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Islamic court militias in Mogadishu now forced to retreat due to the intervention of the Ethiopian army. Photo: © Abdimalik Yusuf/IRIN
Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia BBC News December 27, 2006 (You will leave this site.) SOMALIA: Continuing fighting forces hundreds more to flee homes IRIN December 21, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia BBC News December 13, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
A group of armed rebels on the road north of Kaga Bandouro, north-central CAR. Photo: © IRIN
Central African Republic: Rebels, government blame each other for village destruction IRIN December 15, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Aid workers quit Darfur violence. Sharply deteriorating security in the Darfur region of Sudan has led to the withdrawal of 250 relief workers. IRIN December 15, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Sudan's Darfur 'close to abyss' BBC News November 23, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Americans take up Darfur's cause Richard Allen Greene BBC News November 21, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Annan presents new plan for Darfur peacekeeping force BBC News November 16, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
LIBERIA: Speaking out about Taylor's son IRIN December 13, 2006 (You will leave this site.) United States Justice Dept. brings first charges for torture abroad. Ex-Liberian president’s son, Chuckie Taylor Indicted for torture in Liberia. Human Rights Watch December 6, 2006 (You will leave this site.) LIBERIA: UN maintains diamond sanction, demanding better government controls IRIN December 13, 2006 (You will leave this site.) See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: harmful economic systems (Last updated December 11, 2006)
Child rights advocates say many West African girls suffer from sexual violence at schools. Photo: © IRIN
WEST AFRICA: Girls getting educated but also abused IRIN December 14, 2006 (You will leave this site.) KENYA: Alarming levels of child sex exploitation, UN agency reports IRIN December 19, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Memory Kawaya (extreme left), is among several thousand orphans who head homes in Zambia. Photo: © Nebert Mulenga/IRIN
ZAMBIA: Poor nutrition nullifies benefit of ARV treatment IRIN December 18, 2006 (You will leave this site.) ZAMBIA: Help for child headed homes. IRIN December 8, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
UGANDA: An HIV/AIDS campaign in crisis? IRIN December 8, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Walking with young Fulani nomads BBC News December 6, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
The government of Burundi faces the daunting task of sorting out a land crisis that continues to deepen as thousands of refugees return home. Photo: © Jocelyne Sambira/IRIN
BURUNDI: Huge challenges in solving land crisis as refugees return home to find others farming their land IRIN November 23, 2006 Burundi government under pressure to curb continued rights violations IRIN November 27, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
HIV epidemic 'is getting worse' BBC News November 21, 2006 (You will leave this site.) ZIMBABWE: Five year plan to battle HIV/AIDS on farms launched IRIN November 16, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Loser of Congo election rejects result BBC News November 16, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Dirty water and lack of toilets kill more people than war in West Africa Photo: © Nicholas Reader/IRIN
WEST AFRICA: Still the lowest living standards in world, UN report says IRIN November 10, 2006
Top Ethiopian judge flees threats from Ethiopian government, accuses government of killing critics BBC News November 6, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Son of Equatorial Guinea's president buys $35 million house in Malibu, California BBC News November 8, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Climate change threatens food security IRIN November 7, 2006 (You will leave this site.
The power of
oil and the state of democracy in Angola
Rafael Marques November 3, 2006
© Pierre Holtz/IRIN Even in her worst month, Mboup takes home $100
SENEGAL: Making it with microfinance IRIN October 27, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Starbucks in Ethiopian coffee dispute. U.S. coffee chain Starbucks is denying Ethiopia earnings of $88 million a year, according to Oxfam. BBC News October 26, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Photo: BBC Phindile is not sure if her son is also infected.
Africa's forgotten HIV children Angus Crawford BBC News October 25, 2006 (You will leave this site.) WEST AFRICA: Child deaths from AIDS to keep growing IRIN/PlusNews October 19, 2006 MALAWI: Illegal orphanages mushroom. Calls for review of law in wake of Madonna adoption. IRIN October 20 and 17, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Awareness campaigns have done little to change negative attitudes toward AIDS in Sao Tome and Principe Photo: © IRIN
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: Stigma hobbles HIV/AIDS fight IRIN October 25, 2006
More than $380bn has been stolen or wasted by Nigerian governments since independence in 1960, Nigeria's chief corruption fighter says BBC News October 20, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
US envoy in peace bid for Darfur BBC News October 15, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Darfur campaign finds a powerful friend in MySpace Frank Ahrens Washington Post October 10, 2006 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Sudan divestment effort gains momentum at state level Nora Boustany Washington Post October 7, 2006 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Makoko, a slum of houses on stilts in central Lagos, Nigeria. Photo ©Sarah Simpson/IRIN
NIGERIA: Lagos, mega-city of slums IRIN September, 2006 (You will leave this site)
Gates, Rockefeller charities Join to fight African hunger Karen DeYoung Washington Post September 13, 2006 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) George Soros donates $50 million to implement African Millennium Villages project BBC News September 13, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
In Darfur, terror from the air. Sudan intensifies use of helicopter gunships and bombs, driving more villagers from their homes. Glenn Kessler and Craig Timberg Washington Post September 9, 2006 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Sudan Says No as U.N. Backs Force For Darfur Glenn Kessler and Craig Timberg Washington Post September 1, 2006 Army unleashes military offensive in Darfur IRIN September 1, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Darfur humanitarian assistance near collapse as the result of increased conflict, U.N. official says IRIN August 29, 2006
Photo: IRIN A Zimbabwean mother and daughter try to make a living by walking across the border to sell food in Zambia
Zimbabwean mother and daughter try to make a living by selling food in Zambia IRIN August 23, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Government of Cameroon discovers that it pays 45,000 salaries to people that do not exist BBC News August 11, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Photo: BBC Money is nearly worthless in Zimbabwe due to inflation of 1200 percent per year, the highest in the world. The government's plan to exchange new money for old has created further problems.
Zimbabwe government seizes millions in cash BBC News August 9, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Zimbabweans face chaos and confusion as they try to deposit and spend their cash before it becomes worthless BBC News August 9, 2006 Zimbabwe money loses three zeros as a result of inflation of almost 1,200% per year BBC News July 31, 2006
Congo poll count raises concerns BBC News August 5, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Long wait after landmark Congo poll: results will not be official for several weeks Joseph Winter BBC News August 1, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Aid politics: why Ethiopia and its donors are no longer talking David Loyn BBC News August 1, 2006 (You will leave this site.) See Hunger Notes special report Global Issues: Development Assistance. (Last updated August 3, 2006)
ZAMBIA: Recovering Copperbelt faces new dangers IRIN July 19, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Poverty worries beset resurgent Zambia Jon Cronin BBC News July 19, 2006 (You will leave this site.)