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Worm’s demise nearAtlanta, Georgia, USA - Health workers are on the verge of eradicating Guinea worm disease in what would be just the second time in history that a disease has been wiped from the planet, the Carter Center said Friday. |
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Darfur: Egyptian troops arrive to boost strength of joint UN-African Union force
More than 160 Egyptian personnel arrived in Darfur today as part of a large battalion that will boost the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union force deployed earlier this year in an attempt to quell the fighting and humanitarian suffering in the strife-torn Sudanese region.
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Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West AfricaAccra, Ghana - West African legislators worried by climate change and soaring energy costs want regional leaders to back plans to harness sun and wind energy that experts say could bring electricity to some of the poorest people on earth. |
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Nigeria to impose import duties to stem influx of junk PCs
Lagos (AFP) Feb 7, 2008 - Nigeria is to introduce import duties to stem the influx of substandard and unserviceable computers, electrical and electronic appliances posing health and environmental hazards in the country.
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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British girl released by Nigerian kidnappersPort Harcourt, Nigeria - A three-year-old British girl kidnapped last week in southern Nigeria has been freed, Rivers State chief of police Felix Ogbaudu and the British foreign ministry said Sunday. |
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Ten Indian hostages released in southern NigeriaLagos - Ten Indian citizens kidnapped early this month in volatile southern Nigeria have been released, industry sources said Saturday. |
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Japan donates 9.25 million dollars to UNICEF NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria - The Japanese government Friday donated 9.25 million dollars (6.42 million euros) to UNICEF to support its child survival programmes in Nigeria, UNICEF said. |
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Nigerian named youngest winner of British literary prizeLondon, England, UK - Nigeria's Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie won Britain's Orange Prize for fiction by women, becoming the first African to take the award in its 12-year history, organizers said Wednesday. |
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Pumpkin power for phone networks in AfricaAmsterdam - Palm and pumpkin seed oil could soon be generating electricity to help power mobile phone networks across Africa under a plan to replace fossil fuels with sustainable biofuels made from crops grown by local farmers. |
news from Africa
- South Africa to start wind power project: official
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Young people create new life and lush urban garden in former Kibera waste dump
- Malaria vaccine trials show promise
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Worm’s demise near
- Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 Percent
- Surf’s up in Angola now the war years are over
- Local boy, Ont. teen, link up to create safe water chains around world
- Christian the Lion (w/Video)
