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Treasury, African Ambassadors Discuss Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, Urge New Donors to Come Forward
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard, along with Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met with ambassadors and embassy officials from more than a dozen African countries to discuss the increased demand for assistance from the Global ...
Food fund to release $120 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A global fund to boost agricultural investment in the world's poor countries will release about $120 million in October to states who qualify, a senior US Treasury said on Friday. Treasury Under-Secretary Lael Brainard said more than 25 countries are expected to ask for funding from under the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. The fund was launched in April to ...
South African students fined for racist video
A South African court is ordering four white former students to pay fines for a video they made humiliating black university employees.The case has prompted bitter protests that racism remains entrenched in South Africa more than...
Brooks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church hosts fundraiser Saturday in Tulare
Brooks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lay Organization fundraiser will be from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 701 South U St., Tulare.
African Leaders Agree To Expand Maternal Health Campaign As AU Summit Concludes
African leaders participating in the 15th African Union (AU) Summit, which concluded on Tuesday, agreed to expand a campaign aimed at curbing maternal mortality on the continent and adopted other "key actions" in an effort to reduce infant and maternal mortality, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports. Summit attendees agreed to extend the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa ...
Kings Church celebrates at Taste of Africa event
COLOURFUL costumes, vibrant music and exotic food were the order of the day as African members of Kings Church brought a taste of their home continent to Hampden Park. More than 300 people attended the Taste of Africa event. (30/07/2010 09:00:45)
Niger: Food Crisis in the Sahel - Real Problem, False Solutions
When we talk of a 'food crisis', what are we referring to? Beyond cold and disembodied statistics, a Malian journalist has visited a few parts of Niger and reports on means of life, indeed, to surviving.[1]
World Vision: 'Hunger Season' Hit Niger Early
A Christian aid agency that has been working in Niger since 1995 says the current food shortage in the West African country is the worst theyve seen since the 2005 food crisis.
Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case
A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video they made that humiliated black university employees and drew global attention to entrenched racism on the campus.
Sub-Saharan African Stocks: Ghana Oil, MRS Oil, Sasini, Lafarge WAPCO Move
Mauritiuss SEMDEX Index fell for the first day in four, retreating 0.1 percent to close at 1,716.06 as of 1:30 p.m. in Port Louis. The measure gained 3.7 percent this month, the biggest monthly increase since January.
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