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<td width="300" valign="middle" style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">December 17, 2004</td>
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<strong style="color:#009900 ">AFRICA IN BRIEF</strong>
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<strong>Politics</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/ctnt/index.cfm?icontent_id=922&isection_id=26" title="STRONG TURNOUT IN GHANA AS VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS TO PICK NEW PRESIDENT" target="_blank"><strong>STRONG TURNOUT IN GHANA AS VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS TO PICK NEW PRESIDENT</strong></a>
Millions of Ghanaians headed to the polls on Tuesday, with analysts predicting that voters would give President John Kufuor another four years at the helm of the West African country which has built a reputation as a haven of democracy and stability...
<br><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/" target="_blank">IRIN</a>
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<strong>Conflict and Security</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/ctnt/index.cfm?icontent_id=923&isection_id=19" title="AFRICAN UNION MEETS TO DISCUSS RWANDA-CONGO TENSIONS" target="_blank"><strong>AFRICAN UNION MEETS TO DISCUSS RWANDA-CONGO TENSIONS</strong></a>
AU Peace and Security Council chairman says foreign ministers urging Rwanda and DRC not to make any rash moves as tension heightens between two countries...
<br><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/" target="_blank">VOICE OF AMERICA</a> <img src="http://www.jamboweb.com/images/icons/new.jpg" border="0">
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<strong>Economy, Business, & Finance</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/ctnt/index.cfm?icontent_id=881&isection_id=1" title="EGYPT: BEACHES ARE STRONGER THAN HISTORY" target="_blank"><strong>EGYPT: BEACHES ARE STRONGER THAN HISTORY</strong></a>
Since time immemorial, the pyramids and temples of Egypt have drawn visitors from the farthest corners of the globe. But in the last couple of years the numbers of tourists visiting ancient monuments has fallen, while vacationers have flocked to Red Sea resort destinations in record numbers...
<br><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/" target="_blank">IPS Africa</a>
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<strong>Sustainable Development</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/ctnt/index.cfm?icontent_id=868&isection_id=12" title="GLOBAL FUNDS RELEASES $24.2M" target="_blank"><strong>GLOBAL FUNDS RELEASES $24.2M</strong></a>
An international organization and other humanitarian agencies are beginning to help Liberia recover from the ashes of war...
<br><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.analystliberia.com" target="_blank">Analyst Liberia</a>
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<strong>Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs</strong><br>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/ctnt/index.cfm?icontent_id=826&isection_id=16" title="HUNGER COSTS MILLIONS OF LIVES AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - FAO HUNGER REPORT" target="_blank"><strong>HUNGER COSTS MILLIONS OF LIVES AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - FAO HUNGER REPORT</strong></a>
Hunger and malnutrition cause tremendous human suffering, kill more than five million children every year, and cost developing countries billions of dollars in lost productivity and national income, according to FAO's annual hunger report...
<br><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.fao.org" target="_blank">FAO</a>
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<strong style="color:#009900 ">UP COMING EVENTS</strong>
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/evt/index.cfm?ievent_id=73" title="Third International Conference on Computer Science, Software" target="_blank"><strong>Third International Conference on Computer Science, Software</strong></a>
It brings together computer scientists and engineers, computer developers and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, research results and research-inprogress about all aspects of computer science, information technology and their applications...
<br><strong>Date:</strong> Dec 27, 2004
<br><strong>Organization:</strong> Housing and Building Research Center
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<a href="http://www.jamboweb.com/evt/index.cfm?ievent_id=75" title="8th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control (PEDAC 2004)" target="_blank"><strong>8th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control (PEDAC 2004)</strong></a>
The conference will bring together several aspect of Production Engineering ranging from Agile manufacturing and lean manufacturing, Operational logistics and scheduling, Total quality management, Maintenance planning and scheduling, Operations research to ergonomics...
<br><strong>Date:</strong> Dec 27, 2004
<br><strong>Organization:</strong> Alexandria University
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