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Kagame gets $50 million from the World Bank and U.S. power salutes

Submitted by Ann Garrison on Sun, 03/17/2013 - 08:36

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KPFA Evening News, 03.16.2013

KPFA Evening News Anchor Cameron Jones: The World Bank announced a new $50 million grant to the Rwandan government this week, while Rwandan President Paul Kagame toured the United States, speaking at the University of Hartford, Harvard University, and the World Affairs Council in Atlanta. KPFA's Ann Garrison has the story.

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Cholera breaks out in camp for Congolese fleeing war

Submitted by Ann Garrison on Sun, 08/05/2012 - 22:44

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KPFA Evening News, 08.04.2012

A cholera outbreak in a makeshift camp for Congolese fleeing the war is an ominous sign of how lethal swelling camps of refugees and internally displaced persons could become.