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AFRICA
January 1 to June 30, 2004
Desert Locusts to Threaten Crops in the Sahel Region--International Assistance Badly Needed FAO Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) June 2, 2004
Are Women the Key to African Growth? Orla Ryan, BBC May 27, 2004
(Photo: BBC)
South African schools in poor areas lack basics.
South African Poor's Education Struggle Justin Pearce BBC April 7, 2004 (You will leave this site)
Photo: Jennifer Mayer
Due to lack of classrooms and teachers in the camps, many children in northern Uganda, who have been displaced by the war, cannot attend school. This is especially true of girls.
Letter from Northern Uganda Jennifer Mayer April 8,2004
Only Peace Can End Food Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Food Programme Official Says IRIN March 13, 2004
Zimbabwe in March 2004: Four Years Since the Beginning of the Plunge Mary Ndlovu March 13, 2004
Central African Republic: Impact of War on the Northeast IRIN March 3, 2004
Photo: Associated Press
Some 40 percent of Swazis are HIV positive.
National Disaster in Swaziland BBC February 18, 2004 (You will leave this site)
Ethnic Split Creates Ivory Coast Crisis BBC February 17, 2004 (You will leave this site)
Photo: BBC
Namibia is very dry, making much of the land suitable principally for pasture and leaving farmers who receive relatively small holdings from the land reform unable to earn a living.
Land Reform in Namibia: Slow Pace, Debatable Benefits United Nations IRIN February 17, 2004
A Dog's Life for Mothers in Northern Ugandan Refugee Camps Denis Ocwich New Vision, Kampala, Uganda January 27, 2004
'Bittersweet Homecomings in War-Weary Sudan Emily Wax Washington Post, January 5, 2004. (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)