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Africa

Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply

The Guardian

• States and companies target developing nations
• Small farmers at risk from industrial-scale deals

Julian Borger, diplomatic editor

Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food supplies.

 

UN imposes fresh sanctions on Somalia after piracy talks

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Islamists poised to seize Somalia again in setback to U.S.

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'Painful' US-Libya era nears end

BBC News President George W Bush has said that "a painful chapter" between the US and Libya has almost closed, decades after terrorist attacks linked to Libya. Mr Bush ...

Government near to collapse, says Somalia leader

The Guardian • Islamists control most of country, president admits• MPs urged to return as insurgents near capital President Abdullahi Yusuf of Somalia has admitted...
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