Posts Tagged ‘horn’

Somali famine ‘to kill thousands’

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Tens of thousands of Somalis will have died of starvation by the time the famine in the Horn of Africa ends, the UN tells the BBC.

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Somali famine ‘to kill thousands’

World Bank increases drought aid

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

The World Bank announces it is increasing funding for the drought in the Horn of Africa to nearly $2bn as the UN estimates 10,000 people have died.

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African heads pledge famine aid

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

African leaders raise more than $350m in aid for 12 million people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades.

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Connecticut 76, Pittsburgh 74: UConn Knocks Off Top-Seeded Pitt

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Kemba Walker’s 18-footer as the horn sounded sent Connecticut to the Big East tournament semifinals.

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Connecticut 76, Pittsburgh 74: UConn Knocks Off Top-Seeded Pitt

Eritrea ‘may become failed state’

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Eritrea may become a failed state if the world community fails to engage with the Horn of Africa nation, a think tank warns.

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