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Sudan ready for biofuels

afrol News - The Sudanese government has unveiled the country's first biofuel plant, joining other African countries like Egypt in the fight against global warming.

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Somalia
Politics | Society

Insurgents vow to attack foreign troops

afrol News - Somalia’s radical insurgent group, Al Shabab has warned against the deployment of foreign troops in the Horn of Africa state. A warning follows an appeal by the Transitional Federal Government for military back up to bolster the fragile government.

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Somalia | World
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UN condemns latest Somali bombing

afrol News - The United Nations has joined international partners in strongly condemning yesterday’s suicide car bombing in Somalia that killed the national security minister, Omar Hashi Aden, and a number of innocent civilians, and urged the Government not to be deterred in its pursuit for peace by the actions of a small minority.

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Djibouti
Economy - Development | Society

Djibouti qualifies for IMF’s poverty disbursement

afrol News - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement with Djibouti, thereby immediately qualifying the country for the disbursement of US$ 2.3 million.

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Somalia
Politics | Society

Suicide bomb kills security minister in Somalia

afrol News - Somalia’s security minister, Colonel Omar Hashi Aden and more than 18 other people were killed by a suicide car bomber north of the capital Mogadishu today.

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Chad | Sudan
Politics | Society

Chad-Sudan tension threatens Darfur stability – UN Chief

afrol News - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the deteriorating situation between Sudan and Chad relations threatens the stability of the already volatile Darfur region.

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Somalia
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UN probes stolen aid in Somalia

afrol News - The UN’s food agency has launched an investigation into reports alleging that Somali aid targeted to disadvantaged societies have been diverted and sold in the open market in Somalia.

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Sudan
Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Politics

40 killed in weekend clashes in South Sudan

afrol News - At least 40 people have been killed during an attack by gunmen from the Jikany Nuer ethnic group near the town of Nasir, in Sudan's eastern border with Ethiopia, on Friday.

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Sudan
Politics | Human rights | Society

Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum

afrol News - The Khartoum government has rejected reports alleging that is has allowed four aid agencies expelled in March to return to the war torn Darfur region.

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Ethiopia
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2009 World food prize laureate goes to Ethiopian scientist

afrol News - The US State Department has named Dr Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia as the winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize for his monumental contributions in the production of sorghum, one of the world’s five principal cereal grains, which have dramatically enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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» 32 alleged coup plotters charged in Ethiopia
» European bank withdraws funding from Ethiopia’s dam
» Ethiopia finally admits presence in Somalia
» Ethiopia rebels accuse oil companies of genocide

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