Tag: Africa

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2008-12 In the USA, more than a dozen Somali-American families in the midwest have reported their sons missing, fearing they may have fled to join al-Qaeda-linked groups in Somaliland / East Africa.
Members of the 70,000 Somali community in the state fear local imams are indoctrinating young men to join Islamist radicals (the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab) fighting the western-backed transitional government in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2008-09-05 USA Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Libya and met with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.

They discussed cooperation on easing tensions in Africa and fighting terrorism
2008-07-29 ... in significantly undermining the group's capabilities.
Al-Qaeda has been involved in more terrorist attacks since Sept. 11, 2001, than it was during its prior history and the group's attacks since then have spanned an increasingly broader range of targets in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, according to researchers.
-- According a RAND Corporation study
2008-05-28 Largely preventable childhood illnesses – particularly pneumonia and diarrhea – account for almost 40 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s child deaths.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 Children in sub-Saharan Africa currently face a one-in-six risk of dying before their fifth birthday.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 Almost half of the world’s under-five deaths – around 4.8 million – occurred in sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 Coverage of antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV tripled in eastern and southern Africa between 2004 and 2006.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 In Africa access to treatment for HIV-positive mothers and children is also rising, although from a low base.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 Use of micronutrient supplements like Vitamin A, often introduced as part of immunization programs, has risen.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”
2008-05-28 Rates of exclusive breastfeeding – the best source of nutrition for newborns – have increased from 22 percent in 1996 to 30 percent in 2006 throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
-- UNICEF report, “The State of Africa’s Children”

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