonian in barefoot UK trek to save Africa
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 11:33am EDT
A Cameroonian says his barefoot trek across the UK was worth the pain to highlight Africa's problems. -
Congo ex-leader sent to The Hague
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 11:26am EDT
Former DR Congo Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba is sent to The Hague on war crimes charges. -
Zambia leader's 'death' confusion
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 10:35am EDT
South Africa's president says the Zambian leader has died - but then retracts his comments. -
Vodafone in Ghanaian mobile deal
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 9:41am EDT
Mobile provider Vodafone is to expand its presence in Africa by buying a majority stake in Ghana Telecom for £452m.
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
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AU Observer's Body Repatriated
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 8:48am EDT
THE body of the secretariat member of the African Union Observer Mission, Professor Brehanu Abebe, who collapsed and died in Harare on Monday, was yesterday repatriated to Ethiopia.
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Zimbabwe 'least happy nation'
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 7:25am EDT
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey published by the US National Science Foundation. -
Free-for-all
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 6:56am EDT
Kenyans suffer as foreign trawlers grab their fish
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Islamist Rebels Ambush Ethiopia Troops in Central Region
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 6:55am EDT
Ethiopian troops who have been attacked repeatedly across several towns in central Somalia this week were ambushed again on Thursday, Radio Garowe reported.
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Kenya 'fraud' minister told to go
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:33am EDT
A government report says Kenya's finance minister should be suspended over alleged fraud. -
Nigeria charges ex-air ministers
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:30am EDT
Two Nigerian ex-aviation ministers are charged over missing money for new radars. -
SA mourns victims of xenophobia
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 4:49am EDT
South Africa holds a day of national mourning for those killed during May's xenophobic attacks.
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Ethiopia passes new media law (News 24 South Africa)
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:42am EDT
Ethiopia's parliament has passed a new media law, which bans censorship of private media and detention of journalists.
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USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs in Ethiopia - The FINANCIAL
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:32am EDT
USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs in Ethiopia
The FINANCIAL, Georgia - 15 hours ago
... of Ethiopian youths to become peer educators who will spread prevention and care information, work towards building a strong sense of community, ... -
Somalis Rally for Peace, Against US Support of Ethiopian Troops - Willamette Week
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
Somalis Rally for Peace, Against US Support of Ethiopian Troops
Willamette Week, OR - 20 hours ago
This past Monday, June 30, members of the Somali community gathered with local activists at Terry Schrunk Plaza downtown for rally for peace in Somalia. ...
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Paper trail
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT
Nigeria makes progress on getting back stolen cash
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With Spies and Cellphones, Ethiopian Terror Touches Minnesota - Anyuak Media
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:04pm EDT
With Spies and Cellphones, Ethiopian Terror Touches Minnesota
Anyuak Media, Ethiopia - 23 hours ago
Minnesota’s Ethiopian immigrant community is estimated between 13000 and 20000, the lower number being the latest US Census figure, and the higher a number ... -
Ethiopian Sigd made official State holiday - Ynetnews
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 5:01pm EDT
Ethiopian Sigd made official State holiday
Ynetnews, Israel - Jul 2, 2008
The Ethiopian community in Israel has been celebrating the holiday by holding a mass ceremony in Mount Zion in Jerusalem, topped with a procession to the ...
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Playing With Fire - a Desperate Move By the Foolhardy
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 4:03pm EDT
In openly launching aggression against Eritrea and Somalia, the TPLF regime had not only disrupted the peace and stability of the Horn region, as it had been entrusted by its masters to do so, but also plunged Ethiopia into an inescapable political quagmire.
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Circumcisions kill S African boys
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 2:39pm EDT
Fifteen boys die after botched circumcisions in South Africa's Eastern Cape, officials say. -
ICC orders Congo warlord release
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 2:20pm EDT
The ICC orders the release of its first-ever war crimes suspect, DR Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga. -
Harare diary
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 1:30pm EDT
Slick parades belie poll frustrations in Zimbabwe -
Africa moves to stop fish theft
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 1:16pm EDT
African governments meet to stop illegal fishing that costs the continent $1bn a year.
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Govt Calls for Funds to Offset Food Shortages
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 12:48pm EDT
Donor pledges to cover food and non-food items were insufficient to tackle the massive food shortages the country is facing, the government has said.
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Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive In Ethiopia For Emergency Relief (Medical News Today)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 12:14pm EDT
A massive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy'Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF's emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia.
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A unity government for Zimbabwe?
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 12:03pm EDT
Zimbabweans give their views on the idea of a government of national unity to solve the political and economic crisis. -
Chad troops kill sect disciples
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 11:55am EDT
Chad troops kill more than 60 followers of a Muslim spiritual leader who threatened holy war. -
Would Africa pay a health tax?
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 10:52am EDT
Free healthcare in Africa is a practically non-existent. What healthcare system does your country operate? -
Somali insurgents in deadly raids
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 8:42am EDT
At least 21 people are killed in fighting prompted by insurgent attacks in Somalia. -
Treading softly
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 8:11am EDT
AU summit takes tentative steps on Zimbabwe
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USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia (Medical News Today)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 7:15am EDT
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama. -
Somalia: U.S. Envoy Describes Ethiopia's Role as 'Very Positive' (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 7:04am EDT
US ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Yamamoto, says the United States recognizes Ethiopia's contribution in various peacekeeping operations in the region and other areas of conflict in Africa.
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Daily Press Briefing -- July 2
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 7:00am EDT
View Video 12:14 p.m. EDT MR. MCCORMACK: Good afternoon, everybody. I don’t have anything to start off with, so we can get right to your questions. Who wants to begin? QUESTION: Can you give us a readout on the Secretary’s meeting with the Lithuanian Prime Minister and specifically – MR. MCCORMACK: Sure.
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ETHIOPIA: Amarat Mebrie: "My biggest worry is trying to feed my grandchildren everyday" (AlertNet)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:57am EDT
Source: IRIN Like much of Ethiopia, the south, where Amarat Mebrie lives, is experiencing severe food shortages. She told IRIN/PlusNews how she has coped since her son died two years ago, leaving her the sole guardian and caregiver of his three children.
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U.S. Envoy Describes Ethiopia's Role as 'Very Positive'
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:41am EDT
US ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Yamamoto, says the United States recognizes Ethiopia's contribution in various peacekeeping operations in the region and other areas of conflict in Africa.
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Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:31am EDT
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a controversial biofuel project.
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Ethiopia: Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive for Emergency Relief (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:28am EDT
Amassive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy’Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF’s emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. -
Ethiopia: Rights Groups Warn Gov't of Repurcusions of Assault On Civil Society (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:16am EDT
Ethiopia should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government controls and "draconian" criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), rights groups said on Tuesday, calling on donor governments to speak out publicly against the "de facto criminalization" of most of activities in the country.
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
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Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive for Emergency Relief
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:13am EDT
Amassive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy’Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF’s emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. -
A New System of Accounting - Too Good to Be True
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:08am EDT
It has been mentioned often, more frequently in recent times,that China's average GDP growth from 1980 to 2000 of 9.6% should in reality be 6.8%; if "green" GDP were factored into the equation. Not to be unfair to China, this phenomenon is not unique to it alone; other fast-growing countries would end up with less percentage points if such a calculation were applied. But still, China, as the country with the fastest growth rate, has in some of its provinces up to 33.4% loss from its GDP due to environmental costs and natural resources losses. -
AU Mission Staffer Dies in Zimbabwe - Report
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:08am EDT
An Ethiopian member of the African Union Observer Mission deployed in Zimbabwe for the just-ended presidential run-off and the three House of Assembly by-elections collapsed and died shortly afterward the Zimbabwean Herald reported on Tuesday. -
Rights Groups Warn Gov't of Repurcusions of Assault On Civil Society
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 6:08am EDT
Ethiopia should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government controls and "draconian" criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), rights groups said on Tuesday, calling on donor governments to speak out publicly against the "de facto criminalization" of most of activities in the country.
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Ill Zambian leader flown to Paris
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 5:48am EDT
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is flown to Paris after suffering a stroke in Egypt. -
No paper for Zimbabwe money
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 4:47am EDT
A German company which helps Zimbabwe supply its money becomes the latest firm to end its business links.
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
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Insurgents Ambush Ethiopia Forces, Burn Trucks
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 3:37am EDT