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SUDAN: The art of HIV education in the south

PlusNews http:www.plusnews.org

Monday, April 21, 2008

In a tiny recording studio in the southern Sudanese capital, Juba,Patrick Taban's phone rings off the hook, but he pays it no attention - he'stoo...

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LIBERIA: Logging industry ready to restart

africa » liberia » monrovia

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

With mechanisms nowin place to resume logging operations and three companies awarded tenders,revenues from the lucrative industry will soon start...

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CHAD: PMTCT - a difficult birth

africa » chad » ndjamena

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Lowering the chances of an HIV positive mother passing the virus onto her child is a simple case of giving mother and baby one dose of the...

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CHAD: Shaky start to AIDS fight

africa » chad » ndjamena

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Wracked by decades of political insecurity, HIV/AIDS simply wasn't a priority in Chad for many years. A chronic lack of health workers and uncertain...

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DRC: Funds to boost stability in Ituri

africa » dem rep congo » bunia

IRIN

Sunday, March 16, 2008

The international community has released US$5.7 million as a first tranche of aid this year to stabilise the troubled district of Ituri in the...

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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Region looks towards Zimbabwe's power plants

africa » zimbabwe » harare

IRIN

Friday, March 14, 2008

In a move that could alleviate Southern Africa's struggle to cope with the growing demand for electricity, while helping Zimbabwe with its chronic...

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CHAD: Plea to CEMAC for funds to rebuild destroyed capital

africa » chad » ndjamena

IRIN

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Chad is seeking funds from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to repair parts of the capital, N’djamena, which were...

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GLOBAL: Governments fail to invest enough to combat malnutrition

africa » senegal » dakar

IRIN

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Nutrition experts say governments are not investing enough to prevent and treat malnutrition in women and children in poor countries. “The amount...

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"Girls Education is our priority"

africa » gambia

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

A UK philanthropist couple has said that girls’ education in the Gambia is their principal priority in the dispensation of their charitable...

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AFRICA: Halfway to 2015 education goals, progress not fast enough

africa » senegal » dakar

IRIN

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Critics say donors at a recent high-level meeting failed to make firm funding commitments for improving education, particularly in impoverished,...

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