Unconfirmed illness kills 18 people in central Ethiopia

July 28, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA)Unconfirmed disease has killed 18 people and infected other 143 in central Ethiopia region of Amhara region, says a report attributed to World health Organisation (WHO) today.The outbreak of mysterious illness occurred between 4 and 21 July 2009 in two villages in Kelela woreda, South Wollo zone, Amhara Region,...

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French agents face sharia trial in Somalia

French agents face sharia trial in SomaliaTwo French agents kidnapped in Somalia will be tried soon under Islamic Sharia law for aiding "the enemy of Allah," an official of the hardline Shebab rebel group holding them said Saturday.A Somali minister said the pair had been taken out of the capital and there was concern for their safety.Separately,...

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Lack of rain causes famine in Ethiopia

Drought in the south of Ethiopia is causing severe famine.Up to 10 million people in the country are in need of urgent assistance.Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Konso, where people say thatwithout proper rains, their lives are in danger....

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Three Burundian peacekeepers based in Somalia have died from an unknown illness

Three Burundian peacekeepers based in Somalia have died from an unknown illness and 18 more are in a Kenyan hospital with the same symptoms, an African Union (AU) official said on Thursday.There are some 4,300 soldiers from Burundi and Uganda in Somalia's capital defending key sites and helping government forces fight off regular attacks...

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