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Amid a growing food crisis in the Sahel that is putting millions at risk of hunger, FAO has started providing quality seeds to 100 000 vulnerable farmers in Burkina Faso, as part of an € 18 million operation funded by the European Union (EU).

Microsoft East Africa and the Aga Khan Foundation are set to establish a global information and communication technology (ICT) strategy for the network of 18 Aga Khan Academies.

A Czech medical team of five students and two doctors have broken their professional schedule to help victims of the Sachangwan tragedy in Kenya.

Cervical barriers, including the diaphragm, appear acceptable for pregnancy prevention and for delivering an effective microbicide to prevent the transmission of HIV among young Zimbabwean women, according to a pilot study led by investigators at RTI International.

Japan would want to show case a revolution in Mozambique’s agricultural production as a new development model to encourage increased agricultural productivity in Africa, Senior Vice President Kenzo Oshima said in a statement released to the Press.

An Economic Report on Africa 2009 to be released later today by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AU), says the global economic crisis will hit African economies hard during the course of 2009.