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Found in Udzungwa Mountains,

Exotic Animals Caught in Candid Moments [PHOTOS]

Roughly 52,000 snapshots of rare, exotic mammals were taken by a group of international scientists with camera-traps earlier this week, offering a global view of declining mammal populations. The study caught animals in protected wildlife areas of Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Laos, Suriname, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Uganda to allow sugarcane plantation in virgin forest

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will allow 7,100 hectares of virgin forest to be farmed for sugarcane, his spokesperson told Reuters on Monday, potentially triggering a repeat of protests that stopped a similar deal in 2007.
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Endangered Mountain Gorilla Saved from Poachers in Rwanda [PHOTOS]

A baby mountain gorilla was saved from the hands of illegal smugglers on Sunday in Rwanda. On Sunday night, a female baby mountain gorilla was found in an African jail, curled up on a bed alongside poachers who attempted to smuggle her from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Rwandan authorities said the poachers had bought it for $15,000.
Uganda

Ugandan police fire teargas at Besigye's supporters

Ugandan police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse thousands of supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye who had gathered in the town of Masaka in southwest Uganda where he renewed calls for protests against high food and fuel prices.
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Endangered Gorilla Found in African Prison with Poachers [PHOTOS]

A baby mountain gorillas was saved from becoming bush meat on Sunday in Rwanda. Sunday night, a female baby mountain gorilla was found in an African jail, curled up on a bed alongside poachers who attempted to smuggle her from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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Orange and Google tie up on Africa mobile chat

France Telecom's Orange mobile unit is teaming up with Google to offer SMS-based chat in Africa, Orange said in a statement on Wednesday, targeting the fast growth of wireless services on a continent where computers remain scarce.
Dr. Stephen Friedman (R) vaccinates his colleague Dr. Don Weiss

Chicken Pox Deaths Down Dramatically Due to Varicella Vaccine

Health officials and researchers from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the decline shows that the benefits of the vaccine program - established in the 1990s - were larger than expected prior to its start. Chickenpox led to about 105 deaths a year during the pre-vaccine years of 1990 to 1994, researchers say.
Worst drought of Africa in 60 years

Drought Wreaks Havoc in Horn of Africa (Photos)

The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, according to a United Nations report.
Dr. Stephen Friedman (R) vaccinates his colleague Dr. Don Weiss

Chicken Pox Eradicated, is There Such Hope for HIV/AIDS?

According to a recent study, between 2002 and 2007, the annual average number of chickenpox deaths was the lowest ever reported, with 14 deaths recorded in 2007 and just 13 the year prior, due to a particular vaccine. Chickenpox led to about 105 deaths a year during the pre-vaccine years of 1990 to 1994, researchers say.
Anti-retroviral (ARV)

Antiretroviral Drugs Can Prevent HIV in Hetrosexuals: Studies

The two studies were conducted in Africa among heterosexual couples in Kenya, Uganda and Botswana found that daily drugs for the sexually transmitted disease reduced infection rates by an average of at least 62 percent when compared with placebo.

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