Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday, 14 March 2011


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Libyan Military Intensifies Airstrikes as G8 Debates Response

Heavy shelling from advancing government forces pushes rebels out of the oil port of Brega
An armed Libyan rebel chant anti-Gadhafi slogans during a demonstration for students of the faculty of medicine of the University of Qar Younis, Benghazi, March 13, 2011

South African Environmental Group Critical of Country’s Lone Nuke Plant

Power company says Koeberg plant operated safety for more than 20 years

Ivory Coast Fighting Spreads to Gbagbo Stronghold

Fighting between supporters of rival leaders spreads to stronghold of incumbent president Gbagbo, who refuses to give up power
A man receiving treatment at a health clinic after being shot in the hip by security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo in the Anyama suburb of Abidjan, March 12, 2011

Provisional Results Have Issoufou Winning Niger Presidency

Opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou defeats former PM Seini Oumarou in Saturday's poll, 58 to 42 percent
Rival presidential candidates Mahamadou Issoufou, left, and Seini Oumarou greet each other as they cross paths at a polling station in Niamey, Niger, March 12, 2011

Researchers Developing New Techniques to Improve Food Security In Africa

Researchers aim to increase the quality and quantity of maize and legume crops through the use of new or improved technologies
 A man distributes bread to children at St. Ambrose church in Angree, Abidjan, a temporary refuge for people fleeing from clashes between forces loyal to incumbent president Gbagbo and his rival Ouattara (File Photo - March 1, 2011)
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