News - Africa
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
VOA - Recent indications from Somalia's Ethiopia-backed interim government that it is prepared to negotiate an end to a 15-month Islamist-led insurgency have raised hopes for a cease-fire that could pave the way for peace talks.
But as VOA correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from Mogadishu, the insurgency is being waged by ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic insurgents seized an eighth town in Somalia in recent months, killing more than a dozen people Thursday, a resident and a spokesman for the militia said.
The attack on Adado, a town in the central Somali region of Galgudud, killed at least 15 people and ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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fertilizer shortages, food costs, higher energy prices equal world crisis
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WASHINGTON – From India to Africa to North Korea to Pakistan and even in New York City, higher grain prices, fertilizer shortages and rising energy costs are combining to spell hunger for millions in what is being characterized as a ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
By Barry Bearak
The newspaper published no actual results from Saturday's vote and attributed its conclusion to analysts. But the report is likely to be perceived as a decision by President Robert Mugabe and his key aides to continue his fight to hold on to the presidency rather than yield to ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The head of the United Nations World Food Program said Tuesday that international price increases have created more hungry people worldwide than ever before _ and a rise in urban hunger.
The organization has issued urgent appeals for more donations and to push countries to find ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - China and India's explosion of trade with Africa and greater investment and tolerance by traditional partners have boosted the continent's development climate, Ethiopia's prime minister said on Monday.
"The external environment has been more conducive for African development. We have more latitude to be authors of our ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
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Picture - Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
HARARE (AFP) — President Robert Mugabe issued a stark warning to his challengers that he would not tolerate post-election violence as the contest to rule Zimbabwe entered the final stretch on Thursday.
As one of his two challengers said it could take a decade to fix the economy of the one-time ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Capital - The African Union is to deliberation the popularization and ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, from March 17-19 2008, in Bujumbura, Burundi.
The Member States of the African Union adopted the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, in January 2007. The Charter was developed ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
VOA,BBC - Kenya's parliament is to convene Thursday in Nairobi to discuss for the first time a power sharing deal intended to end the country's deadly post-election crisis.
The lawmakers are expected to work under an agreement reached last week by President Mwai Kibaki, opposition leader Raila Odinga and U.N. mediator ...
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