News on development and aid topics collected by The Road to the HorizonTumblr (3.0; @aidnews)http://www.aidnews.org/<a href="http://villagehealthworks.org/lens-on-kigutu/place-of-health-and-healing/">Place of Health and Healing</a>: <p>An amazing view from the roof of our new community center down onto our landscaping and food security program. This beauty makes our campus a place where patients feel respected, dignified, and…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672002http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672002Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:08:43 +0100<a href="http://www.afdb.org/en/news-events/article/afdb-approves-usd-150-million-loan-to-tunisias-oil-and-gas-company-6438/">AfDB Approves USD 150 Million Loan to Tunisia’s Oil and Gas Company</a>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672004http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672004Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:08:43 +0100<a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34117&Cr=asia&Cr1=health">Asia-Pacific nations must ramp up cooperation in health sector - UN official</a>: <p>Countries in the Asia-Pacific region must step up their cooperation to tackle the threat of highly infectious diseases - including H1N1 - crossing borders, a senior United Nations official said…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672008http://www.aidnews.org/post/456672008Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:08:43 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Council_Of_Europe_Wants_Armenian_Election_Reforms_By_2011/1987256.html">Council Of Europe Wants Armenian Election Reforms By 2011</a>: <p>The Council of Europes Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has agreed to give Armenia until the end of this year to reform its electoral system.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645883http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645883Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Chavez_Relocates_Eastern_Europe/1987255.html">Chavez Relocates Eastern Europe</a>: <p>In a video from December 2009, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proudly shows his knowledge of geography to a visiting delegation of Belarusian dignitaries. Chavez claims that Belarus — considered…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645880http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645880Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Opposition_Activists_Journalists_On_Hunger_Strike_In_Astrakhan/1987258.html">Russian Opposition Activists, Journalists On Hunger Strike In Astrakhan</a>: <p>Several opposition politicians and journalists have begun a hunger strike in the Caspian city of Astrakhan to demand a halt to what they say is the persecution of opposition activists in the southern…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645889http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645889Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180288.html">Rwanda: Kagame to Attend Pan African Media Summit</a>: <p>President Paul Kagame, is set to attend a landmark Pan- Africa media conference that begins tomorrow at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645903http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645903Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Yes_But_What_Does_Russia_Today_Really_Think/1987285.html">Yes, Russia Today, But What Do You Really Think?</a>: <p>Russias international English-language broadcaster apparently thought better of a video report on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintons visit, titled Hillary Clinton In Moscow To Pay Lip Service…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645879http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645879Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180327.html">Africa: Southern Africa Seeks CITES Approval for Sale of Ivory Stocks</a>: <p>Southern African countries are seeking approval for the sale of their ivory stocks at an international conference on trade in endangered species.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645901http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645901Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180535.html">Zambia: NGOs Under Probe</a>: <p>MORE than eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are under investigation for alleged money laundering and other illegal activities, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani has disclosed.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645894http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645894Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists_in_trouble_Qanimat_Zahid_is_Free/1987279.html">Qanimat Zahid is Free</a>: <p>Jailed on charges of hooliganism that media advocates believe were politically motivated, Qanimat Zahid, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has been pardoned. To see a video of his release, click…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645876http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645876Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Official_Criticizes_Bosnian_Serbs_In_Report_To_UN/1987358.html">EU Official Criticizes Bosnian Serbs In Report To UN</a>: <p>European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has accused Bosnias Serb entity of obstructing the peace process in that Balkan country.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645859http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645859Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://abby-ravera.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/18/4033922-hunger-10-reasons-to-face-the-challenge">Hunger: 10 Reasons To Face The Challenge</a>: <p>Most people think of malnutrition as not having enough to eat. But for many of the worlds one billion hungry people, the problem is that they get too few of the minerals and vitamins that would allow…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645853http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645853Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180713.html">South Africa: Opposition Party Brings No-Confidence Motion Against Zuma</a>: <p>The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament will today allow the Congress of the People (COPE) to bring a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to the floor of the National Assembly,…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645849http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645849Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180694.html">South Africa: Countrys Borders Vulnerable for World Cup</a>: <p>SA WILL have to rely on intelligence to detect any security threats during the Fifa World Cup because it has no capacity to monitor all movement across its borders, defence analyst Helmoed Heitman…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645861http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645861Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AFRICATopNews/~3/VTk6MSWKEVM/idAFJOE62H0FN20100318">WTO needs political miracle for 2010 Doha deal</a>: <p>GENEVA (Reuters) - Members of the World Trade Organisation are likely to conclude next week that it will take a political miracle to agree a new trade deal this year, consigning yet another Doha…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645862http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645862Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180661.html">South Africa: Internet Access Through Broadband Up 50 Percent - Survey</a>: <p>THE number of South Africans accessing the internet via broadband connections has increased by more than 50% in the past year, says a new survey.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645874http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645874Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists_in_trouble_US_Rights_Group_Tells_Bakiev_Stop_this_Crackdown/1987374.html">US Rights Group Tells President Bakiev: Stop this Crackdown.</a>: <p>The US Helsinki Commission criticized the Kyrgyz governments stoppage of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasts in a statement yesterday, calling on President Bakiev to stop this crackdown on…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645870http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645870Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/In_EU_Frustration_With_Georgia_Now_Evident/1987346.html">In EU, Frustration With Georgia Now Evident</a>: <p>The EU fired a warning shot across Georgias bow when the president of the European Commission told Georgias visiting prime minister that further democratic reforms are essential if Tbilisis ties with…</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645865http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645865Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180718.html">South Africa: Dreams, and Reality, of a World Cup Windfall</a>: <p>FROM foreign exchange services to hotel soap suppliers, companies across SA are gearing up for a windfall during the Soccer World Cup. But some are looking dangerously overoptimistic, say analysts.</p>http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645847http://www.aidnews.org/post/456645847Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0100