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WEST AFRICA: Region among the world’s hungriest

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The 2008 Global Hunger Index (GHI) says sub-Saharan African countries have the highest level of hunger in the world, with Niger, Sierra Leone and...

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World Food Day stresses climate change and bioenergy effects on poor

africa

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The poor will suffer mostClimate change and bioenergy are the focus of this year’s World Food Day activities, expected to involve over 150 countries....

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HungerFREE Caravan to give voice to Gambian Women to end the food crisis

africa » gambia

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The food crisis in The Gambia is forcing more people to gohungry.Over 950 million people in theworld go hungry every day and it’s getting worse, in...

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ETHIOPIA: Can't eat, won't learn

africa » ethiopia » hwassa

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Ethiopia's schools have opened for the new academic year, but severe food insecurity in some regions has kept thousands of children out of class....

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Reviewing biofuel policies and subsidies

africa

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Annual report weighs opportunities and risks of biofuelsBiofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of...

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Jammeh’s food self-sufficiency drive hailed

Africa » Gambia

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

It is not often that we get the views of Gambians from the countryside. That does not mean that they do not have something to say, or that they do...

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MALAWI: Green belts to boost food production

africa » malawi » lilongwe

Monday, October 06, 2008

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to...

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SENEGAL: Malnutrition at crisis level in northeast

africa » senegal » matam

Friday, September 26, 2008

Poor rains and rising rice prices have contributed to increasing malnutrition to alarming levels in at least three regions of Senegal. Following a...

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GLOBAL: Govts urged to recognise the right to affordable food

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has called on governments to draw up national laws obliging them to take action when there...

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ZIMBABWE: Hunger begins to take its toll

africa » zimbabwe » masvingo

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Five children have died in Zimbabwe’s southern drought-prone Masvingo province from severe malnutrition-related illnesses, according to members of a...

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