August 02
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Sahel Set to See Rise in 'Climate Refugees' - Report
AlertNet
Erratic weather linked to climate change is forcing people to flee their homes in West Africa's Sahel region, a trend that could worsen dramatically as temperatures rise, a rights... Read more »
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Govt Was Wrong to Host Bashir At AU Summit [opinion]
African Arguments
A July editorial in The Sunday Trust opined that the Nigerian government was right to host the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during a recent African Union (AU) summit despite... Read more »
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The Star
President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers are likely to use data they are requesting from Safaricom and Airtel to prove that civil society activists 'bribed and coached prosecution... Read more »
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Bar-Codes Speed Up Distribution of Food in Refugee Camps [press release]
UNHCR
Bar code technology more commonly seen in supermarkets is enabling the UN refugee agency to greatly improve the speed at which monthly rations of food and relief items are... Read more »
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As UNMIL Draws Down - China to Deploy 140-Member Riot Police
Heritage
As the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) draws down its peacekeeping forces, the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has announced the deployment of a... Read more »
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Multi-Million Euro Project Seeks to Enhance Food Security, Reduce Poverty
Daily Observer
A Millennium Development Goal 1c (MDG1C) Initiative Project, financed by the European Union through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture... Read more »
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Refugee Defies Odds to Help Others Return Home From DRC Camps
New Times
Simon Singirankabo's story is not different from those of other refugees. For close to 20 years, he lived as a refugee in different camps in DRC, and found himself drifting further... Read more »
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Children Caught Up in Egypt Crisis [press release]
AlertNet
Thousands of children are being exploited by both sides in violent clashes since the military ousted President Mohamed Morsi last month, warns charity Plan International. Read more »
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'Chopper' Commemorative Gigs Begin
The Herald
Countrywide commemoration gigs for the late legendary singer Simon "Chopper" Chimbetu start tonight at Jazz 105 with a must attend gig led by the heir to the dendera throne Suluman... Read more »
August 01
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AlertNet
A new U.N. military brigade set up to track down and "neutralise" armed groups in order to reduce violence in eastern Congo may put both civilians and aid operations at greater... Read more »
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DRC Multiple Displacements Making People More Vulnerable
IRIN
Since 2012 an estimated one million people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern provinces of South and North Kivu, major ethnic and political... Read more »
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Efficient Charcoal Stoves See Surge in Popularity
AlertNet
The ancient lorry, overflowing with more than 100 bags of charcoal on the last stage of their journey from tree to ash, creaks and groans towards Kampala, its tailboard bearing the... Read more »
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People of Strife-Torn CAR Must Not Be Forgotten - UN Official
UN News
A senior United Nations human rights official today urged the international community not to forget the people of the Central African Republic (CAR), where State institutions... Read more »
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Kenya Loses Bid to Have ICC Cases Referred
The Star
KENYA has lost a bid to have ICC member states convene a special session to discuss cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. Read more »
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IMF Urges Concerted Policy Action to Reduce Risks to Global Growth [press release]
IMF
If the world's largest economies could make improvements in their policies in mutually reinforcing ways, they would lift global GDP over the longer run by as much as 3 percent,... Read more »
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WFP - Juba-Bound Russian Helicopter Crashes in Ethiopia
Sudan Tribune
The UN World Food Program (WFP) office in Ethiopia on Thursday has dismissed a report by Associated Press alleging that a helicopter that crashed in Ethiopia on Wednesday belonged... Read more »
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VOA
U.N. forces have established a security zone in two eastern Congolese cities to rid the area of what they call "unauthorized weapons." Read more »
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Ban Appoints Former Ugandan Vice-President As Envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa
UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Speciosa Wandira-Kasibwe of Uganda as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Read more »
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Uhuru Seeks Cell Phone Records of 60 Witnesses
The Star
President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyer at the ICC is reportedly seeking information about 60 people some of whom may be witnesses in his trial scheduled to start in November. Read more »
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World Bank Mobilises Record Support for Africa
Namibian
THE World Bank Group committed a record US$14,7 billion in the 2013 fiscal year to support economic growth and better development prospects in Africa despite uncertain economic... Read more »
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Inception Workshop for the MDG 1C Initiative
Foroyaa
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation has on Wednesday 31st of July 2013, opened a two-day inception workshop at the Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort for the MDG 1c... Read more »
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Gambia to Ratify UN 97 Transboundary Watercourses Convention
Foroyaa
The Government of the Gambia is working towards the ratification of the United Nations 1997 Transboundary Watercourses Convention. According to officials of the Department of Water... Read more »
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'Food Prices Remain High in Sudan' - FAO
Radio Dabanga
In its latest July 2013 Crops Prospects and Food Situation report, the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reports that the prices of domestic cereals (mainly... Read more »
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'Decade of Darfur Violence Affects More Than 250 Aid Workers' - AWSD
Radio Dabanga
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has highlighted records of more than 250 aid workers who have been "affected by violence" in Darfur in the last... Read more »
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Kenyan Authorities Probe Links Between Kenyan and Tanzanian Extremists
Sabahi
Kenya is investigating allegations that Mombasa cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, known as Makaburi, has become the new spiritual leader of al-Shabaab-affiliated Muslim Youth... Read more »
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