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West Africa: Looming Hunger Threat in West Africa
Recent reports suggest an imminent threat of hunger in several countries of the West African sub-region. Persistent drought in the region partly accounts for this.
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West Africa: Looming Hunger Threat in West Africa
Oxfam Africa: Dance Rhythms From Algeria to Zimbabwe
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If you want to take a painless crash course in African music while also doing something for charity, Oxfam Africa–with its enhanced addendum on Oxfam–is the ideal CD for you. Its music is expertly chosen, combining the obvious with the relatively recherché. Youssou N’Dour is here (mercifully in his 1980s guise), as is the seductive music of Sona Diabate and the veteran Mozambican group Eyuphuro. For a touch of top-class jazz we get Abdullah Ibrahim in an expansively… More >>
Oxfam chief warns two million will go hungry in Chad
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LIFE IN A NUTSHELLBY DICK WOLFSIEColumnist
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Oxfam chief warns two million will go hungry in Chad
TWO MILLION people in Chad will go hungry by June, the head of Oxfam GB’s mission in the country said yesterday, unless there is an immediate intervention by the international community.
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Africa: Poor Countries Cutting Back Crisis Response Too Soon
Poor countries are being forced to cut back on their economic crisis-response spending too soon, international agency Oxfam said today, calling on the IMF to take steps to reverse this trend.
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Africa: Poor Countries Cutting Back Crisis Response Too Soon
Africa: World Development Indicators 2010 – Continent Off-Target on Millennium Development Goals
Responding to the World Development Indicators report released today by the World Bank which shows that sub-Saharan Africa is off-target, overall, on all Millennium Development Goals, Oxfam spokesperson Caroline Pearce, said:
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Africa: World Development Indicators 2010 – Continent Off-Target on Millennium Development Goals