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Cholera outbreak kills 11 in Malawi

http://af.reuters.com/article/malawiNews/idAFLV48579620081231

Friday, January 2, 2009

A cholera outbreak in Malawi's main commercial city has killed at least 11 people, a senior health official said on Wednesday.Health officials have...

Ethiopia begins withdrawal from Somalia

http://af.reuters.com/article/ethiopiaNews/idAFL226177020090102

Friday, January 2, 2009

Ethiopia has started pulling its troops out of Somalia, where they have been helping the Western-backed government fight an Islamist insurgency for...

Ivory Coast sends army to secure cocoa-growing area

http://af.reuters.com/article/burkinaFasoNews/idAFLV11517320081231

Friday, January 2, 2009

Ivory Coast has sent hundreds of soldiers to bolster security in its cocoa-growing west, but farmers caught up in simmering land disputes say that...

French official visits Guinea to discuss elections

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE5010CQ20090102

Friday, January 2, 2009

A French official will travel to Guinea on Saturday to meet the ruling military junta and the civilian prime minister to discuss the organisation of...

Guinea junta names banker as PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7804306.stm

Friday, January 2, 2009

Guinea's military rulers have named a banker as their prime minister, a week after their coup. Kabine Komara had been an executive at the African...

'Two die' in Mali grenade assault

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7808293.stm

Friday, January 2, 2009

Two people have died in grenade attacks by Tuareg rebels in Mali's northern city of Gao. A servant was killed in the home of a local official and...

Ghana presidential re-vote under way in 1 district

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/02/africa/AF-Ghana-Election.php

Friday, January 2, 2009

Ghana's leader appealed for calm Friday as residents of a single district cast ballots that could decide the outcome of the tight presidential race...

Reporter killed in Somali shootout

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html

Friday, January 2, 2009

A reporter for Somalia's Shabelle Radio was shot and killed Thursday during a gun battle south of Mogadishu, the network reported.Hassan Mayow Hassan...

An innovative approach to prevent child malnutrition in Somalia

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_46991.html

Friday, January 2, 2009

UNICEF has introduced an emergency food supplement to prevent malnutrition in over 100,000 of the most vulnerable children in Somalia. ‘Plumpy’Doz’,...

UNICEF highlights deteriorating situation of children and women in eastern DRC

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_46983.html

Friday, January 2, 2009

The escalation of conflict and upheaval of people from their homes and shelters have led to further violations of children's and women’s rights in...