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UN Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan

Posted October 5th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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The United Nations is warning that two states in Sudan face a looming food crisis because of fighting between government troops and the party of former rebels. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization on Wednesday called for “urgent action” in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, both located along the border with newly-independent South Sudan. […]

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Bread Shortages Reported in Zimbabwe’s Capital

Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
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State media are reporting a bread shortage in Zimbabwe’s capital, where a major bread-making factory shut down this week. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation says Lobel’s bakery is struggling with a huge debt, and will be closed for the next two months while it tries to arrange new financing from a potential investor. ZBC says the […]

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