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11/3/10,
WEST CENTRAL AFRICA:...
DAKAR Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Natural disasters, epidemics and political unrest deal a particularly heavy blow to communities in West and Central Africa, where people live in a “fragile” state daily, UN Children’s Fund said on 4 February.
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11/3/10,
NIGER: Constitution crisis...
NIAMEY Thursday, February 18, 2010 (IRIN) - Small vendors abandoned their stalls as the typical lunch hour break opened with gunfire at the presidential palace shortly after 1pm local time in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Firing continued intermittently with the military blocking all roads leading to the palace. Government helicopters were circling the city and fired in the afternoon, according to residents.
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11/3/10,
AFRICA: Early arrival of...
DAKAR Monday, February 22, 2010 (IRIN) - A meningitis epidemic has struck earlier than usual and is spreading across sub-Saharan Africas meningitis belt from Senegal to Ethiopia, according to health ministries in the region. The disease occurs during the dry season, with most cases reported in mid-April.
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11/3/10,
AFRICA: Finding the food...
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (IRIN) - Temperatures seem set to soar to perilously high levels because of climate change. In another 40 years, would maize still be the staple food in Kenya, already hit by five failed rainy seasons? If not, what could people grow and eat? And if you could grow maize, how much water and fertilizer would it need?
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11/3/10,
TOGO: Hope for the best,...
LOMÉ Wednesday, March 03, 2010 (IRIN) - More than 3,000 local election observers, 6,000 soldiers, and representatives of international election transparency watchdog groups are scattered across Togo on the eve of a presidential election crackling with tension, yet billed as a national reconciliation by its leaders.
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11/3/10,
IRIN: Todays most popular...
NAIROBI Friday, March 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Here are the most popular new articles on the IRIN website over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly. This feature was launched on 18 July, but will display the latest, most popular items of today.
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11/3/10,
IN-BRIEF: Vote counting in...
LOMÉ Friday, March 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Vote counting is underway in Togo, a day after presidential polls closed, with electoral authorities saying they are concerned not to repeat the mistakes of the violence-marred 2005 ballot.
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5/3/10,
Minister condemns Nigeria...
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5/3/10,
Nederland blijft derde, Benin...
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5/3/10,
Nigeria probes brutal...
Nigerias Senate orders an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery. (source: BBC) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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