VOA Africa News Summary

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World Bank Sending $500 Million Funding for Niger Basin Development Money will be used to fund economic projects UN Agencies Call For 'Green Revolution' in Africa World Food Program, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Fund for Agricultural Development say they will work together to help African countries increase their food production to overcome hunger and create a more prosperous future Ethiopia Again Defends Somalia Invasion Ethiopia disagrees with Washington Post article that it made a wrong political calculation when it invaded Somalia. Locusts Swarms Leave Somalia, Ethiopia and Head for India, Pakistan Recent cyclones bring favorable conditions for major infestations Official Defends Bush Administration's Africa AIDS Policy Bush administration says more than one million people in sub-Saharan Africa have received lifesaving antiretroviral treatment under PEPFAR as of March 2007 Nigerian Expert: Biofuels as Alternative Fuel May Not Be Best Choice Bio-gas would generate less competition for food crops Ghana Unveils New Cedi Denominations Ghana has redenominated its currency the cedi in an attempt to make life easier for both shoppers and business people who are reportedly fed up with carrying large bundles of cash that makes them easy targets for thieves. Kangaroo Moms Provide Example of How to Keep Infants Alive Skin-to-skin contact is proven to keep infants warm and help prevent pneumonia