ICAO classifies RP as a significant safety concern along with 10 countries (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has classified the Philippines, together with 10 other countries - Angola, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Congo, Djibouti, Kazhakstan, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia as a "Significant Safety Concern" in the past two months because to date the government has not resolved issues to ensure that its air safety oversight and security systems are ...

Guinea Bissau Reaches Agreement With IMF on Credit Program (Bloomberg)

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Guinea Bissau has received a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund on use of its Extended Credit Facility program, the IMF said on its Web site today.

Senegal rebels force hundreds to flee (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Rebels in Senegal's restive Casamance region have forced nearly 600 people to leave their villages and flee to neighbouring Guinea-Bissau, a local official said on Wednesday.

Africa : As Malawi Takes Over Africa (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — OUTLINING his priorities, as the newly-elected chairman of the fifty-three-nation African Union (AU) the president of the small southern African country of Malawi, Bingu Wa Mutharika, told his fellow heads of state on Monday, February 1: "We have decided to focus on food security, transport infrastructure and energy as priorities for driving the agenda for this year."

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$1.2B Needed To Aid Women, Children In 28 Countries 'In Crisis,' UNICEF Says (Medical News Today)

UNICEF on Thursday launched a $1.2 billion appeal aimed at providing "life saving emergency assistance to millions of children and women in dire need," VOA News reports (Schlein, 2/4). "The appeal is part of UNICEF's Humanitarian Action Report 2010, released in Geneva ... which spotlights the desperate situation of children and women in 28 countries and territories facing deep humanitarian ...

Richer India makes the world poorer: Princeton economist (The Economic Times)

Angus Deaton, the Princeton economist said that the world became poorer as a result of a combination of India's economic growth and its low poverty line. India a safe bet

Richer India makes the world poorer: Economist (The Economic Times)

Since India’s poverty line is low compared to its living standards, as Indian average incomes rose and it moved out of the group of selected countries ,.

Richer India makes the world poorer: Economist (The Times of India)

A Princeton economist regarded as world's foremost authority on cross-country income data has cast serious doubts on World Bank's revision of global poverty figures and India's statistics are at the centre of the storm.

Q+A-What is the African Union and what does it do? (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters (Corrects coup dates in final paragraph, removes reference to coup in Guinea Bissau) By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Leaders from around the continent are gathered in Ethiopia's ...