Sahel

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Name: Sahel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

German FM visits Algeria to boost ties

ALGIERS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Saturday that his visit to Algeria aims at deepening the bilateral relations both on the political and economic levels between Algiers and Berlin.Westerwelle said "Relations between ... [Published CHINAdaily - May 18 2013]

Entities: Algeria, Guido Westerwelle, Algiers

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

German FM visits Algeria

ALGIERS, May 18 (KUNA) -- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived here on Saturday for a two-day working visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci, with both to discuss Sahel and the Middle East peace process.Foreign ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Algeria, Mourad Medelci, Middle East Peace Process, Sahel, Guido Westerwelle

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Burkina Faso: Finding local solutions in a regional food crisis

Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Burkina Faso By Shantha Bloemen DORI, Burkina Faso, 16 May 2013 - After 35 days at Dori Hospital, 15 of them in a coma, 2-year-old Mariama now weighs 6.5 kilograms and is on the road to recovery. When she arrived, she ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 19 2013]

Entities: Burkina Faso, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Crisis, United Nations International Children's Emergen...

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Chuck Hagel

U.S., French defense leaders discuss Mali, Syria

WASHINGTON, May 18 (KUNA) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has met here with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussing Mali and the crisis in Syria, the Pentagon announced late on Friday.Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mali, Chuck Hagel, Syria

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Mourad Medelci

*German FM Arrives in Algeria

SPA -- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle today arrived in Algeria on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci.During the visit, the German minister will hold talks with Algerian officials, including the development ... [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Algeria, Mourad Medelci, Maghreb

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF

Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of Food and Supplies is Saving Lives

Last year, as crops across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africawithered, and the sky stubbornly held onto its rain, Kaltuma Brahimwas growing desperate. She knew her tiny son needed help. He'd beenvomiting and losing weight for weeks, and even without ... [Published Huffington Post - May 18 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Marketplace, Vaccine, Sahel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

U.S., France Discuss Mali, Syria

Washington, May 18 (QNA) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has met here with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussing Mali and the crisis in Syria, the Pentagon said in a statement."Hagel commended Minister Le Drian for France's decisive ... [Published Qatar News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mali, Syria, Jean-Yves Le Drian, France, United States

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Mali: Sahel Crisis 2013: Funding Status as of 17 May 2013

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sahel, Mali, Crisis, Gambia, United Nations Office for the Coordination of H...

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Mali: Greening: We must break the cycle of food shortages in Western Africa

Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Emergency relief for the most vulnerable people in Mali and the West African Sahel region The UK will help ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mali, Justine Greening, Sahel

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Mali: Funding to ensure access to health services for children in the Sahel (May 13, 2013)

Source: Government of FranceCountry: France, Mali Pascal Canfin, Minister Delegate for Development, announced the launch of a €30 million initiative to ensure access to health services for children in Mali and other countries in the Sahel which will be ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 15 2013]

Entities: Sahel, Mali, France, Taxes

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 5 reports

Africa: UN chief urges 'holistic approach' to fight terrorism

New York, US - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need to adopt a 'holistic approach' to deal with terrorism in Africa, warning that the continent was facing a rise in the presence of extremist groups and terrorist entities.He noted ... [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 14 2013]

Entities: United Nations, Terrorism, Terrorists, Somalia, Security

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 4 reports

Mali: Supporting security and stability in Mali and the broader Sahel region

Source: Canadian International Development AgencyCountry: Canada, Ghana, Mali May 13, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will provide ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 14 2013]

Entities: Mali, Canada, Sahel, John Baird

Quotes

Quoting source RFI on 21/12/2012: "Radio France International has released the photo of two French nationals to whom is assigned the status of jihadists" . The two men, French-born, armed with Kalashnikovs, are sitting in the back of a pick-up next to a member of one of the armed Islamist groups operating...

Mali: Chronology of a Programmed Destabilization - Part 4 [Published Mathaba.net - 6 hours ago]

"It is the channel through which we disseminate our culture, a link to our rich historical heritage and the catalyst for our renaissance as Arabs and Muslims."

Alarm bells over future of Arabic [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 19 2013]

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Poverty In Ghana Is A Real Challenge 1 Kwaku Ab... [Published Modern Ghana - 59 mins ago]
Mali: Chronology of a Programmed Destabilizatio... [Published Mathaba.net - 6 hours ago]
The War on Mali: An Illustration of the Fragmen... [Published RINF.com - 13 hours ago]
2013 CAF Confederation Cup: Updated results of ... [Published Afrique En Ligne - 13 hours ago]
Alarm bells over future of Arabic [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 19 2013]
Burkina Faso: Finding local solutions in a regi... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 19 2013]
German FM visits Algeria to boost ties [Published CHINAdaily - May 18 2013]
US to train African troops in Niger for service... [Published Digital Journal - May 18 2013]
Nigeria Takes Its Basket To The EU In Brussels [Published The Guardian Nigeria - May 18 2013]
*German FM Arrives in Algeria [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 18 2013]
Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of... [Published Huffington Post - May 18 2013]
Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 18 2013]
German FM visits Algeria [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 18 2013]
U.S., France Discuss Mali, Syria [Published Qatar News Agency - May 18 2013]
U.S., French defense leaders discuss Mali, Syria [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 18 2013]
Roll Back Malaria Board Chair appoints Rt Hon S... [Published Roll Back Malaria - May 18 2013]
Mali: Sahel Crisis 2013: Funding Status as of 1... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]
Mali: Sahel Crisis 2013: Funding Status as of 1... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Maps - May 17 2013]
BBC Africa Debate asks 'Is Africa under threat ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
African Sahel reels from ever more frequent cri... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Case study: Tackling malnutrition, providing ho... [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - May 17 2013]
Hints of political change on horizon in Algeria [Published Greenfield Daily Reporter - May 17 2013]
Extreme food shortages in North Mali -- WFP cau... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 17 2013]
Press statement of the 376th PSC meeting on the... [Published BizWire Express - May 17 2013]
What will it take to end extreme poverty by 2030? [Published India Infoline - May 17 2013]
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
Mba aims to deliver for Rangers in CAF Confed Cup [Published PM News Nigeria - May 17 2013]
Mali: Spindelegger: “Working together for a new... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]
Russian ambassadors in Maghreb, Sahel and Sahar... [Published Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse - May 17 2013]
Mali: United States announces additional humani... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 18 2013] Last year, as crops across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africa withered, and the sky stubbornly held onto its rain, Kaltuma Brahim was growing desperate. She knew her tiny son needed help. He'd been Read More... More on Sahel ...
Case study: Tackling malnutrition, providing ho... [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - May 17 2013] Tackling the devastating food crisis in Chad Four year old twins Cherefie and Acete are hiding shyly behind the cloth which serves as the entry to their hut, in the Sahel region of western Chad. Both children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, ...
Schulz: "Mali can today see the future with gre... [Published European Parliament President Martin Schulz - all - May 16 2013] The donor conference for development in Mali sends a clear message to all Malians that the international community, its African partners and the European Union, with a leading role played by France, are with them in their struggle for the restoration ...
News story: Greening: We must break the cycle o... [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - May 15 2013] The UK will help to prevent desperate food shortages and make Mali and the West African Sahel more stable and secure, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced. Mali has suffered from years of humanitarian crises, conflict ...
What do we know about the impact of savings gro... [Published From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green - May 15 2013] Savings for Change (SfC) is one of Oxfam America’s flagship programmes, reaching 680,000 members, mostly women, in 13 countries. Here Sophie Romana, Oxfam America’s Deputy Director of Community Finance, reports on some findings from an innovative ...

Audio/Video

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Report: Risk Map 2013 with Roddy Barclay [Published ABN Digital - Video - Feb 12 2013]
Al Jazeers speaks to Dr Jeremy Keenan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 19 2013]

Press Releases

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Romano Prodi and Kaberuka Meet to Discuss the C... [Published AfDB - News & Events - Apr 16 2013]
MEDIA ADVISORY - Conference On Women's Leadersh... [Published European Council - Press - EN - Apr 06 2013]
King Mohammed VI Deepens Morocco's Economic, Se... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Mar 22 2013]
Foundation Fighting Blindness Clinical Research... [Published CisionWire - English - Mar 13 2013]
Ouattara and Kaberuka Discuss Regional Integrat... [Published AfDB - News & Events - Mar 01 2013]