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Gambia: Trade Ministry, U.S. Embassy Poised to Improve Bilateral Trade, Investment

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:17 PDT

[Daily Observer]The US Embassy Wednesday organised a seminar on Franchise at the Sunswing Hotel in Kololi. The seminar was designed to educate interested Gambian private sector operators on the procedures for acquiring a US Franchise and the rules and regulations of operating such a business. [...][Published in AidNews - Read

Nigeria 'insurgency' children to be freed

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:16 PDT

Nigerian authorities have detained children in connection with the Islamist insurgency they are battling, but the government plans to release them under a peace gesture announced this week. [...][Published in AidNews - Read the original[...]

Efforts in Oklahoma disaster shifts to recovery...tornado was strongest category

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:15 PDT

The disastrous tornado that swept and destroyed homes on suburbs of south Oklahoma City earlier this week - killing scores of people and injuring many more - was the strongest category of tornados. Rescue efforts appear to have dwindled and may have shifted to recovery, since the announcement earlier on Wednesday by a state official that... [...][Published in[...]

Syrian Arab Republic: 10,000 Syrians seek shelter near Turkish border

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 PDT

Source: Afghanistan Information Management Service Country: Syrian Arab Republic Several months ago, Hussein Alwawi was living in Aleppo with his family. But, he recalls, 'A warplane attacked our neighborhood and lots of houses were destroyed, including ours. We were not at home at the time, but two families were killed.' Five days later, he and his[...]

Syrian Arab Republic: Syria: Assistance to the affected in Syrian conflict, Revision 4 - SYR121

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 PDT

Source: ACT Alliance Country: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic Assistance to the Affected in Syrian Conflict - SYR 121 (revision 4) Appeal Target: US$ 9,858,485 Funds Received: US$ 6,042,414 Balance Requested: US$ 3,816,071 Geneva, 23 May[...]

Lebanon: A learning curve for young Syrian refugees at model school in Lebanon

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 PDT

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic ARSAL, Lebanon, May 23 (UNHCR) - It's test day at the Arsal Public Second Shift Middle School and the students in the 8th Grade maths class are engrossed in their exam. They factor numbers, write a series of equations in the form of a single power - all in French, a language they[...]

Syrian Arab Republic: UNHCR Syria Update Issue 8 | 9 -23 May 2013

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:42:31 PDT

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic UNHCR participates in the UN Country Team mission to Homs On 8 May, UNHCR[...]

AfDB approves a USD 20 million trade finance line of credit for UT Bank Ghana to support SMEs and Local Corporates

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:18 PDT

TUNIS, Tunisia, May 23, 2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved on Tuesday, May 22 a USD 20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for UT Bank Ghana (UT Bank) to support the trade finance activities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and local[...]

UNAMID delivers medical supplies to North Darfur population

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:18 PDT

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, May 23, 2013 - African Press Organization (APO) - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted on 21 May more than 1.5 tons of critically needed medical supplies to thousands of civilians in El Sereif and Saraf Omra localities, North[...]

Opposition to Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Increases While Support Wanes in House Vote

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:18 PDT

The House voted last night on an extreme bill that would take the President out of the process, eliminate critical environmental and national interest reviews and immediately approve the risky Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. But Keystone proponents lost momentum. Not only did they fail to get enough votes to override a Presidential veto, but many[...]

Senate Votes on Food Labeling Amendment

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:18 PDT

The Senate today rejected by a vote of 71 to 27 an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to let states require labels on food or beverages made with genetically modified ingredients. read more [...][Published in

Liberia: Global Witness On Gov't Back

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:16 PDT

[Heritage]The international watchdog, Global Witness, has challenged the Government of Liberia (GoL) to urgently address violations of Liberian laws recently published in a LEITI Audit Report. [...][Published in AidNews - Read the original[...]

Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Is Owned By All of Us'

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:16 PDT

[Sierra Leone Government]His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that Sierra Leone belongs every citizen. He made this statement during a courtesy call on him by a cross section of the Fullah community in the country. [...][Published in AidNews - Read the original[...]

Liberia: Several Top Gov't Officials Snub LACC's Assets Verification Exercise

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:15 PDT

[Heritage]The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has disclosed that several top officials of the Government of Liberia (GOL) have "deliberately refused to cooperate" with its Assets Verification Exercise. [...][Published in AidNews - Read the original[...]

ECA urges for shift in Africa's narrative about its development prospects

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:15 PDT

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 23, 2013 - African Press Organization (APO) -'Just as our forefathers and foremothers laid the foundation for our dignity and freedom from oppression, we have the collective responsibility to lay a sound basis for the prosperity of present and future generations.' The statement was made by Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary[...]

Old bank notes cease to be legal in Malawi

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:15 PDT

All the bank notes that were in circulation prior to the introduction of new Malawi Kwacha currency series May 23 last year have been officially ceased to be legal tender in Malawi, NewsTime Africa can report. Malawi's Central Bank backed by Section 20 of the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act, has been flying press releases... [...][Published in

Ghana: TOR Crashes Out in Oil Deals

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:15 PDT

[Ghanaian Chronicle]One of the reasons why the Ghanaian Italian Petroleum Company (GHAIP), which later became known as Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), was established in 1960, was to process crude oil for the Ghanaian domestic market. [...][Published in AidNews - Read the[...]

Top Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:15 PDT

In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture -- and big[...]

Swazi government trying to crush union movement, says Amnesty report

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:18 PDT

'The rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly [in Swaziland] continued to be violated, with arbitrary arrests and excessive force used to crush political protests,' Amnesty International write in their 2013 Annual Report that was published today [23. May]. 'Torture and other ill-treatment remained a persistent concern.' Swaziland is an absolute[...]

Amnesty report condemns 'excessive force' in Western Sahara

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:18 PDT

'The [Moroccan] authorities continued to target Sahrawi human rights defenders and advocates of self-determination for Western Sahara, and used excessive force to quell or prevent demonstrations in Western Sahara,' Amnesty International say in their 2013 Annual Report that was published today [23. May]. Western Sahara is the last colony in Africa. The territory has[...]

Rafsanjani Calls Iranian Leaders Ignorant

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:18 PDT

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday. Rafsanjani's comments appeared to add to the political conflict between those loyal to the leadership and opposition groups who have[...]

Was the London Killing of a British Soldier 'Terrorism'?

AidNews — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:16 PDT

Glenn Greenwald

Sudan: Statement Attributable to Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos - Khartoum, Sudan, 23 May 2013 [EN/AR]