Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 14 June 2011



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June 14, 2011

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East Africa Food Shortages Expected to Affect More People

Ongoing drought has destroyed crops, livestock
Internally displaced Somali children line up with containers in hand to receive food aid at a food distribution center, in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 15, 2011.

Eritrea Volcano Disrupts East Africa Air Travel

Ethiopian Airlines officials say company canceled flights to Djibouti, northern Ethiopia and the Sudanese capital of Khartoum
A natural-color image released by NASA shows plumes billowing from Nabro volcano in Eritrea on June 13, 2011

North, South Sudan Try to Finalize Deal on Abyei

VOA's Peter Heinlein says presidents of north, south Sudan left talks in Ethiopia's capital, but lower-level meetings continue
People shout during a an Islamic Liberation Party rally to support the Sudanese Armed Forces and condemn the intervention of international peacekeepers in Abyei in Khartoum on June 11, 2011.

Libyan Forces Target Rebels Near Tunisian Border

Witnesses say act could raise tensions that are already high between two countries
Libyan boys sit on the cannon of a destroyed army tank in Misrata, Libya, June 13, 2011

Clinton 'Concerned' by Chinese Trade Practices in Africa

Chinese-African trade rose more than 40 percent, last year, to nearly $127 billion, mostly centered on mineral, oil exports
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Zambia's President Rupiah Banda share a laugh following their press availability at the State House in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, June 10, 2011

African Officials Urge Country Control of Health Care

Dr. Medhin Zewdu of Ethiopia says country ownership brings about commitment and sustainability
Iren Salama (L) holds her baby Pendo as it is given an injection as part of a malaria vaccine trial at a clinic in the Kenya coastal town of Kilifi, November 23, 2010
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