Africa

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Geotimes May 2007 Nicole Branan	Kenyan Erosion Portends Problems Soil erosion is a serious problem in Kenya, endangering the nation's food security and threatening its terrestrial ecosystems and near-shore marine environments. But because of a lack of long, continuous records, the patterns of soil erosion are largely unknown.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 G. Pascal Zachary	Thirst For Power Can thousands of small dams solve Africa's power crunch?
Smithsonian May 2007 Stephanie Hanes	Greg Carr's Big Gamble In a watershed experiment, the Boston entrepreneur is putting $40 million of his own money into a splendid but ravaged park in Mozambique
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Tim Beyers	Starbucks Can't Do Enough Critics are putting increasing pressure on the coffee king to be a fair trader when it comes to buying beans, especially when buying from East Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular. Trouble is, there's almost nothing Starbucks can do to help small farmers.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Military Seeks to Quash Terrorism Before it Takes Root U.S. European Command has spearheaded a military training component called the Trans-Saharan Counter-Terrorism Initiative that aims to train African forces to root out terrorists.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Nine Nations Point to Complexity of African Landscape As the Pentagon contemplates what the new AFRICOM will look like, the diverse nations participating in the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative point to the complexity of the African political and social landscape.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Capabilities of Algerian Islamist Group Are Murky The presence of an Algeria-based terrorist group in West and North Africa is a concern for U.S. European Command. Leaders there have cited its presence as one of the reasons the Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Initiative is needed to train regional troops.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Special Operators Say Training Goes Both Ways While the larger goal of the the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative is to stop Islamic extremism from making inroads in nine North and West African countries, on a smaller scale, trainers said that it's a mutually beneficial relationship.
Chemistry World February 9, 2007 Victoria Gill	Africa's First Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial The first large-scale clinical trial of an HIV vaccine will involve around 3000 participants in five selected sites in South Africa. It will compare the effectiveness of the vaccine at reducing HIV infection compared to a placebo.
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Ian Wylie	Hope Diamonds In Sierra Leone, a plan for fair-trade gems.
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