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UN rapporteur on food security warns of humanitarian crises in Sahel West Africa
ACCRA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — The United Nation’s rapporteur on food security, Olivier De Schutter, warned here on Thursday that unless the global community rose up early to intervene, there was imminent humanitarian crisis awaiting the Sahel zone of West Africa as a result of food shortage. He told the media here that, in countries [...]
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Russia to maintain arms supplies to Syria
MOSCOW, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Russia would continue supplying arms to Syria, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said Thursday. “Russia is committed to its international obligations regarding conventional weapons supplies. We will not violate any international obligations,” Antonov told a press conference here. “What is not prohibited is allowed,” he said, adding Russia did [...]
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Racial differences narrow slightly in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — There was more representation of blacks in the middle class in South Africa last year, indicating that racial differences had narrowed — although slightly, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Judging by the living standards measures (LSMs), 19 percent of blacks were living in the highest category, LSM [...]
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Senegalese opposition continues protests against Wade’s candidature
DAKAR, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Senegal’s opposition continues protests against President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid to retain power in the election next month with a fresh toll reported in political tensions in the West African country. Hundreds of Senegalese nationals came out on Tuesday under the platform of the June 23 Movement (M23), which is made [...]
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Three rebels killed in clashes in Sudan’s East Darfur
KHARTOUM, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — At least three members of Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) were killed when they attacked an area in Sudan’s East Darfur State and clashed with local citizens, Khartoum Al-Ahdath daily reported Wednesday. The paper quoted Al-Daif Iyssa Elao, a local official in East Darfur State, as saying that [...]
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Sudanese president pessimistic about reaching deal with South Sudan on oil dispute
KHARTOUM, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expressed pessimism about reaching a deal between his country and South Sudan to end their oil dispute, Khartoum Al-Ahdath daily reported Tuesday. The paper quoted al-Bashir as saying that “there is no hope despite everything we made since the beginning until the release of the South’s [...]
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2 killed in anti-Wade protests in northern Senegal
DAKAR, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — Two people were killed on Monday in Senegal’s northern town of Podor during demonstrations organized by the opposition to protest against the decision by the Constitutional Council to validate the candidature of President Abdoulaye Wade for the Feb. 26 elections. According to the state owned Radio-Senegal and other private radio [...]
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18th AU summit concludes with package of agreements
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — The 18th African Union (AU) summit ended here Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital with adoption of a series of agreements concerning Africa’s economic, political and security issues. Africa will speed up its infrastructure development and put related policies and laws in place to boost the integration process, according to [...]
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AU to mark Golden Jubilee of predecessor institution in 2013
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) is going to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the birth of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 2013, the pan-African body has announced. The decision to mark the anniversary of the institution from which the AU is transformed came on Tuesday at [...]
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Malawi to host 19th AU Summit in June 2012
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — The heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday agreed to hold the 19th Ordinary Session in Lilongwe, Malawi in June 2012. The 19th summit will take place on June 23-30, 2012 in Lilongwe, Malawi, a move which was made at the conclusion of the [...]
