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Micro-credit fights poverty in Africa

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the "Banker to the Poor", extends his Nobel-peace-prize winning strategy to help defeat extreme poverty in Africa.Read the full story

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Northern Uganda improving but still faces problems � UN humanitarian chief

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

'Triple effort' called for from humanitarians to bring Ugandan citizens homeRead the full story

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Central African Republic rebels to liberate child soldiers - CNN.com

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Central African Republic has agreed to release about 400 child soldiers from its ranks.Read the full story

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