Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011
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
World Briefing | AFRICA: Nigeria: 70 Suspected Militants Kill Six People in Multiple Attacks
About 70 gunmen suspected of being Islamic militants attacked two police stations and a bank in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=335d6ec9d98a72972868907c62207e81
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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.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=034418b1b6c916136e34adbb8fe12fc0
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Monday, 30 May 2011
More pirates facing prosecution as attacks increase in violence; pirates jailed in 17 nations
NAIROBI, Kenya - Five Somali pirates are jailed for life by a U.S. court. Sixty-one suspected pirates captured at sea face trial in India. Somali prisons are running out of room.
Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya
Group says endorsement of no-fly zone was intended to prevent civilian casualties
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Sunday, 29 May 2011
Sectarian clashes in Egypt challenge revolutionary idealism
With security still scant, violence in Cairo between Muslims and Christians raises the prospect of a deepening sectarian divide.
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Op-Ed Contributor : The Many Qaddafis
Over the 42 years of iron-fisted rule, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has taken on many roles.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7aa881c9cdabe610fdad2923ba7b6ab
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Kenya: Police Doctor to Examine Wife of Nigerian Envoy
The wife of the Nigerian envoy will be examined on Monday by a police doctor over assault claims.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105290043.html
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Nicholas D. Kristof: Answering Your Sudan Questions, Round 3
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Nicholas D. Kristof address a third and final batch of readers? questions.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2ef9e9ec42049b53c3a8fd43a4243be5
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Qaddafi Reportedly Stashes Billions in Western Institutions
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has stashed billions of dollars of with financial institutions on Wall Street and in Europe, according to an international advocacy group.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a9ecd527a77420faa3801df23efad673
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Saturday, 28 May 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.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=68359dab05a46e51936dc4e45a418c5f
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Burundi
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068873.stm
South Africa: Ruling Party Gladiators Enter Arena
With the bruising local government election out of the way, and a renewed mandate from a barely-altered base, the African National Congress (ANC) this week returns its full attention to its gladiatorial succession race.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105270716.html
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Friday, 27 May 2011
Swaziland: No Easy Fixes for World's Highest HIV Rate
Average life expectancy in Swaziland has plummeted from around 60 years in the 1990s to just over 30 years today. Few would deny that HIV/AIDS is largely to blame, but the reasons why the epidemic has devastated this tiny, southern African country more than any other are less clear.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105270661.html
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Op-Ed Contributor : The Many Qaddafis
Over the 42 years of iron-fisted rule, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has taken on many roles.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7aa881c9cdabe610fdad2923ba7b6ab
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Thursday, 26 May 2011
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.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=62ec5abb0a2f750d2a3ef23c300fcc04
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Somalis Are Told to Stop Bickering or Lose Financing
Members of the United Nations Security Council said that Somalia?s leaders risked losing millions of dollars a year from Western donors.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a8e4d77ee77ffbefda548bf7e54b27a1
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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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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Ghana
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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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Quick Hits Around African Tech
Umbono: Google’s South African Incubator In Cape Town, Google has initiated a tech incubator that gives 6 months of free space, $25-50k startup funding and access to an extensive mentoring network. The secret sauce here is in the angel & mentor network, who will be providing 50% of all investment money, while Google provides the [...]
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Tuesday, 24 May 2011
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.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Angola
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Aid shortfall cuts Somali rations
The UN World Food Programme says it has been forced to cut food rations to Somalis in need of aid, due to a funding shortfall.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13485108
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US official visits Libyan rebels
The most senior American diplomat yet to visit the rebels in Libya, US Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman is holding talks in Benghazi.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13501251
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Sunday, 22 May 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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Africa: We Are Not Corrupt, Says Angry Fifa Boss
An enraged Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called on the football fraternity to stop labelling the world soccer body as a corrupt organisation.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105210034.html
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Gaddafi could turn to Libya's mustard gas stockpile, some officials fear
Western reconnaissance is focusing on a small garage at a remote site in the Libyan desert, though nothing untoward has been seen so far.
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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.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=68359dab05a46e51936dc4e45a418c5f
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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 .
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Saturday, 21 May 2011
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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Tunisia
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791969.stm
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South Africa: Foreign Traders Face Threats, Intimidation
Foreign traders in many Johannesburg townships have closed their businesses and put their livelihoods on hold in response to a campaign of threats and intimidation launched in recent weeks by a group of local business people calling themselves the Greater Gauteng Business Forum (GGBF).
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200614.html
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Friday, 20 May 2011
Mali
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Obama administration prepares for possibility of new post-revolt Islamist regimes
The White House is acknowledging popular revolutions might bring a more religious cast to politics.
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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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Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms off Mediterranean coast
JERUSALEM - Israel intercepted a ship carrying a large delivery of arms off the country's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, saying the shipment included sophisticated weaponry sent by Iran and Syria for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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As Gadhafi struggles at home, AU moves forward on his pet project: the United States of Africa
JOHANNESBURG - As Libya's leader struggles to keep his grip on power, one of his pet projects appears to be moving ahead at the African Union, which took initial steps Tuesday toward creating his grand plan: the United States of Africa.
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Botswana strike closes hospitals
Most of Botswana's clinics close and the main hospital in the capital, Gaborone, is barely functioning because a civil servants' strike over salaries.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13453041
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Thursday, 19 May 2011
LuaLua left out of DRC squad
Striker Lomana LuaLua is dropped from DR Congo's squad to face Mauritius in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13459871.stm
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Namibia
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063245.stm
Nicholas D. Kristof: Answering Your Sudan Questions, Round 3
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Nicholas D. Kristof address a third and final batch of readers? questions.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2ef9e9ec42049b53c3a8fd43a4243be5
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011
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.
Tuesday, 17 May 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.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=68359dab05a46e51936dc4e45a418c5f
On a Small Scale, Sustainable Energy Transforms Lives
Tiny renewable energy systems that light just one home at a time are playing an epic, transformative role in the lives of poor people in developing countries who live far the electricity grid.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c1119fe76c66ff49d7cd741fb43553c7
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Monday, 16 May 2011
Op-Ed Contributor : The Many Qaddafis
Over the 42 years of iron-fisted rule, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has taken on many roles.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7aa881c9cdabe610fdad2923ba7b6ab
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VIDEO: What job hopes for young Tunisians?
More than half of Tunisia's population is under the age of 25 and despite the fact that the country has a high number of graduates, the youth unemployment rate is around 30%.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13400010
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Sunday, 15 May 2011
Uganda: Police Clashes With Opposition Lead to Deaths
Up to five people were killed when Ugandan police clashed with opposition supporters who attacked cars carrying African leaders at the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105130928.html
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Ahly, Esperance renew rivalry
Bitter rivals Al Ahly of Egypt and Tunisia's Esperance are drawn to play in the same Champions League group.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13405972.stm
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Ghana
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Saturday, 14 May 2011
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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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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Friday, 13 May 2011
Fire sweeps Egypt's Interior Ministry building as police protest outside to demand higher pay
CAIRO - An Egyptian security official says police protesting in front of Egypt's Interior Ministry have set fire to part of the downtown complex.
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Missile strikes building in Libyan compound where Gaddafi lives
A missile struck a building on Sunday night in the compound in Tripoli where Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi lives, fueling the rage that has erupted among his supporters since U.N.-mandated airstrikes began on Saturday.
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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.
Thursday, 12 May 2011
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.
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Twitter is Slowly Coming Back to Africa
Over 2.5 years ago Twitter shut down all operations in Africa. Back then, in August of 2008, it really didn’t matter too much as the penetration rates for the service in Africa, and most of the world, were negligible. A lot has changed since then as Twitter has become a defacto communications too, and in [...]
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Niger court drops Tandja charges
Niger's appeals court drops all charges of misappropriating state funds against ousted President Mamadou Tandja and orders his release.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13348823
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Libya: Nato - Investigate Fatal Boat Episode
Nato and its member countries should conduct a full investigation into allegations of failure to rescue a disabled boat filled with migrants fleeing Libya, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105101402.html
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Zimbabwe: Zuma Team to Meet Mugabe's Generals
South African President Jacob Zuma will soon meet leaders of political parties in Zimbabwe's coalition government to discuss the reform of the security, which has been identified as the major obstacle to a credible election.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105101422.html
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Swaziland
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White House appears reluctant to take hard line with Arab monarchies
As Persian Gulf monarchs forcibly suppress street protests in the kingdom of Bahrain, the Obama adminstration has responded mostly with mild or muted objections - a sharp contrast from its demands for new governments in the republics of Egypt and Libya.
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Monday, 9 May 2011
Essien announces Ghana return
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien announces his return to the national team after a one-year absence.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/9479947.stm
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Puntland
A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/4276288.stm
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Mandela betrayed?
Mine owned by famous South African families 'exploiting workers'
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13275704
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Libya rape claim woman in Tunisia
Eman al-Obeidi, the Libyan woman who claimed to have been raped by Gaddafi supporters, has escaped to Tunisia.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13333043
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Sunday, 8 May 2011
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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Governor's convoy in north Nigeria rushing to president crashes, killing 4 and injuring 11
KATSINA, Nigeria - A Nigerian state governor survived a car crash that left four dead as he traveled to meet the president in the oil-rich country's north.
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Saturday, 7 May 2011
Misurata Journal: The Lives at the End of the Rockets? Arc
The four corpses on the floor of a clinic were migrants from Nigeria, trapped in another country?s war. When they died, they were minutes from escape.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0fe947f072e939f607b480c79a465884
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Somalia, Wobbly on Ground, Seeks Control of Its Airspace
The country hopes to collect millions of dollars in flyover fees if it regains authority over traffic in its airspace, which the United Nations has controlled since 1996.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b7a0a641a95563a71dbb598d74c4f554
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Kenya: Treasury Rules Out Tax Increase Amid Widening Budget Deficit
The Treasury on Thursday ruled out the possibility of taking the politically-sensitive option of raising income taxes to finance soaring public expenditure even as it struggles to balance this year's Budget amid a shortfall in revenue collection.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201105060871.html
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Friday, 6 May 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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Thursday, 5 May 2011
Libya aid ship comes under fire
There is panic in the port of Misrata as pro-Gaddafi forces shell an aid ship embarking hundreds of fleeing migrant workers and badly injured people.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13288168
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Malawi
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068913.stm
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
iHub: 3000 Members and 1yr Old
[A HUGE thank you to the team who put this video together: Ahmed Deen, Michael Kimani, Norah Kithaka, Bob Muchiri, Barbara Muriungi and David Muthami.] It’s this week that we’re celebrating the iHub’s one year anniversary, and oh-so-much has happened in this last year… What started out as a little idea and an experiment has [...]
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
'Enough is enough'
Despair at Nigeria's election violence
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13189176
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