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“Waterborne diseases and epidemics of acute diarrhoea are rampant in flood situations”

Climate change is emerging as a major threat to health and adding pressure on public health systems, especially in Africa, a senior UN official has said. via IRIN

“The Venezuelan oil block has reserves of around 250-million tonne. A team of government and company officials is scheduled to leave for Venezuela on Sunday to sign the agreement”

ONGC's overseas arm OVL has picked up 40% participating interest in San Cristabel block in Venezuela for $450 million, while its private sector peer RIL has picked up stakes in another two block. via IntelliBriefs

“I feel I didn't belong there, when you go through stuff like that. ... I was damaged”

When his family landed in Vermont three years ago, Rwandan refugee Jean-Luc Dushime didn't speak English. Now, he's in college on a full scholarship, and hopes to attend graduate school.

The credit, he said, goes to Champlain College, a private school with about 1,940 undergraduates. President David Finney was inspired by a documentary about refugees to established a scholarship program that helps them avoid the $24,000 annual tuition.

'Champlain College was the only school that gave me a full scholarship and was the only school interested to know me as a person,' the 27-year-old sophomore said. Read more

“But with the computers down, and the mutiny at Gate B13, it's hard to say.”

I got you babe," Sonny's voice whined over the loudspeaker. Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, blinked in disbelief. via Irish Independent

“The [health] campaign was a genuine success.”

At least 8,000 children between the ages of six months and five years have received vitamin A supplements in a health campaign aimed at eradicating vitamin deficiency in southwestern Congo. via AllAfrica.com

Afren plc, the African independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007. via MBendi

“One doesn't need to be in the country to write the country.”

Writer Alain Mabanckou uses distance from Congo to be a critical insider Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Poet Speak Alain Mabanckou believes writers from Congo expressed their hopes for people instead of discussing ... via The Hindu

“The Foreign Ministry is not aware of the report. We will examine the issue”

BRAZZAVILLE, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 29 -- French soldiers have been accused by the Swedish military of torturing civilians while on Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials ... via Political Gateway

“Mr Gapa's insolence amid numerous requests [for an explanation] by parents of the girl forced us to go to court to force him to shed light on this matter”

BRAZZAVILLE, 27 March 2008 - The High Court in southwestern Congo has indicted a member of an influential family on charges that he was responsible for the forced disappearance 19 years ago of a child from a ... via IRIN

“We will resume our consultative work tomorrow with political parties, ZEC and other stakeholders. With ZEC we want to recap certain important issues and we want to have met all these stakeholders by Tuesday”

Herald Reporter TWO teams of observers from the Pan African Parliament and the Sadc Electoral Commissions Forum have arrived to observe this Saturday's joint presidential, parliamentary and council elections. via The Herald

“We will resume our consultative work tomorrow with political parties, ZEC and other stakeholders. With ZEC we want to recap certain important issues and we want to have met all these stakeholders by Tuesday”

Zimbabwe News Update: PAP, SADC Send Observers for March 29 Election; Don't Watse Votes on MDC; Improving People's Welfare March 29 polls: Two more observer teams arrive Herald Reporter TWO teams of observers ... via Pan-African News Wire

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference will pr ovide 500,000 computers for the Least Developed Countries in its fold in a n effort to help enhance their technological development, the Executive Secretary of ... via Panapress

V: MNV OTC: MXVDF Frankfurt: M2Q VANCOUVER, March 18 /CNW/ - Mexivada is pleased to report that Mexivada's Malambani-Diamond, Malambani-Gold, and Bitsandou-Diamond Permis des Recherches for diamonds and ... via Canada NewsWire

“The water treatment facility will improve the living conditions of citizens and prevent diseases and epidemics related to the lack of clean drinking water”

BRAZZAVILLE, 13 March 2008 - A rehabilitated water supply system in the town of Kinkala in the southeast of the Republic of Congo will provide clean drinking water to an estimated 10,000 residents of the area, ... via IRIN

“The reflection on Chad's crisis is a crucial opportunity for Central Africa to wake up, so it can cease to be the "giant taboo”

An extraordinary summit meeting has been held for the heads of state and government of the Economic Community of Central African States , regarding the crisis in Chad, in the wake of a failed rebel offensive . via Fides News

The world is talking. Are you listening? RA©seau sida Afrique shares the story of a 22 year-old woman [Fr] in Congo-Brazzaville, dying of AIDS in the town of Makoua, 800km from the capital and the free ... via Global Voices Online

Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 79th day of 2008. There are 287 days left in the year. via International Herald Tribune

“In the DRC, Mr Bout's planes have been transporting arms, diamonds, coltan to Congolese rebel movements such as MLC and RCD.”

MR Viktor Bout, the world's most notorious illegal arms baron who was arrested in Thailand at the weekend, sold arms to Uganda and illegally used Entebbe International Airport to ship arms to DR Congo and ... via AllAfrica.com

“Businesses and Computer engineering”

South African Airways strengthens Star Alliance partnership South African Airways is moving into the next phase of its membership of Star Alliance, with both parties focusing their efforts on furthering their ... via Panapress

“Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP II)”

Market capitalization at the Nigerian Stock Exchange went up to 12.640 trillion naira at the end of transanctions Wednesday, compa r ed with the previous day's figure of 12.623 trillion naira. via Panapress