Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Daily Africa News - October 01, 2013

Daily Africa News
 
Daily Africa News
October 01, 2013
From VOAAfrica.com

 
World Hunger Down, But Not by Enough to Reach Goals World Hunger Down, But Not by Enough to Reach Goals
A new report says one in eight suffers from chronic hunger; the biggest improvements have been made in Latin America and East and Southeast Asia More
 
Stopping Childhood TB Deaths           Stopping Childhood TB Deaths
WHO, CDC, UNICEF, others launch roadmap to save kids from killer disease More
 
Kenyatta: Kenyan Forces to Stay in Somalia Kenyatta: Kenyan Forces to Stay in Somalia
President makes announcement during inter-faith prayer service for unity, strength after deadly Westgate mall siege More
 
Al-Shabab Finds Fighters Among Somali Youth in Minnesota Al-Shabab Finds Fighters Among Somali Youth in Minnesota
While it is still unknown whether Somali-Americans were involved in the recent deadly attack by al-Shabab on a Kenyan shopping mall, it is known that the large Somali community in the U.S. state of Minnesota has been fertile ground for recruitment by the terrorist group. As VOA's Brian Padden reports from Minneapolis, many young Somali men in the U.S. are torn between two cultures, leaving some susceptible to religious and patriotic appeals from the Islamist militant group. More
 
ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Gbagbo Ally ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Gbagbo Ally
Charles Ble Goude is wanted by International Criminal Court for allegedly coordinating attacks against civilians believed to oppose then-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo More
 
Elephants Killed by Cyanide Reveal Alarming Innovation in Poaching Tactics Elephants Killed by Cyanide Reveal Alarming Innovation in Poaching Tactics
Undermanned and underequipped ranger teams face a difficult battle as poachers start using poisons to kill elephants More
 

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