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11/3/2009
UGANDA
Palm Project Accused of Environmental Destruction
By Wambi Michael
Thousands of hectares of forest are being replaced with oil palms. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS It is a public-private partnership intended to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. Its critics say it's destroying forests with no regard for environmental regulations.
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11/2/2009
ZIMBABWE
Watchdog Groups Urge Ban on Diamond Exports
By Eli Clifton
The past week brought new scrutiny of Zimbabwe's human rights record with the deportation of a senior U.N. official sent to investigate torture there, and demands by a coalition of civil society groups that the international community address human rights violations stemming from Zimbabwe's lucrative diamond industry.
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ZIMBABWE
Far From the City’s Money, Villagers Barter Again
By Stanley Kwenda
In Chitsa, a village with some 2,000 inhabitants located about 250 km from Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare, it has become difficult to conduct everyday transactions involving money.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Jockeying for Position in Copenhagen
By Servaas van den Bosch
Floods, drought, hunger, shifting patterns of pestilence: apocalyptic challenges lie in wait should a comprehensive treaty on climate change not be reached. Credit: Hilary Uguru/IPS The global climate change caravan has arrived in Barcelona for a last round of talks before the Copenhagen summit. What's at stake for Africa?
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MIDEAST
Israel Divided Over 'Illegal' Children
By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
"Migrant workers bring with them a profusion of diseases - hepatitis, measles, tuberculosis, AIDS and drug addiction: Our critics can be as sanctimonious as they like, but unless we stop the wave of migrant workers, the whole character of the State of Israel, its Jewish character, will be under threat."
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11/1/2009
EGYPT
A Big Catch Feeds Millions
By Cam McGrath
Farm-raised tilapia on sale in a Cairo supermarket. Credit:Cam McGrath/IPS As the sun rises over the Nile delta, workers at a fish farm in northern Egypt open a sluice gate and sort through the thousands of wriggling tilapia that pour out of a concrete holding tank. The fish are sorted, packed into crates and sent to supermarkets in Cairo and Alexandria, where they are sold as "the catch of the day".
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10/31/2009
MOZAMBIQUE
Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS
By Jessie Boylan
Nurse Dorothy Kakongwe is seeing the fruit of basic training and education in rural communities of Niassa province. Credit: Jessie Boylan/IPS When Dorothy Kakongwe smiles, her creases tell stories no history book can recount. This elderly nurse can reflect on numerous changes in the landscape and people around her.
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COTE D'IVOIRE
Without Better Storage, We Are Farming to Feed Insects
By Fulgence Zamblé
Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d'Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year.
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10/30/2009
AGRICULTURE-KENYA
Finally, a Windfall for Tea Farmers
By Suleiman Mbatiah
Despite the sweltering sun and with a heavy load on her back Mary Muthoni strides to the tea buying centre with joy and pride painted on her face. "This is a different year," she smiles, hurriedly greeting other women farmers at the centre. For them, the story is the same: blessings in times of calamity.
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10/29/2009
SIERRA LEONE
New Agriculture Plan Sprouts
By Mohamed Fofanah
Sierra Leone's farmers wait to see if the latest pledges to support agriculture will be fulfilled. Credit: David Hecht/IRIN When in power, the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) promised that thanks to its pursuit of a pro-agriculture agenda, no Sierra Leonean would go to bed hungry by 2007. But the appointed date came and the people were still hungry. Unfortunately for the SLPP, it was an election year.
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