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Ethiopia: GERD Generation Capacity Increases to 6,450 MW

By Tsegay Hagos The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) power generation capacity has been upgraded to 6,450 MW. The Dam was first designed to generate 5,250 MW. However, due to.

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Cold Weather Curbs Armyworm Outbreak in South Africa-Grain SA

Cold 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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U.N. Urgently Seeks $4Bln Aid to Avert Famine for 20Mln in Africa

More than $4 billion is needed by the end of March to help nearly 20 million people who risk starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, United Nations Secretary.

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World Must Do More to Protect Children from Conflict- Officials Warn

  The French government and UNICEF are urging the international community to step up protection of children living in and fleeing armed conflict that affects tens of millions of youngsters..

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EU Pushes Migration Talks with Tunisia, Egypt

The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants, two senior officials in Brussels.

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UK Government Reviews Decision to Cut Aid to Ghana

By James Ayitey The United Kingdom government has announced that it has reviewed its decision to cut aid to Ghana. In an exclusive interview with JOYBUSINESS, UK foreign Secretary, Boris.

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Nigeria is witnessing a Quiet revolution in the Agricultural Sector –– Audu Ogbeh

     Nigeria’s agricultural potential has never been in doubt. With its large amounts of uncultivated arable land, the country was a hub of Cocoa; palm Oil and groundnut production.

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Tanzania Stops Private Health Centres from Offering AIDS Services

Tanzania’s government has stopped 40 privately run health centers from providing AIDS-related services, accusing them of catering to homosexuals in a country where gay sex is criminalized. It is the.

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Cameroon Confirms H5N8 Bird Flu Outbreak in the North: OIE

Cameroon has confirmed a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday,.

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East Africa Food Prices Reach Record Levels Due to Drought – U. N.

Drought in East Africa has sent prices of staples such as maize and sorghum soaring, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday, warning that a sharp increase.

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