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Egyptian farmers fearful as locust threat looms
21 February 2013
(IRIN
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Scattered pockets of locusts in southern Egypt and northern Sudan are a threat to agricultural land, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Countries along the Red Sea should remain on “high alert and make every effort to find and treat all infestations”, it says.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97522/Egyptian-farmers-fearful-as-locust-threat-looms
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Hope for Mali’s Gao residents as road opens
20 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Since military intervention began over a month ago in northern Mali, the city of Gao has been cut off from major markets, leading to shortages of basic goods, skyrocketing food prices and a reliance on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide water and electricity. Two days ago the road from central Mali’s Mopti reopened, giving hope to residents that the situation might ease.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97513/Hope-for-Mali-s-Gao-residents-as-road-opens
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Why the Sahel needs $1.6 billion again this year
19 February 2013
(IRIN
),
The 2013 Sahel Regional Strategy calls for US$1.66 billion to help meet humanitarian needs and build up resilience among vulnerable groups - an identical figure to the 2012 crisis appeal - even though aid agencies estimate the number of Sahelians at risk of going hungry this year has dropped 44 percent to 10.3 million. IRIN spoke to aid agency representatives to find out why the ask has remained constant.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97505/Why-the-Sahel-needs-1-6-billion-again-this-year
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New cases of dengue fever, kala-azar reported in Kenya’s north
19 February 2013
(IRIN
),
An outbreak of dengue fever and a suspected outbreak of kala-azar in northern Kenya are drawing attention to the need for improved health services in some of the country’s most remote communities.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97506/New-cases-of-dengue-fever-kala-azar-reported-in-Kenya-s-north
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The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
18 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Militant Islamists fleeing northern Mali under pressure from French forces could undermine security in neighbouring countries from where some of the fighters are believed to hail. They could also attract the support of sympathetic militias in the region, and even target countries with large expatriate communities, analysts say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97494/The-regional-threat-posed-by-Mali-s-militants
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Scant help for South Sudan’s disabled
18 February 2013
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of people disabled by shrapnel and landmines during South Sudan’s two-decade-long war with Sudan and thousands more disabled through disease and accidents are struggling to find support in Africa’s newest country, where proper healthcare and funding are in short supply.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97496/Scant-help-for-South-Sudan-s-disabled
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Vaccinator killings set back Nigerian polio eradication drive
15 February 2013
(IRIN
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Unknown gunmen on mopeds shot dead 10 polio vaccinators last week in separate attacks on two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, capital of a polio-endemic region where concerted global efforts are being made to stamp out the virus by the end of 2013.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97486/Vaccinator-killings-set-back-Nigerian-polio-eradication-drive
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Five food issues to watch out for
15 February 2013
(IRIN
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Who or what do you blame when the price of maize seems to keep going through the roof? If you did not mention fuel subsidies, then you need to read this list of emerging food issues in Africa.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97487/Five-food-issues-to-watch-out-for
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Ten ways to develop southern Lebanon
15 February 2013
(IRIN
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For many residents of southern Lebanon, economic development in their region is a fool’s dream. The central government in Beirut, paralysed by political crisis, has done little to develop the peripheries of Lebanon, especially in the south, which is dominated by militant and political group Hezbollah.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97488/Ten-ways-to-develop-southern-Lebanon
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Locust invasion threatens underfunded Madagascar
13 February 2013
(IRIN
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After years of underfunding its locust management programme, Madagascar is threatened by a major swarm that could infest most of the island country.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97460/Locust-invasion-threatens-underfunded-Madagascar
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