East Africa Sounds Alarm Over Declining Lake Victoria Water Levels
Kisumu, Kenya (AFP) Feb 09, 2006
Rapidly ebbing water levels on Lake Victoria threaten huge trade disruptions among the three nations that depend heavily on lake-borne shipping, the East African Community (EAC) said Thursday.
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Kenyan Slum Dwellers Benefit From New Energy Scheme
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) Feb 12, 2006
An innovative waste-recycling firm has teamed up with residents of Kenya's largest slum to produce a pocket-friendly energy alternative in a bid to create jobs and conserve the environment.
UN Appeals For Urgent Relief In Kenya Drought Crisis
Nairobi (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
The United Nations and Kenya on Wednesday appealed for more than 230 million dollars in urgent donations to help 3.5 million Kenyans threatened by famine from a drought that aid groups warned may become the country's worst post-independence crisis.
Child Malnutrition 'Critical' In Drought-Hit Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (AFP) Feb 07, 2006
The child malnutrition rate in drought-hit areas of eastern Ethiopia has surpassed 20 percent and two out of every 10,000 children are dying each day, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Workshop On Telemedicine For Africa
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Feb 01, 2006
A one-day workshop with the aim of better understanding how satellite telecommunications might be useful for improving and complementing African healthcare systems was held in Brussels on 27 January 2006.
Stranded crocodiles starve to death on Zimbabwe farm
Harare (AFP) Jan 25, 2006
At least 12 crocodiles have starved to death after being abandoned at a farm in western Zimbabwe while more than 250 others are barely hanging on after going months without food, a state daily reported.
UN Warns Of Food Disaster In Kenya Famine For East African kids
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 25, 2006
UN agencies on Wednesday renewed desperate appeals for help in saving nearly three million Kenyans as well as more than a million children across drought-stricken east Africa who face impending famine.
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Drought, Anthrax Threaten Rare Zebra With Extinction
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 22, 2006
Outbreaks of deadly anthrax exacerbated by east Africa's searing drought have killed scores of Grevy's zebras in Kenya and are threatening the endangered species with extinction, wildlife officials and scientists said Sunday.
'Horror Of Hunger' Drives Drought-Hit Somalis To Mogadishu
Mogadishu (AFP) Jan 22, 2006
Tens of thousands of desperate Somalis have converged on Mogadishu over the past two months, abandoning their homes in the lawless nation's drought-stricken south and center to beg for food in the capital as famine looms across east Africa.
38 Killed In Livestock Raids In Drought-Hit Kenya
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 19, 2006
At least 38 people were killed and dozens wounded in weekend livestock raids on two villages in drought-stricken northern Kenya by nomads from neighboring Ethiopia and Sudan, police and regional administrators said on Thursday.
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Somalia Faces Drought Crisis Of 'Historic Dimensions'
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 19, 2006
The United Nations said Thursday that Somalia faces a humanitarian crisis of "historic dimensions" as a searing drought that has struck east Africa adds to existing grave problems in the lawless nation.
French Troops Probed In Ivorian Death
Paris (UPI) Dec 01, 2005
There are speculations that Paris is expected to formally unveil plans to redeploy its troops in Africa. This moves comes amid allegations that French soldiers suffocated to death an Ivorian prisoner under their watch last May.
Africa To Become Drier This Century
Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2005
A recent U.S. study reportedly predicts global warming will result in Africa's dry regions becoming even drier in the near future.
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