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APA-Accra (Ghana) The former United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, who is the chairman of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) told the opening ceremony of the AGRA conference in Accra that despite the challenges such as climate change, Africa has made strides in food security and that the alliance will strive hard to partner African governments to transfer modern techniques of agriculture to small farmers to increase their yields.

APA-Maputo : (Mozambique) – The Mozambican cabinet on Thursday convened an emergency meeting and deployed an armed military force to clear barricades as outraged residents continued to protest, blocking roads and looting shops and banks in the capital for the second day of the bloodied riots ever witnessed here, ignited by soaring prices of commodities.

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) The African Development Bank (AfDB) is reported to have granted Botswana funds in the region of US$ 288,800 to undertake research on the world economic crunch impact on the country’s economy starting 8 June 2011, APA has learnt here on Thursday.

APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) The Secretary for Nutrition, HIV and AIDS at the office of the president and cabinet, Mary Shawa, said on Thursday in the capital Lilongwe that 68 percent of all HIV positive pregnant women in the country are benefiting from the new World Health Organisation (WHO) treatment guideline.

APA-Dakar (Senegal) The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, called on all Somali parties to cease fire during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in line with the values embodied by the fasting month, notably the rejection of violence and the promotion of tolerance and reconciliation.