Word: chadli
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...then jumped to 792 in 2004. And although vaccinations resumed last summer, by then it was too late to put the genie back in the bottle. Cases of polio genetically consistent with the Nigerian strain had begun popping up, in succession, in more than 10 neighboring countries, including Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan. Last November the same virus appeared in Saudi Arabia, two months before the hajj, when 2 million Muslims from around the world descended on Mecca and then returned to their home countries, perhaps carrying more than just their memories with them...
...petition organizers—led by Thomas D. Hadfield ’08, KSG student Chad J. Hazlett, and Rebecca J. Hamilton, who is a joint-degree candidate at the KSG and HLS—met on Wednesday with Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) Executive Director Ted A. Mayer to discuss the possibilities of using the extra BoardPlus...
...mercenary army is cheap. Executive Outcomes’ Sierra-Leonian adventure cost $1.8 million dollars a month, but prior to that, the international community was paying $60 million for fetid refugee camps in Guinea that were not a sustainable solution to begin with. Refugees from Darfur are flowing into Chad, piling into bursting refugee camps that cannot even ensure basic hygiene. Human security, too, is not guaranteed. Poorly-drawn African borders have ensured the Janjaweed a trans-national cohort of persecutors. Even in Chad, women are beaten and raped as they leave the camps in search of the water...
...terms of overall lending, project financing is a small part of most banks' operations - between 5% and 10% for HSBC, for example - but environmentally and socially sound lending can have a huge long-term impact. Underwriters such as Citigroup point to the World Bank-backed pipeline running from Chad's oil fields through Cameroon to the Atlantic. Extensive environmental impact assessments were carried out before work got the green light, and oil companies like ExxonMobil have provided compensation and health care to locals whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by the development. A trust fund, designed to give...
...Since getting back on its feet, Orascom has jettisoned its activities in some markets, including Chad and Ivory Coast, and concentrated its efforts on a handful of key nations. Top of the list is Algeria, where it has over 70% of the market. But the firm also has 5 million customers in Pakistan. Last year, the company generated over $1 billion in earnings before interest, dividends and amortization - more than double the total for 2003. Sawiris still sees plenty of opportunity to grow his business in the Middle East, but these days his appetite seems bigger. The Wind deal involves...