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May 19, 2011
Thousands of Chadians Stranded after Fleeing Libya

Migrants in desperate need of food and water
May 19, 2011
Funding Development through Diaspora Remittances

US State Department, IFAD launch new initiative
May 18, 2011
Botswana Strike Deals Blow to Health Services

Public workers began their strike on April 18
May 18, 2011
Rights Group: Justice Needed for Grave Crimes in Ivory Coast

Human Rights Watch says forces on both sides responsible for violence and deaths
May 17, 2011
Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence

Quest for official nationhood continues
May 17, 2011
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

Promising research underway as epidemic turns 30
May 15, 2011
Trade Barriers Impede Food Security

Global Harvest Initiative says barriers affect one billion hungry people
May 12, 2011
African Gays Under Attack as HIV/AIDS Epidemic Turns 30

Attacks, laws target men having sex with men
May 11, 2011
Ivory Coast Medical Needs Rise as Violence Subsides

Doctors Without Borders says hospitals overwhelmed
May 11, 2011
Anti-Retroviral Therapy Protects Against HIV Transmission

UNAIDS, NIH call new trial results groundbreaking
May 10, 2011
Mega-Fires Pose Threat to Environment, Economy

FAO report examines conflagrations that are becoming more frequent
May 09, 2011
Boosting Africa’s Standard of Living Through Regional Investments

UN report says cross-border ties key to social and economic progress
May 08, 2011
Oxfam: Civilians Pay Unacceptable Price in Armed Conflicts

Report says UN must to better job of protecting the vulnerable
May 08, 2011
Ugandan Government Asked to Probe Security Force Violence

Human Rights Watch cites civilian killings, beatings, rapes during April protests
April 28, 2011
Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS in Africa

CSIS report highlights problem in Kenya and Tanzania
April 27, 2011
Rights Group: Uganda Has History of Police Abuse and Censorship

Similar crackdown on demonstrations in 2009
April 25, 2011
Many Ivory Coast Displaced Still Lack Food, Water, Shelter

UNHCR and Oxfam trying to reach those in need
April 21, 2011
Medicine in Short Supply in Abidjan, Hospitals Struggling

Doctors Without Borders also says violence hindering access to displaced in western Ivory Coast
April 20, 2011
Nigerian Opposition Accuses Ruling Party of Harassment

Several opposition members reported arrested or abducted
April 20, 2011
Wheat Rust Threatening Crops in Africa, Asia and Mideast

New strain of yellow rust called very aggressive

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