Tunisia to Accelerate Reforms as IMF Freezes Loan: Minister
27/02/2017Tunisia is likely to sell stakes in three state-owned banks this year and cut up to 10,000 public sector jobs as part of reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund.
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Malawi: First Lady Engages Girls on Prevention of Teen Pregnancies
27/02/2017By George Bulombola -Mana First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Saturday urged girls to focus on education and avoid teenage pregnancies. Mutharika made the call at an interface meeting with girls.
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Cold Weather Curbs Armyworm Outbreak in South Africa-Grain SA
27/02/2017Cold weather, rains and resilient genetically-modified crops (GMO) have limited the damage caused by an armyworm outbreak in South Africa, the head of Grain SA Jannie de Villiers said on.
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Peace and Security
U.N. Air Operation Disperses Central African Republic Militia
27/02/2017A U.N. operation with an attack helicopter dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the remote Central African Republic town of Bambari town on Sunday, the peacekeeping mission said in a statement..
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Pentagon Seeks to Expand Fight against Extremists in Somalia
27/02/2017The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted.
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Pope Says Wants to Make Trip to South Sudan with Anglican Leader
27/02/2017Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people.
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Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Weeds and Water Lilies to Survive
27/02/2017Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river.
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Gambia’s New President Pledges Fresh Start, Economic Reform
27/02/2017Gambia’s President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country’s faltering economy with sweeping reforms as he sought to draw a line under the erratic 22-year rule of his.
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