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Economy-Uganda: Traders go down as prices go up

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0200

KAMPALA: With the world economy in the grip of a credit crunch, traders and consumers in Uganda are struggling with price inflation and the depreciation of the country's currency, the Ugandan shilling, against the dollar. Especially importers have not been able to bring goods in which were ordered when prices were lower.
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Ethiopia: Erratic rainfall threatens crop yields

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:52:00 +0200

ADDIS ABABA: The late start of Ethiopia's wet season and the unreliability of the rains could affect crop production this year and increase the number of those in need of aid, officials said.
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Uganda: Food crisis feared as subsistence farmers sell produce

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:48:00 +0200

KAMPALA: Food shortages in parts of Uganda are approaching crisis-level after subsistence farmers sold their produce for cash, officials said on 18 June 2009.
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Eritrea: Water on their minds

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:11:00 +0200

ASMARA: Doran Ali Osman, administrator of Rahaita, one of the most southerly villages on Eritrea's Red Sea coast, zips up his jacket as the wind tugs at his clothes. He has water on his mind. The villagers, who depend on fish, crops and livestock farming to earn a living, have to cope with less and less rainfall.
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Desert locusts invade Somaliland

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:19:00 +0200

HARGEIS: Food security in eastern and western regions of the self-declared republic of Somaliland is under threat following an invasion of desert locusts, which have destroyed an estimated 3,000ha of farmland, officials told IRIN.
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Kenya: Slum-dwellers priced into hunger

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:27:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Millions of people who live in Kenya's sprawling slums are among those worst hit by the food price crisis, yet they receive far less humanitarian attention than other demographic groups, according to officials, who pointed in particular to the plight of malnourished children in such settlements.
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High food prices despite good rains in Djibouti

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:46:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Most poor households in Djibouti still cannot afford sufficient food, despite an improvement in food security due to rains in the coastal belt and large-scale distribution of aid, an early warning agency stated.
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MADAGASCAR: Just add water, better seeds and new knowledge

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:49:00 +0200

IFOTAKA: Communities in southern Madagascar have a wealth of experience in dealing with the unforgiving, arid conditions of their region, but not even their finely honed farming skills and knowledge passed down for generations can withstand the relentless drought.
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P&G launches Pampers Magic in Nairobi

Fri, 15 May 2009 10:28:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Pampers recently released a new product they claim is a much thinner but highly absorbent version of the brand, aiming to provide dryness for a longer period. Pampers Magic, coined to support its "magical" absorption of faecal releases by babies, is a Procter & Gamble (P&G) brand.
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Uganda wetlands maps to help boost economy

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:24:00 +0200

Uganda's leaders now have access to maps that will allow them to reduce poverty through better management of the country's wetlands. The map from Mapping a Better Future shows that highly impacted wetlands are spread widely across Uganda and are located in areas with both low and high poverty levels.
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