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Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel		  The Star 
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
Fri 27 Jan 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Foreign Minister William Hague hold an office meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth building in London, June 8, 2010.
Africa   Britan   Photos   Political   Wikipedia: William Hague		  The Daily Mail 
Mr Hague had the superior air of the Man from Del Monte
Tue 29 Nov 2011
Perorating in yesterday’s debate about north Africa and the Middle East, Foreign Secretary William Hague said that his role – and that, by Jove, of Her Britannic Majesty’s Government... (photo: US DoD / Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, (May 26)--The Coast Guard issued the certificate of inspection May 26 for the Deep Draft Caisson Vessel built by Exxon Mobil Corporation for oil production in the Gulf of Mexico's Hoover and Diana oil fields. At 75 stories tall and moored in 4, 800 feet of water, the Deep Draft Caisson Vessel, or DDCV, is the world's deepest drilling and production platform. USCG Photo by Lt.j.g. Brian Moore (117631) ( DEEP DRAFT CAISSON VESSEL (FOR RELEASE) )  Buffalo News  Wed 26 Oct 2011
IMF: Mideast oil importers face economic slowdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Middle Eastern countries without significant oil resources face a sharp slowdown in economic growth as the effects of the Arab Spring reverberate across the region,... (photo: US Coastguard / Lt.j.g. Brian Moore)
Arab   Dubai   Mideast   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Middle East
Benefits of good nutrition take centre stage at UN high-level event  United Nations  Tue 20 Sep 2011
Benefits of good nutrition take centre stage at UN high-level event
20 September 2011 – Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector joined United Nations agencies today to emphasize the importance of good nutrition, which is vital not only for... (photo: UN / Lou Rouse)
Civil   Nutrition   Photos   UN   Uganda   Wikipedia: Uganda
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Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Gulf News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Nigeria faces an existential threat
London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday's devastating attacks on the city of Kano.... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Nigeria   Photos   Politics   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack. BBC News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to come forward and state their... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Islam   Nigeria   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
Team picture of the Ivory Coast prior to the friendly soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. First row from left right: Aristide Zogba, Emmanuel Eboue, Arthur Boka, Cheik Tiote, Didier Zokora Sporting Life Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0
Salomon Kalou's early goal helped Ivory Coast book their spot in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and consign opponents Burkina Faso to an early exit. The Chelsea... (photo: AP / Roberto Pfeil)
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Paul Ulrich Kessany and Hamdaoui Mounir during a match of the national teams of Morocco and Gabon. Gabon won the match with 2-1 BBC News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Morocco
Morocco's Marouane Chamakh is hoping to be fit to face Gabon in Libreville. The Arsenal striker has been hit by food poisoning but expects to recover for a game... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske))
Africa   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou attends a news conference ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Daily Mail Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0: Kalou and crazy own goal books quarter-final place
Ivory Coast secured a place in the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Burkina Faso 2-0 on Thursday. Salomon Kalou opened the scoring in the 16th minute... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Photos
Equatorial Guinea captain in action against Libya during the CAF African Nations Cup soccer tournament first match. Taipei Times Thu 26 Jan 2012
Equatorial Guinea upset Senegal
Equatorial Guinea grabbed the headlines on Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a stunning defeat of Senegal to become the first team into the quarter-finals. This... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Photos   Senegal   Soccer   Wikipedia: Africa Cup of Nations


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Louis Michel, Member of the EC in charge of Development and Humanitarian Aid, receives Youssou N´Dour, Senegalese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and the Unicef . ula1 Youssou Ndour applies for 2012 election Breitbart
In this Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, veteran leader Sir Michael Somare, second right, attends a press conference after claiming to have been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM The Star
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at Orly airport, south of Paris, for his first state visit in France, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. President Ouattara to Sign Military Accord On Paris Visit All Africa
Human Rights
File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata Zeenews
Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. A year after uprising, Egyptians celebrate and protest Chicago Tribune
File - An Egyptian Pyramids, Sphinx and other ancient cultural heritage. Who should save Egypt's archives? Al Jazeera
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A health offical draws blood from an HIV positive woman at Siem Reap provincial hospital about 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. AFRICA: HIV-positive women still confused about infant-feeding choices IRINnews
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An Israeli flag is seen back-dropped by the Dome of the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Jewish Imperial News WorldNews.com
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Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Saad el-Katatni, right, Mohamed Morsi, centre, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Muslim Brotherhood not in Egypt presidency race Zeenews
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