A disabled child, Melkior and his father Markaidi, after being presented with a wheelchair. Posing with them are Kathy Eller and Tim Eller of the Wheelchair Foundation.
(Photo by Raymond John).

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Darfur peace talks scheduled for Arusha
The Darfur rebels who failed to sign a peace agreement in Abuja, Nigeria, last year are scheduled to meet in Arusha early next month. This is according to a statement issued by the United Nations mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and which was made available here early this week.
According to the Khartoum statement the leading personalities of the so-called ‘non-signatory rebel movements’ were to convene in Arusha as from Friday 3 to Sunday August 5 in an effort to facilitate preparations for negotiations.

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WF donates wheelchairs to 100 disabled persons
The Wheelchair Foundation of the United States has donated a total of 100 customized wheelchairs to the disabled people of Arusha, Monduli, Arumeru and Babati Districts of Arusha and Manyara regions to assist the physically handicapped persons with individual mobility.
The chairs were handed to the beneficiaries during a special ceremony held at the Monduli Rehabilitation Center in Monduli District early this week. The donation was made through a Non-Profit establishment known as Conservation Foundation Trust, which was founded in 1994 by the Ramoni family of Arusha.

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Earthquakes put Arusha in panic
Arusha residents were last Sunday and Tuesday struck with shock and awe when earthquakes estimated at about 5 on the Richter scale hit the city and its environs.
Sunday’s tremor which lasted 25 seconds at about 2.25 p.m sent most people out of their buildings panicking. The impact was felt mostly in medium and high rise buildings which were shaken like tree branches during a wind storm.

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