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AFRICA

27 Jan 2003
CARE: trying to overcome vulnerability in Eritrea
Dan Maxwell, East African regional programme coordinator for CARE International UK, told Katherine Arie that the mounting food security crisis in the Horn of Africa has largely been overshadowed in the media by other crises. He said Eritrea's plight was particularly dire, given the proportion of the country’s population likely to be affected.

EMERGENCIES

Tropical storm Bongani
MADAGASCAR: The cyclones are coming
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Tropical cyclone Jade
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Tropical cyclone Izilda
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Intense tropical cyclone Fanele
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Tropical storm Eric
Ida sloshes ashore, US Gulf oil operations recover
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Tropical storm Three
MYANMAR: Rats gnaw at cyclone recovery hopes
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Tropical cyclone Jokwe
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Cyclone Ivan
Ida sloshes ashore, US Gulf oil operations recover
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Tropical cyclone Fame
RPT-FEATURE-In Amazon, a frustrated search for cancer cures
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African hunger
A Battle for Hope
Source: NGO

Madagascar cyclones
MADAGASCAR: The cyclones are coming
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Angola recovery
FACTBOX-Who is Namibia's Hifikepunye Pohamba?
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Meningitis
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Kenya violence
Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya
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Burundi transition
Burundi: Reverse Ban on Civil Society Group
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Central African Republic troubles
Rebels kill 2 soldiers in Central African Republic
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Chad troubles
Troubled Chad moving to calmer phase-U.N. official
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Congo (DR) conflict
At least 73 dead in Congo boat accident - Red Cross
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Darfur conflict
A Midnight Emergency
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Swine flu
Saudi Arabia says pilgrim dies from H1N1 virus
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E. African hunger
A Battle for Hope
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Ethiopia Ogaden crisis
Ethiopia denies rebels have captured seven towns
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South Africa violence
Sudan offers to mediate Egypt-Algeria soccer row
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East Sudan insurgency
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Guinea unrest
ICC: Prosecutor Seeks OK on Kenya Inquiry
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Eritrea-Ethiopia border
Eritrea: IDPs returned or resettled but border tensions remain
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Rift Valley Fever
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AIDS in Africa
MALAWI: Esinati Chimpere, "Is it a crime to be HIV positive?"
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Indian Ocean tsunami
No damage after strong Indonesia quake
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Ivory Coast unrest
Ivory Coast election chief confirms poll delay
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Southern Africa floods
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Liberian reconstruction
LIBERIA: Breaking breastfeeding myths
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Marburg virus
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Niger-Mali Tuareg unrest
France asks its citizens to leave north, east Mali
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Niger hunger
In Brief: Markets critical to food security in Sahel
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Nigeria violence
Nigerian VP says President Yar'Adua is healthy
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Congo (Brazzaville) troubles
DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting
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Rwanda legacy
Zambia denies shielding Rwanda genocide suspects
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Somalia troubles
Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya
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S. African hunger
UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans
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South Sudan fragile peace
U.S. says Sudan's 2010 elections in doubt
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Sudan conflicts
A Midnight Emergency
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Uganda violence
Dozens dead in Ugandan rebel attack in CAR -sources
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Sierra Leone justice
SIERRA LEONE: War-wounded get micro-grants
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W. African hunger
In Brief: Markets critical to food security in Sahel
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Western Sahara dispute
Morocco: Reverse Expulsion of Sahrawi Activist
Source: HRW

Zimbabwe crisis
Cargo plane crashes in Shanghai, 3 U.S. crew killed
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E. African floods
KENYA: Khadijah Ibrahim, "My husband has been sending me less money"
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Chikungunya
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Malaria
South Sudan conflict-related crisis - Health situation report no. 3 - 9 November 2009
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Bird flu
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
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AIDS pandemic
China AIDS sufferers face widespread discrimination-UN
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W. African floods
BURKINA FASO: Coping with urban flood-displaced
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Yemen clashes
Yemeni troops, rebels in battle near northern city
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FEATURE

11 Feb 2002
Making partnerships to Stop Hunger Now
After founding an organisation dedicated to fighting hunger in the United States, the Rev. Ray Buchanan created Stop Hunger Now to work against hunger on an international level. Since 1997, his organisation has set up partnerships in more than 40 countries and provided more than $20 million worth of aid, he told Lauren Pollock.

Last updated:Sat Nov 28 18:57:05 2009