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Monday, 4 July 2011
Sierra Leone: Save the Children, HFAC Lament Hurdles in Clearing Free Healthcare Drugs
Health for All Coalition and Save The Children UK yesterday urged the government to take immediate action in removing the barriers that delay the speedy clearance of free healthcare drugs from the Sierra Leone ports.
Obama, Gates to leave Washington for official visits as Libya crisis deepens
As war clouds gathered over Libya on Friday, the U.S. commander in chief and his defense secretary were each preparing to leave Washington to visit places far removed from any military operations.
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Sunday, 3 July 2011
Namibia
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Senate Summons Security Chiefs
BOTHERED by the spate of bombings and general insecurity across the country, the Senate has resolved to have a closed-door session with the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the various security breaches.
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An Evening with Chinery-Hesse and Negroponte
Next week I’ll be in London to speak at the 21st Century Challenges event put on by the Royal Geographic Society with a focus on “Digital Technology in Africa“. Besides that main event, it will be a busy 3 days as I’ll also be speaking at the World Bank, meeting at #10 Downing Street, talking [...]
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Ethiopia
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Saturday, 2 July 2011
Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to Persian Gulf
Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Arab world from North Africa to the Persian Gulf:
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Q&A: Morocco referendum
Do the king's reforms go far enough?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13964550
Friday, 1 July 2011
Rwanda: More Than Building Schools - Access to Affordable Sanitary Pads Can Help Keep Girls in School
How can countries encourage girls to attend school? Is the answer providing free textbooks or building schools closer to their homes? While these are important pieces of the puzzle, there is another issue that influences whether girls attend school: menstruation.
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Libya gains control of more rebel territory
No-fly zone supporters fear international action could come too late to help rebels.
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Thursday, 30 June 2011
World Briefing | AFRICA: Tanzania: No Serengeti Highway
The Tanzanian government has indicated that it will not build a highway through the Serengeti National Park.
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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Libya gains control of more rebel territory
No-fly zone supporters fear international action could come too late to help rebels.
Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to duty
CAIRO - Responding to public alarm over escalating lawlessness and sectarian violence, Egyptian political leaders urged police Thursday to return to the streets as soon as possible, saying their absence threatens to undermine the country's fledgling democracy.
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Cameroon bans night-time travel
Cameroon bans all night-time public transport on roads to curb accidents caused by heavy drinking, the transport ministry says.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13943863
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Qaddafi Settles for a Draw, at Least in a Game of Chess
The beleaguered Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi poured out his thoughts to the head of the international chess federation during a game in Tripoli.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=40509b27114fb5b0190ec15ff2ace339
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Obama praises Brazil as a model of democracy
With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama sticks to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil.
Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man
The open space between two squatter camps where Farai Kujirichita was beaten to death by vigilantes.In a shantytown near Johannesburg, an angry mob committed a horrifying crime that was caught on video.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
Gadhafi tells rebels 'surrender or flee' as his forces gain in east and west Libya
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces struck the rebellion's heartland with airstrikes, missiles and artillery on Tuesday, trying for the first time to take back a city that serves as a crucial gateway for the band of fighters who threatened his four-decade hold on power. Rebels rushed to the fro
Kenya: Stung By Cancer, Prof Nyong'o Takes the War to the Scourge
So what has Prof Anyang' Nyong'o been up to almost six months since he startled the nation with revelations that he had prostate cancer?
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My life as a pirate
The fisherman who went rogue and ended up in a Somali jail
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Zimbabwe: Former Renaissance Boss Files Application Against Associate
Former Renaissance Financial Holdings chief executive Mr Patterson Timba has filed an urgent application at the High Court to interdict his business associate from commencing mining operations at Glencairn Mine in Kadoma.
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Sunday, 26 June 2011
Obama visits Brazil with Libya on his mind
With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama stuck to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil, arriving Sunday morning in a once-notorious slum that Brazilian officials now hold up as a symbol of a rejuvenated country.
World Briefing | AFRICA: Ivory Coast: Hague Inquiry Is Sought
An international prosecutor said he had sought approval to investigate reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the conflict after last November?s presidential elections in Ivory Coast.
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Saturday, 25 June 2011
Libya: Fighting Intensifies in North-West, Says UN
Fighting has intensified in north-western regions of Libya and the United Nations has stepped up its effort to help wounded civilians in the area, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.
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General Says Mugabe Rival Is a Threat to Zimbabwe
The remarks by Brig. Gen. Douglas Nyikayaramba were the most public declaration of the army?s determination to interfere in elections.
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In Libya, Gaddafi's tanks split rebel forces
Troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Wednesday positioned tanks for the first time along the main road connecting the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, effectively splitting the forces opposing Gaddafi in two.
Friday, 24 June 2011
South Africa Exults Abroad but Frets at Home
South Africa has joined an elite group of emerging powers, but at home, it faces an erosion of confidence in the government.
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Battle For Libya | June 24, 2011
Dozens of detained rebels returned Friday on a Red Cross ship to their eastern stronghold of Benghazi, detailing how they were tortured at the hands of Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi forces.
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Egyptian Interior Ministry dissolves much hated state security agency
CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused in torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule.
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U.S. actions in Libya may speak louder than words
Secretary of State Clinton's assertion that the United States "did not lead" is belied by the large role the United States played in launching an UN-sanctioned strikes on Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's military capabilities. U.S. warships fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles into Libyan territory
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Beyond Fossil Fuels: African Huts Far From the Grid Glow With Renewable Power
As small-scale renewable energy becomes cheaper and more reliable, it is providing the first drops of modern power to people far from electricity grids and fuel pipelines.
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An Evening with Chinery-Hesse and Negroponte
Next week I’ll be in London to speak at the 21st Century Challenges event put on by the Royal Geographic Society with a focus on “Digital Technology in Africa“. Besides that main event, it will be a busy 3 days as I’ll also be speaking at the World Bank, meeting at #10 Downing Street, talking [...]
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Police raid headquarters of the prime minister's party in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Officials say police have raided the headquarters of the political party of Zimbabwe's prime minister and arrested three staff members.
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Thursday, 23 June 2011
Battle for Libya | June 19, 2011
NATO acknowledged Sunday that an errant missile had destroyed a civilian home in the Libyan capital in the early morning, saying it may have killed civilians.
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Qaddafi Settles for a Draw, at Least in a Game of Chess
The beleaguered Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi poured out his thoughts to the head of the international chess federation during a game in Tripoli.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=40509b27114fb5b0190ec15ff2ace339
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Road to stalemate?
A guide to the Libya crisis, with Jeremy Bowen
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13860458
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Obama's story resonates in racially diverse Brazil
President Obama's story - the humble beginnings and the rise to prominence and power - is familiar to Brazilians. And so is his race, which has struck a chord in a country with the world's second-largest black population, after Nigeria.
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Zimbabwe
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Reunion
An overview of the French island in the Indian Ocean
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In Libyan capital, a revolution crushed
In Tripoli, Moammar Gaddafi's stronghold, the real battle for Libya appears already to have been fought and won by a regime that was willing to use live ammunition against its opponents.
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Rebel-held Misurata under siege as rebels, Gaddafi forces battle in eastern and western Libya
Heavy fighting was reported in the Libyan cities of Zawiyah and Bin Jawwad, and there were reports that rebels had reentered Bin Jawwad after being held back for days by Gaddafi loyalists.
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Ernest Cole: Photographer
Images from the exhibition in South Africa.
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State under threat
Can Nigeria defeat Taliban-inspired militant Islamists?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13843967
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Libya: Placement of More Than 150 Antipersonnel Mines Confirmed
Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landmines in at least one location in the Nafusa Mountains, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch visited the site, inspected mines that had been removed, and interviewed the rebel fighters who removed them.
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US gauges Libyan opposition in Paris as allies call for swift military intervention
PARIS - Under pressure from allies and growing calls for military intervention in Libya, the Obama administration on Monday held its first high-level talks with the Libyan opposition and introduced a liaison to deal full time with their ranks. But it remained undecided about exactly how much support
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Clinton, top US visitor since uprising, pressing Egypt's temporary leaders to stick to reform
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing Egypt's transitional leaders Tuesday to follow through on pledges for democratic reform after the ouster of the country's longtime autocratic president in a popular revolt.
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Monday, 20 June 2011
Burkina Faso
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Gambia: Crocodile Spotted At Gamtel Abuko Station Parks And Wildlife Director Explains
The director of Parks and Wildlife, Alpha Jallow, has commented on the young crocodile that was found at the Abuko Gamtel station recently, noting that the young crocodile might have come from a nearby wetland in the area looking for food. He informed that the young crocodile was taken by the department and placed in one of the ponds in the nature reserve.
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NATO Says It Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels Again
NATO acknowledged that its aircraft had hit rebel vehicles last week; while the Qaddafi government said an airstrike destroyed a house in Tripoli, killing civilians.
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Sunday, 19 June 2011
Equatorial Guinea: Govt Erases German TV Footage
The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the detention of a German television crew and the destruction of their footage by authorities in Equatorial Guinea.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106180012.html
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
North Africa: UN Calls for Probe Into Drowning of Refugees
The United Nations Human Rights Council today called for a comprehensive inquiry into allegations that sinking boats carrying migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing unrest in North Africa were abandoned to their fate at sea despite the alleged ability of ships in the vicinity to rescue them.
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In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt
CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .
Battle for key Libyan city on Gadhafi's doorstep was test of rebel strength
ZAWIYA, Libya - The speed with which this city on Tripoli's doorstep fell to Libyans calling for Moammar Gadhafi's ouster raised hopes a rebellion in the east could spread.
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Friday, 17 June 2011
Allies of Zimbabwe?s President Push for Quick Vote
With no credible successor to unite the quarrelsome factions that threaten to splinter the country?s ruling party, Zimbabwe hurtles into another violent political season.
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Clinton Presses Africans to Abandon Authoritarian Rulers, Singling Out Qaddafi
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the African Union to expel diplomats loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, and open channels to the Libyan rebels.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb9eafb313b4c04479f8dc79c58add68
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Separating Free Speech From Hate in South Africa
Julius Malema, the leader of the governing party?s youth wing, is defending his right to sing a song with the seemingly bloodthirsty line ?Shoot the Boer!?
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Gaddafi's forces likely to push rebels back to Benghazi, analysts say
Analysts say uprising will be forced to retreat absent foreign intervention.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011
Tripoli blasts near Gaddafi base
Explosions are heard in the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, in apparent air strikes against Col Gaddafi's compound.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13787681
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Liberia: LINU Declares Crusade for Ellen's Victory
The third National Convention of the opposition Liberian National Union (LINU) has endorsed the second-term bid of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106161013.html
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Zambia: Billiton Hails Mining Policies
BHP Billiton Minerals Exploration, one of the world's top producers of copper and other metals, has said it is happy about Zambia's mining tax regime and wants to invest more into the country.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106160878.html
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VIDEO: Southern Sudan wants UN to help
Riek Machar, deputy president of Southern Sudan, calls on the UN to help keep peace in the region. Mr. Machar has asked Khartoum to "listen to the international community" and withdraw from Abeyi.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13786287
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011
West Ham sign Abdoulaye Faye
Sam Allardyce makes his first signing as West Ham manager by signing Senegal defender Abdoulaye Faye from Stoke on a free transfer.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13772482.stm
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Ushahidi Strategy Meeting 2011
[Reposted from the Ushahidi Blog] Yesterday Ushahidi won the Kenya ICT Award for “Social Equity and Poverty Reduction“, which we’re extremely grateful for. None of us were able to attend the conference in Kenya due to the whole team being at our big annual meeting. The Ushahidi core team works from 7 different timezones ranging [...]
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Somali PM vows to stay in power
Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo refuses to resign, defying a UN-backed deal to oust him.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13769369
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire
How President Blaise Compaor� has lasted is a lesson for autocrats.
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VIDEO: Liberia's President welcomes vaccine aid
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on how child vaccine money can help
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-13749208
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Battle for Libya | June 12, 2011
A second day of fighting raged between loyalist forces and rebels around the strategic oil city, Zawiya, a former rebel stronghold, on Sunday.
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During Chile visit, Obama defends Libya military action
During a visit to Chile, President Obama on Monday defended his decision to deploy the U.S. military in Libya.
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Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion
With voting scheduled five weeks after the old regime was toppled, pundits and politicians have expressed deep concern that citizens are ill prepared to comprehend what proposed constitutional amendments mean.
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France pleads for military intervention as Gaddafi forces attack Libyan rebels
Top official says there is still time for military intervention to turn the tide against Gaddafi.
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Monday, 13 June 2011
In Libya, Gaddafi's forces dig into populated areas
Opposition fighters cheered and flashed victory signs as allied jets streaked across the sky Monday over the strategic city of Ajdabiya,
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Separating Free Speech From Hate in South Africa
Julius Malema, the leader of the governing party?s youth wing, is defending his right to sing a song with the seemingly bloodthirsty line ?Shoot the Boer!?
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9fce1cdaa6bb61ee0bc116724b26eb7e
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Mali City Rankled by Rules for Life in Spotlight
Residents of Djenn�, Mali, a Unesco World Heritage site, complain that the guidelines to maintain that designation are too restrictive.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Africans welcome Bin Laden death
The leaders of African countries where al-Qaeda has staged attacks, such as Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia and Mali, welcome the killing by US forces in Pakistan of Osama Bin Laden but warn of possible revenge.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13257645
Gadhafi's government controls the skies by day; sundown brings rebels out in oil-rich east
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's warplanes, artillery and mortar shells can control huge swaths of territory by day, including oil ports, rebel supply routes and even hostile towns. Rebels say anti-government forces can still return in darkness to take advantage of Gadhafi's own thin supply lines a
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Monday, 2 May 2011
Tactical mistake?
Death of Col Gaddafi's son may backfire on Nato
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13252192
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Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts
For many rural people, cash is so scarce that the 85-bed Chidamoyo Christian Hospital allows bartering.
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Nigeria: FG to Build Three New Refineries
THREE new refineries are to be built by the government to complement the ailing ones constructed in the mid 70's by the military administrations.
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Dying for fuel
Tales of knives and shootings as Tripoli residents queue for petrol
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13222425
The Saturday Profile: Under Siege in War-Torn Somalia, a Doctor Holds Her Ground
Dr. Hawa Abdi helps nearly 100,000 people at her medical facility, persevering despite an attack by militants in May.
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African Farmers Displaced as Investors Move In
Across Africa and the developing world, a new global land rush is gobbling up large expanses of arable land.
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Saturday, 30 April 2011
Gaddafi's forces likely to push rebels back to Benghazi, analysts say
Analysts say uprising will be forced to retreat absent foreign intervention.
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U.S. jet crashes in Libya, pilots survive, as Gaddafi's forces dig in
Setbacks for rebels reveal the degree to which the disorganized and ill-equipped force is depending on allied airstrikes to end Gaddafi's rule.
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Friday, 29 April 2011
Op-Ed Contributor : The Many Qaddafis
Over the 42 years of iron-fisted rule, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has taken on many roles.
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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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Clinton encounters frustration with U.S. stance on Arab unrest
On a trip to Tunisia and Egypt, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was dogged by questions about looming crises in Libya and other countries where democratic aspirations have been met with brute force.
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Thursday, 28 April 2011
Nigeria: Jonathan Meets LP Leaders, Says 'We Will Do Better in Future Elections'
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday restated the commitment of his administration to conduct free, fair and credible future elections in Nigeria.
Clinton says U.S. supports, but will not lead, military operation against Libya
The secretary of state pledges that the United States will strongly support the international military action to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's attacks on rebels.
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In Libya, Gaddafi's forces dig into populated areas
Opposition fighters cheered and flashed victory signs as allied jets streaked across the sky Monday over the strategic city of Ajdabiya,
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Sudan: Darfur Mediators Hand Over Draft Peace Deal
Darfur mediator handed today as scheduled a draft peace agreement to the three Sudanese parties participating in the Doha talks to end the eight year conflict in Darfur region. They further called on the Sudanese government and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) make progress in the direct talks.
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U.S., allies' jets poised to fly over Libya as other nations mull strategy
Fighter aircraft from France, Britain and the United Arab Emirates converged on bases in and around Italy late Friday to begin operations over Libya under the command and control of the United States at its naval base in Naples, according to U.S. and European officials.
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011
At the Best of Blogs as a Jury Member
I’m in Bonn, Germany as the English speaking judge for Deutsche Welle’s “Best of Blogs” awards (aka The BoBs). There are 11 judges, each representing different languages, and we each get to present one blog for each main category and each get one vote for the winner. Being the English judge is actually quite challenging, [...]
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A look at the 17 nations holding more than 850 Somali pirate suspects for prosecution
A look at the 17 nations prosecuting more than 850 pirates captured off East Africa. The overwhelming number of pirate suspects are Somali.
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Obama signals willingness to intervene militarily in Libya if crisis worsens
President Obama orders plans giving U.S. military "full capacity to act" in Libya if situation worsens but expresses several notes of caution.
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Ancestors calling?
South African woman's temptation to become traditional healer
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12883247
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Liberia
Key facts, figures and dates
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Monday, 25 April 2011
Libya declares cease-fire and says it will stop military operations as the West mobilizes
TRIPOLI, Libya - Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa says Libya is declaring an immediate cease-fire and stopping all military operations.
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Sunday, 24 April 2011
Gates says U.S. military could enforce a no-fly zone in Libya if Obama ordered one
The comments appeared designed to counter the criticism surrounding his earlier remarks.
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Thinking About Africa?s Open Data
I love Afrographique, a site I just heard about today that does data visualizations on African data. It’s done by Ivan Colic, a South African designer, as a “small contribution to assist the changing perception of Africa…” What Ivan does is brilliantly delve into the data that’s freely open on the internet to show patterns [...]
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Saturday, 23 April 2011
Sudan: South's Army Accuses Khartoum of Backing Clashes in Unity State
South Sudan's army on Friday, accused the central government in Khartoum of backing ongoing clashes in Unity state by forces loyal to renegade general Peter Gatdet.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201104230055.html
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Clinton visits Cairo's Tahrir Square, decries violence in Bahrain
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hails the "power of the human spirit" in a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a bright spot in a trip mostly focused on ominous developments elsewhere in the Middle East.
VIDEO: Cameroon's one-man blues band
Cameroon guitarist Muntu Valdo demonstrates how he creates his "Sawa Blues".
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13162330
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Friday, 22 April 2011
Tricks of the trade
Sex, drugs, souvenirs? A hard sell in Egypt's empty tourist town
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Besigye to spend Easter in jail
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye will spend Easter in jail after being arrested for a third time this month over "walk-to-work" protests.
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VIDEO: The snipers watching Misrata's 'no-go zone'
The prolonged conflict in Misrata between rebel fighters and forces loyal to Col Gaddafi has created a city where civilians are constantly in danger.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13165183
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Thursday, 21 April 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the hand of friendship, the hand of might
SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.
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Tuesday, 19 April 2011
U.S. jet crashes in Libya, pilots survive, as Gaddafi's forces dig in
Setbacks for rebels reveal the degree to which the disorganized and ill-equipped force is depending on allied airstrikes to end Gaddafi's rule.
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Migrant Workers Evacuated From Libya
More than 900 foreigners were evacuated by sea on Sunday from the besieged city of Misurata.
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Aid workers promised Libya access
The Libyan government says it will allow aid workers access to areas under its control, according to the United Nations.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13125616
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