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Address This Looming Crisis Immediately

Monday, April 21, 2008

We are approaching crisis point with regard to the price of rice. At the moment one bag is costing between D685 to D750 if you are in Banjul. This...

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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Zimbabwe not on summit agenda

africa » mauritius » port louis

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Monday, April 21, 2008

Norwayand the European Union on Sunday urged southern African leaders to resolve thepolitical crisis in Zimbabweas their credibility was at stake....

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ZIMBABWE: What now from SADC?

africa » zimbabwe

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Monday, April 21, 2008

South African President Thabo Mbeki has been lampooned and condemned acrossthe world for saying there is "no crisis" in Zimbabwe on his briefstopover...

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LIBERIA: Nutritional “crisis” in Monrovia

africa » liberia » monrovia

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

Moderate hunger hasbeen endemic in the Liberian capital for years, but as the effects of soaringglobal food and fuel prices have doubled rice prices,...

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KENYA: Wild animals compete with humans for scarce water resources

africa » kenya » garissa

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Ahmed Diriye hadtaken his goats to a stream in Mogogashe near the northern Kenyan town ofGarissa and was waiting for them to drink when he was...

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Zimbabwe's election delay could have 'serious implications', warns UN Secretary-General

africa » zimbabwe

Wikinews http://en.wikinews.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarked on the post-election situation in Zimbabweon Wednesday, expressing concern about the failure of...

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Urgent changes needed in global farming practices to avoid environmental destruction

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

World’s leading scientists condemn industrial farming methods and see norole for GE as a solution to soaring food prices and hunger crisis...

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ZIMBABWE: Mugabe is losing the region's support

africa » zimbabwe » harare

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Seven months ago leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) greeted President Robert Mugabe with a standing ovation at a regional...

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UNHCR and Google unveil new map programme for humanitarian operations

europe » switzerland » geneva

UNHCR http://www.unhcr.org

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Representatives of Google and the UN refugee agency on Tuesday unveiled a powerful new online mapping programme that provides an up-close and...

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The Role and Contribution of Islam in Promoting the Culture of Peace in a Globalized World

africa » gambia

Friday 4th April 2008 Issue

Monday, April 07, 2008

(Part 2)Third, the dilemma of an Ummah living in a global village tightly framed in confused, uncertain and paranoid postmodern epistemology and...

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