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Algerian Hostage Mastermind 'Killed In Mali'

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 03.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, UK News, Algeria, Foreign Affairs, Chad, Algerian Hostage Crisis, Mokhtar Belmokhtar Dead, Mokhtar Belmokhtar Algeria, Al Qaeda, UK News

The former al-Qaeda leader believed to have been behind the Algerian hostage attack has reportedly been killed. Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed by Ch...

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Foreign Office Calls On Chad To Arrest Sudan President On Genocide Charge

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Darfur, Omar Al-Bashir, Darfur Genocide, UK News, Sudan, Chad, Africa, Crisis in Darfur, Darfur Sudan, World News, South Sudan, UK News

A Foreign Office minister has called on Chad to arrest Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir on war crimes, genocide crimes against humanity charges during...

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We Need to Break Africa's Hunger Cycle

Barbara Stocking | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Africa Food Shortages, Starvation, Global Hunger, Hungry Season, Senegal, East African Food Crisis, Chad, Sahel, UK News
Barbara Stocking

Harne Waddaye, a 60-year-old grandmother, digs for food in the bare earth outside the small village of Louga in the African country of Chad. She is raiding ant nests for the grain they have stored. The few grains she is able to gather will go along with the leaves from trees her daughter collects to feed her four children and six grandchildren. It is a meagre fare.

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Soccer Aid: Together as a Team We Can Save Children’s Lives

David Bull | Posted 17.07.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Soccer Aid, Unicef, UK Impact, David Bull, Mali, Poverty, Woody's Harrelson, Robbie Williams, Chad, East Africa, Niger, Great Sporting Moments, UK Sport News
David Bull

Even for the non football fans amongst us, it would have been hard to not get caught up in the drama that unfolded on our screens over the weekend as Manchester City clinched the Premiership title from their neighbours by the narrowest of margins. So dramatic were those last few moments, the sense of elation and despair of the fans and players was almost palpable. In its finest hour, football really can make you feel like you are part of something big.

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The Sahel Food Crisis Needs Urgent Humanitarian Support

Ivan Lewis MP | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Hunger, Africa Food Crisis, Chad, World Food Programmes, Africa, Malnutrition, Oxfam, Food Shortage, Ngos, Sahel, UK Impact, UK Politics News
Ivan Lewis MP

The UK Government has already committed some money but it should urgently clarify the level of humanitarian investment it intends to make in the Sahel region, and back proposals for donors to urgently come together at a conference to commit to more life-saving support.

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