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Medical charity denies allegations of Bruni misconduct
07/01/2012 - FRANCE

Medical charity denies allegations of Bruni misconduct

The medical charity Global Fund is denying allegations it awarded sizeable contracts without tender to a friend of French First Lady Carla Bruni (pictured), who is a Global Fund ambassador. The charges appeared in French weekly Marianne.
Uganda: hard road back from Iraq
22/12/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Uganda: hard road back from Iraq

The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq left thousands of mercenaries from Uganda out of work. Now many of them have traded in their Pentagon paycheques for ones from the US State department. Meanwhile, four years after the murder of a French aid worker in Burundi, her sister is fighting to find out just how she died. Finally, a 75-year-old from Senegal proves it's never too late to release your first album.
US halts millions in aid to pressure Pakistan on IEDs
13/12/2011 - PAKISTAN-USA

US halts millions in aid to pressure Pakistan on IEDs

A US congressional panel has frozen $700 million in aid to push Pakistan into taking action against the spread of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The cutback is a fraction of the billions in aid Pakistan receives from the US annually.
Aid agencies barred from al Shabaab-controlled areas
28/11/2011 - SOMALIA

Aid agencies barred from al Shabaab-controlled areas

Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebels on Monday ordered 16 international aid agencies to close, saying they lacked political neutrality and warning against any activities deemed "detrimental to the attainment of an Islamic state".
Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
17/11/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

The world’s biggest aid donor is not the United States but in fact the European Union. Yet will they be able to keep it up with the eurozone facing a titanic debt crisis? Annette Young talks to Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, who’s now working hard to convince European politicians not to cut aid programs.
Gunmen seize US, Danish aid workers
25/10/2011 - SOMALIA

Gunmen seize US, Danish aid workers

Two Western aid workers and their Somali colleague were kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen in northern Somalia in the second abduction of Western aid agency staff in the region this month.
Three refugee camp workers abducted in Algeria
23/10/2011 - ALGERIA

Three refugee camp workers abducted in Algeria

Two Spanish aid workers and an Italian were kidnapped early Sunday by suspected al Qaeda militants in a Sahrawi refugee camp near Tindouf in western Algeria, officials and security forces reported.
Medical workers kidnapped from Kenyan refugee camp
13/10/2011 - KENYA

Medical workers kidnapped from Kenyan refugee camp

Two female employees of the Doctors Without Borders aid group were kidnapped Thursday from Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp near the Somali border. Local police sources say they suspect Somali Islamist rebels were responsible.
The Politics of Famine (Part 2)
25/08/2011 - THE DEBATE

The Politics of Famine (Part 2)

Who's to blame for Somalia’s severe famine? Al-Shabaab militias may have abandoned parts of the capital but as witnessed in the report by France 24’s James André, feeding Mogadishu remains just as dangerous a task.
On patrol with the Somali National Army
18/08/2011 - SOMALIA

On patrol with the Somali National Army

The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has retreated from the Somali capital but vows to wage a guerrilla war against the African Union mission sent in to bolster government troops. FRANCE 24 joined a Somali army patrol in Mogadishu.
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