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		<title>Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Melinda Gates in Benin to Promote Women and Children&#8217;s Health</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/10606</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cotonou – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Melinda Gates visited Global Fund-supported programs in Benin today to promote the need to invest in women and children’s health. After decades of neglect, promotion of prevention of mother-to-child transmission has acquired new urgency. By the end of 2008, 45 percent of pregnant HIV-positive women were being reached with preventive...]]></description>
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		<title>IITA to intensify fight against deadly cassava disease in sub-Saharan Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/10349</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam (IITA) &#8211; The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Tanzania, and the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda, have received a US$2.4 million grant from the Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation to identify and use molecular markers for faster and more accurate breeding of...]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe Bio Energy Sets The Record Straight Regarding Nuanetsi Ranch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg, 14 January 2010, Following recent inaccurate media reporting, Zimbabwe Bio Energy (ZBE) wishes to set the record straight with regards to Nuanetsi Ranch. The Development Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) has entered into a joint venture with Zimbabwe Bio Energy with a view of unlocking the true economic value of Nuanetsi Ranch. The DTZ acquired...]]></description>
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		<title>APC Strongman Dies in Washignton D.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Metropolitan Chapter and APC NORTH AMERICA is sad to report the sudden death of our brother and comrade Mr. Joseph Cole commonly called Pa. Cole (super delegate of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter). Pa. Cole was a strong member of the APC .NA and founding member of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter. He is survived...]]></description>
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		<title>Honored for their work, but threatened at home &#8211; CPJ introduces 2009 International Press Freedom Awardees</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/8233</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, November 19, 2009—–Naziha Réjiba, editor of the Tunisian online news journal Kalima, said she knows what to expect when she returns home—surveillance, harassment, and threats conducted by one the world’s most repressive governments. “While I’m speaking, many homes of Tunisian journalists are completely surrounded,” Réjiba, one of four recipients of the 2009 International Press...]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Replaces Guinea on AU Sub-Committee on Refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abdul Karim Koroma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the suspension of the Republic of Guinea from the African Union (AU) Commission, Sierra Leone has been selected to serve as a member of the Bureau of the Sub-Committee on Refugees of the AU on an interim basis in place of Guinea.The decision was unanimously agreed upon by ECOWAS Ambassadors based in Addis Ababa,...]]></description>
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		<title>Another Batch Of Sierra Leonean Pilgrims Arrive…The Presidency Commended</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alhaji Jalloh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second batch of 18 Sierra Leonean pilgrims arrived at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah for this year’s Muslim pilgrimage, Monday, November 18, 2009. They arrived on board Royal Air Maroc (RAM) at about 7: 35 P.M Saudi Arabian time and were warmly received by First Secretaries of the Sierra Leone Embassy, Mr....]]></description>
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		<title>Ambassador Davies Express Comcerns on Youth Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/7414</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Foray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sierra Leone delegation on Tuesday 17th November 2009, stated at a donor’s meeting on ‘Post-Conflict Employment Creation, Income-generation and Reintegration’ at the Julia Taft Conference Room in the Millennium Plaza in New York, that a critical area of attention is youth unemployment. “One of the burning problems that is giving my President sleepless nights...]]></description>
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		<title>CEO&#8217;s of World&#8217;s Leading Drinks Companies Call For All Stakeholders To Work Together To Reduce Harmful Drinking</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/5817</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the UK today, like in many countries around the world, there is an important and lively debate among politicians, the media, and representatives of civil society about reducing harmful drinking. These debates have partly been stimulated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Next year, the WHO’s decision-making body will agree on a global strategy...]]></description>
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		<title>“Africa is impatient to see an historical injustice redressed”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Foray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Sierra Leone Mission to the United Nations today (Thursday 12th November, 2009) told the General Assembly that the African Group is impatient to get their request for at least two Seats in both Permanent and Non-permanent categories of the Security Council. His Excellency Mr. Shekou M. Touray was...]]></description>
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		<title>Global Fund Approves US$2.4 Billion In New Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/5102</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s Board of Directors has made an overall approval of grants with a two-year commitment of US$2.4 billion. It is the ninth time the Global Fund Board approved new proposals to support programs fighting the three diseases. The total two-year value of the programs...]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Alpha-Lavallie lauds President Koroma in Ethiopia</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/3362</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abdul Karim Koroma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hon. Elizabeth Alpha-Lavallie of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Tuesday made an emotional presentation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia lauding development strides undertaken by His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, which are aimed at reforming the country’s health sector. The former Deputy Speaker of Parliament who also doubles as Chairperson of the Sierra...]]></description>
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		<title>GLOBAL FUND GRANT HELPS PUT BEDNETS IN EVERY HOME IN NIGERIA</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2787</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Largest malaria agreement ever signed by the Global Fund Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria announced today that a newly signed agreement will provide the resources for 30 million bednets, half the number needed to meet universal coverage by December 2010. Together,...]]></description>
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		<title>Afsatu Kabba Addresses The International Conference on Population and Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Foray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her capacity as UNFPA National Goodwill Ambassador, Honourable Afsatu Olayinka E. Kabba, on Monday 12th October 2009, made a presentation on the Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in the General Assembly of the United Nations headquarters in New York. Speaking on “Item # 48 Integrated and...]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopian Airlines to commence flights to Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2622</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The home-based staff of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday 28th September, 2009 held fruitful discussions with the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Girma Wake on plans for the Ethiopian Airlines carrier to commence flights to Freetown. The meeting was held at the Office of the Ethiopian Airlines head...]]></description>
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		<title>President Koroma Arrives in New York For the UN General Assembly Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2344</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Foray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has arrived in New York for the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly debate. He is accompanied by his wife, the First Lady, Mrs. Sia Koroma. Other members of the delegation include the Minister of Information and other officers...]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Delegation Prepares for UN GA Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2295</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ms Zainab Hawa Bangura today (Tuesday 15th September 2009) joined other Member States at the 24th Annual International Prayer Breakfast meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to evoke the anointing of God for a successful 64th General Assembly meeting, which is to be...]]></description>
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