Topic: West Africa
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Change Agent A warrior turns peacemaker in Liberia
Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing – until a meeting on a muddy road in Liberia changed his life, and many others.
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Change Agent In Africa, using ants and termites to increase crop yields
Researchers are confirming what African farmers already know: Termites and ants can be used to increase soil fertility and crop yields.
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One billion holiday wishes
As a new year dawns, 1 billion people worldwide face difficult challenges. But hundreds of organizations are working tirelessly to help.
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Famine early warning system gives Africa a chance to prepare
US government system, using ground sensors and satellite imagery, helped to predict this year's drought in Horn of Africa, allowing aid groups and governments to prepare relief.
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Mali arrests kidnap suspects, Al Qaeda releases pictures of victims
While Al Qaeda is showing signs of waning in southern and western Asia, Al Qaeda-related groups continue to make their presence felt across the African Sahel region.
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Famine alert: West Africa still has time to avoid 2012 food crisis
A Famine Early Warning System – which accurately predicted the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa – warns that millions of West Africans may face a food crisis in 2012.
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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo extradited to Hague (VIDEO)
Human rights activists say the extradition of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is a big step for ending a decade of bloodshed and impunity, but peace will only be sustained if justice is even-handed.
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5 invasive species now in retreat
Invasive species are ones that don't naturally occur in an area and may have detrimental effects. Here are some eradication success stories. Sources: Global Invasive Species Database, International Union for Conservation of Nature, National Cotton Council, US Dept. of Agriculture
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Sahel grapples with food insecurity
There are major food production shortfalls across the Sahel – the band of countries south of the Sahara – that will jeopardize food availability next year.
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Mercy ship brings basic hospital care to West Africa
The Africa Mercy, a charity-funded hospital ship docked in Sierra Leone, provides the most sophisticated medical facility in the region.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee: Liberia is progressing, but still divided
Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee praises Liberia for how far it has come since the civil war days of a decade ago, but warns that tribalism still divides her country.
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Nobel Peace Prize winners Sirleaf and Gbowee reflect Liberian women's strength
Nobel Peace Prize winners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee symbolize the fighting spirit among Liberian women that author Tim Butcher saw while hiking through the country, he says.
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Chinese yuan's new global challenge to the dollar
Chinese yuan, pegged to the dollar until not long ago, is turning into a global reserve currency.
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Why Pedro Pires won the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for African governance
Cape Verde's former president Pedro Pires won the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for good governance both for how he eased his nation's indebtedness, and for his willingness to step down from power.
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Africa Rising: Sierra Leone, Liberia set up high-tech solutions to illegal fishing
Sierra Leone and Liberia are setting up ways to help small-time fishermen monitor and report the illegal foreign commercial fishing that costs each country tens of millions of dollars each year.
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Five fruits you've never heard of that are helping to end hunger
From Monkey Oranges to Tsamma Melon little-known fruits can provide nutritious food to help alleviate hunger and poverty.
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Climate change and chocolate
How will climate change affect cocoa production in West Africa?
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Africa Rising: African countries create new rules in the oil game
New local-content laws in Nigeria, Angola, Gabon, and Ghana aim to ensure African countries gain as much benefit from the oil business as foreign oil companies do.
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Is Ivory Coast really a great model for international intervention?
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara spoke about his country's violent electoral stalemate Tuesday at a meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
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Ghana aims to abolish witches' camps
For years, Ghanaians have banished women from their villages who were suspected of witchcraft. Now, Ghana is trying to ban this practice.
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West Africa Rising: Nigeria shifting currency reserves from dollars to Chinese yuan
Africa's top oil exporter will convert as much as 10 percent of its foreign cash reserves to the Chinese yuan as China's importance as a trade partner grows.
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Harnessing the sun’s power to make water flow
Small farmers in Benin in West Africa are using solar panels to power an innovative drip-irrigation system.
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Nigeria clout to rise in post-Qaddafi Africa
Nigeria recognized Libya's rebels yesterday, a move criticized by South Africa as 'jumping the gun' ahead of the African Union's official decision on whether to recognize the fall of key AU donor, Muammar Qaddafi.
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West Africa Rising: Nigeria sends two new satellites into space
Satellites launched by Nigeria will map the unplanned urban growth of the commercial capital, Lagos, and track the increasing oil spills in Nigeria's south as well as the desertification of its north.
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Five trees you’ve never heard of that are helping to feed Africa
Trees such as black plum, marula, and dika provide fruits, leaves, and nuts that have nourished Africans for centuries.
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