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Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: IRIN A US$500,000 project by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is using Madagascar's agricultural off-season to decrease food aid dependency and offset the effects of high food prices.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mary Gahonzire, the acting Inspector General of Police, is attending the 10th annual East Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Software - Infotech (Free subscription) | yesterday
IDS Software, provider of integrated IT solutions for the hospitality industry, has forayed into the Nigerian market to make available its services in that country.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 65 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, two were the result of hostile action. The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
ZIMBABWE, whose economy has been reduced to a basket case owing to years of mismanagement, is among the 12 southern African states that committed themselves to setting up a free trade area (FTA) at the weekend, but concern mounted this week that the country may not get a fair deal from integrating its sickly economy with the rest of the region.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
NAMIBIAN hockey teams took four of the seven trophies up for grabs during the annual SADC Hockey Tournament between Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana recently.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
As of Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at least 511 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Saturday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Fl color promo a img fl color promo (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Sub Pop turns in rockin style. We also challenge you to a fight. Pitchfork It’s gonna be so much dubey and schaldenbrand than in London, right DR Nah, in London, I can’t really walk around points to adjoining trailer, maybe eight feet away. For the past couple of years, we’ve been heavy [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Mozambique's Minister of Industry and Trade, Antonio Fernando, says that the country must increase its sugar production to respond to the growing demand in the international market.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Combating crime has become a daunting challenge to law enforcement officers in East Africa as advances in the information and com m unication technologies (ICTs) make it easy for resourceful criminals to operate beyond national barriers, according to Ethiopia's police chief.
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Heavy metal group Metallica is having to share its chiropractor with the Seychelles Olympics team.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 508 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Angolan student, Oseias Bungo, came fourth in the eighth edition of the secondary school writing contest of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) this year.
Ugandan Insomniac (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
This is what I think. I think Uganda’s bad politicians are not that bad. Most of them just don’t quite understand the field in which they operate. They lack the tools with which to cunningly maneuver through the political landscape with dexterity and decorum. Uganda’s politicians can’t pull a Musharraf, an Olmert, a Prodi, a Taylor or [...]
ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Bali/Bangkok, 20 August 2008 - An innovative regional agreement is beginning to turn the tide for the 'ancient mariners' of the world's oceans. Marine turtles traverse the seas for thousands of kilometers, returning after decades to nest in the same area where they entered the world as tiny hatchlings.
