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Mystery S.Africa killer disease may be Congo fever

Ethiopia says Kenya suspects were caught in Somalia

Hamas takes its turn at reconciliation talks

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French scientist Luc Montagnier, 2008 Nobel prize winner for medicine and director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, attends the international conference about AIDS at the presidential palace ...

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Aid agency newsfeed

Joint Statement: Security rapidly deteriorating in Somalia

International community failing to provide adequate assistance and protection to the population in North Kivu, DRC

WHO experts raise antiquated nutrition standards

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Feeding the killers: Uganda aid row begs tough questions

Most Britons unaware of African conflicts - Red Cross survey

Congo's children abducted back to battle and abuse

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