The Kenya Forest Services is evicting squatters in the Mau Forest out of concern for the loss of forest cover: down 25% in 10 years.

Cardinal Napier fears that the FAO does not realize what are the real problems Africans face with regard to nutrition. He also expressed concern over decriminalization of prostitution requested by FIFA - the world soccer organization.

Tensions are building between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 20,000 Angolans forced to return home and are living in tents with little food or medical assistance. The constant rains contribute to dire conditions. Petroleum is involved.

The observer of the Holy See UN recalls Cairo Conference (1994) in which many saw the population explosion as the cause of all evils. After 15 years none of those apocalyptic predictions have come true.

Severe food shortages continue to affect millions of hungry people in Kenya while refugees pour in from neighbouring countries and United Nations agencies brace the population for expected floods, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.