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Thursday, 30 June 2011
South African swimmer to become Princess Charlene
Monaco is to celebrate the wedding of Prince Albert and South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, despite rumours of difficulties.
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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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Battle For Libya | June 29, 2011
Rebel fighters demonstrated their skills during their graduation ceremony in Benghazi.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
'Tortoise mafia'
How Madagasar's taste for cheap meat leaves shells on the street
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13799205
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Cocoa helped Ghana's Kufuor win food prize
Ghana's ex-leader John Kufuor tells the BBC big boosts in cocoa yields for chocolate production was key to him winning the World Food Prize.
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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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The Google Global Cache hits Kenya
In January I wrote about the way the Google Global Cache is affecting Uganda – how local web caching is completely changing the internet user experience for that country. We’ve known for a couple weeks that this was underway in Kenya too. Well, here are some numbers on that. Here’s the aggregate month: We’re seeing [...]
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Businessman escapes Libya posing as Gaddafi loyalist
IN RAS JDIR, TUNISIA On the dusty road out of Libya, the flood of humanity has narrowed to a trickle, mostly carloads of Libyans doing cross-border trade or foreign laborers on foot, lugging cheap suitcases and overstuffed plastic bags toward a teeming tent camp.
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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.
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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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.
Monday, 27 June 2011
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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Egypt to vote on constitition changes, but some pro-democracy critics pressing for 'no'
CAIRO - Egypt's transition to democracy after 30 years of authoritarian rule faces a major test on Saturday when Egyptians vote in a referendum on amendments to the constitution. Opponents are pushing heavily for a "no" vote, saying the changes don't go far enough and that the ruling military is rus
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Malabo Journal: U.S. Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea
Despite a poor human rights record, the U.S. still broadly engages with the country?s dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
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Congress members struggle to define message on Mideast, North Africa
How difficult are the decisions the president must make about the turmoil in the Mideast?
Sunday, 26 June 2011
World Briefing | AFRICA: Congo: 170 Women Raped in Two Villages, U.N. Says
The number of reported victims of a mass rape by gunmen in Congo has risen to as many as 170, the United Nations? refugee agency said Friday.
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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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Kenya: New Chief Justice Must Reach Out to Public to Restore Confidence in Courts
The new Chief Justice, Dr Willy Mutunga, must break from tradition and reach out to the public to restore confidence and trust in the independence, efficiency and impartiality of the courts.Public and community outreach is a tried means of restoring and increasing public confidence.
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Saturday, 25 June 2011
Ceuta, Melilla
A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla
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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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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.
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Friday, 24 June 2011
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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Tsvangirai aide held in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean police arrest a minister and ally of PM Morgan Tsvangirai on a charge of undermining President Robert Mugabe's authority.
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In Libya, underground jail a daunting reminder of Moammar Gaddafi's grip
Libyans travel to homes in Benghazi where the leader stayed during to the port city before rebels took the town.
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Thursday, 23 June 2011
Nigeria: Bankole Lands in Lagos With Chartered Aircraft
Embattled former Speaker of House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole arrived Lagos yesterday in a chartered aircraft. It was not clear where he arrived from.
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Zanzibar
An overview of Zanzibar, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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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Road to stalemate?
A guide to the Libya crisis, with Jeremy Bowen
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Tanzania: 16 Teams Set for Second Round of Under-17 Tournament
Sixteen teams have so far qualified for the second round of this year's Coca Coca-Cola Under-17 tournament.
Arab League's backing of no-fly zone over Libya ramps up pressure on West
The league's move represents an extraordinary step by the leading Arab organization, historically reluctant to sanction a member, and provided fresh evidence of the reformist spirit recasting Arab politics.
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On Libya, Obama willing to let allies take the lead
President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say, a stance that reflects the more humble tone he has sought to bring to U.S. foreign policy but one that also opens him to criticism that he is a weak leader.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Ethiopia: Rains in Ethiopia Bring Relief - And Threat of Diarrhoea, UN Says
Although recent rains in Ethiopia temporarily relieved a severe water shortage, they have also brought an increased threat of diarrhoea, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.
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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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VIDEO: Crackdown on 'Nigeria's Taliban'
The Nigerian government has pledged to crack down on radical Islamist group Boko Haram, saying they will be history within a few months.
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13 Somalis die in mortar attacks in capital; AU arrests 3 soldiers for wounding civilians
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A medical official says 13 people died in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital.
Partying Amid Poverty Stirs South Africa Debate
The exploits of a convicted swindler turned businessman have set off an animated conversation about the privileges of the black elite.
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Monday, 20 June 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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Puntland
A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998
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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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Questions raised about U.S. role and goals in Libya
Administration officials and military leaders came under a barrage of questions - raised by members of Congress, outside experts and reporters - about the parameters of U.S. participation and the operation's goals, especially if Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi does not capitulate.
Sunday, 19 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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Week in Review: In Libya, Delusion Makes a Last Stand
Despite the repressive regime, protesters in Benghazi, Libya, set a book with an image of Col. MuammarAs bombs rain down, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi plays chess with a believer in aliens. In the souk, people yearn aloud for his passing.
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Arms cache discovered in Liberia
Liberian police find a huge cache of arms and ammunition near the Ivorian border, two months after the end of Ivory Coast's post-election violence.
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Ghana: Tagoe Set for Swiss Move, Agrees Terms With Basel
Ghana international striker Prince Tagoe is set to join Swiss champions FC Basel after agreeing personal terms to a two-year deal, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
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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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Friday, 17 June 2011
A Pivot 25 Retrospective
Pivot 25 was a blast! Over 100 teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda applied to pitch their startup over a 2-day period. We named it “pivot” because we wanted to play off of the word, often used in the startup scene to denote a need for a startup to nimbly move in a different [...]
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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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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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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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VIDEO: Libya needs 'national reconciliation'
The Russian envoy to Tripoli, Mikhail Margelov, has urged the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, to start a process of national reconciliation in order to gain forgiveness from Libyans.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13799523
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Thursday, 16 June 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.
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Battle for Libya | June 11, 2011
Reports suggested that fighting was intensifying in western Libya around Tripoli.
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Chad
Key facts, figures and dates
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Tunisia defends 'heavy-handed' tourist adverts
Tunisia defends a controversial advertising campaign to attract tourists who deserted the country after its uprising in January.
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Libyans brace for Gaddafi offensive in rebel stronghold of Benghazi
The rebel stronghold braces for a major offensive by the Libyan leader's loyalists, a battle that most expected to be fierce, bloody and likely to decide the fate of the month-old populist rebellion against Gaddafi's 41-year grip on the country.
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Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve Expanded
The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved a decree expanding the borders of the Maputo Special Reserve, in the south of the country, to strengthen the preservation and conservation of forests and fauna in the region.
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Libyan Oil Buys Allies for Qaddafi
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has sprinkled billions of dollars around Africa, helping him recruit mercenaries and blunt criticism.
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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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U.N. Forecasts 10.1 Billion People by Century?s End
Demographers called the report a reminder that the population explosion, which helped define global politics in the 20th century, is far from solved in the 21st.
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Zimbabwe?s Mugabe Faces Pro-Democracy Push From Powerful Neighbor, South Africa
Heads of state from across southern Africa will meet to discuss the protracted political crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Monday, 13 June 2011
Egypt's Interior Ministry building set on fire during police protest
The fire, during a protest by police officers, underscored an abiding concern by many Egyptians that the revolution has weakened law enforcement.
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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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Clinton Honors Embassy Bombing Victims
A memorial service comes a day after the authorities confirmed the death of the operative from Al Qadea who masterminded the attacks.
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Namibia
Key facts, figures and dates
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Sunday, 12 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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U.S., allies seek to maintain Arab support for military intervention in Libya
U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained about Western airstrikes.
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Thousands Flee in Sudan as North-South Clashes Grow, U.N. Says
The northern Sudanese military is on a ?house-to-house? hunt for opposition forces in the embattled city of Kadugli, near Sudan?s disputed internal border.
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Somalia: Blast Kills Minister in Mogadishu
Somalia's Minister for Internal Affairs and Security Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah was killed after a female suicide bomber attacked his house late on Friday.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106110010.html
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South Africans decry rapes of lesbians, call for government action
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.
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Saturday, 11 June 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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The Lede: Following Obama's Middle East Speech on Twitter
Readers of The Lede can watch live video of President Obama's speech on the Middle East, which is scheduled to begin at 11:40 a.m. ET.
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UK presses Eritrea over 'spies'
The Foreign Office continues to press Eritrea for consular access to four Britons held there since December accused of spying and terrorism.
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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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Egypt: initial results show constitutional reforms passing, and unprecedented turnout
CAIRO - Partial results from a third of Egypt's provinces Sunday showed massive turnout and a vote overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional changes that eliminate restrictions on political rights and civil liberties.
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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.
Burkina Faso: Mutiny Suppressed, But Questions Remain
Despite decisively putting down the most recent mutiny by rebellious soldiers, the Burkinab� government is facing questions over its ability to provide a long-term resolution to a crisis that has gripped the country for several months.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106101168.html
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Friday, 10 June 2011
Businessman escapes Libya posing as Gaddafi loyalist
IN RAS JDIR, TUNISIA On the dusty road out of Libya, the flood of humanity has narrowed to a trickle, mostly carloads of Libyans doing cross-border trade or foreign laborers on foot, lugging cheap suitcases and overstuffed plastic bags toward a teeming tent camp.
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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.
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St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha
Key facts for St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha
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Ivory Coast
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Thursday, 9 June 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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Top intelligence official says Gaddafi likely to prevail; U.S., Europe weigh responses
The top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is likely to "prevail" in his battle against rebels without foreign intervention or some other major change, as European governments and U.S. lawmakers sought ways to aid Gaddafi's increasingly beleaguered opponents.
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Equatorial Guinea
Key facts, figures and dates
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Reunion
An overview of the French island in the Indian Ocean
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UN chief calls for 'end to Aids'
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for global action to end Aids by 2020, at a summit marking the 30th anniversary since the discovery of the disease.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-13707126
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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Currents: The Longer Arc of a Revolutionary?s Life
We hear so much today about the Arab world's thousands of techno-revolutionaries and their cause. But one Tunisian finds himself wondering: What do I do now?
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In Libya, underground jail a daunting reminder of Moammar Gaddafi's grip
Libyans travel to homes in Benghazi where the leader stayed during to the port city before rebels took the town.
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Egypt: initial results show constitutional reforms passing, and unprecedented turnout
CAIRO - Partial results from a third of Egypt's provinces Sunday showed massive turnout and a vote overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional changes that eliminate restrictions on political rights and civil liberties.
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Libya Stokes Its Machine Generating Propaganda
The Libyan government has become notorious for its penchant for incredible statements and manufactured news events, but it is showing ever more signs of desperation and disorganization.
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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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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Rebel council seeks to transform Libya
Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire
How President Blaise Compaor� has lasted is a lesson for autocrats.
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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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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Official Calls for More Aid to Remote Eastern Areas
United Nations humanitarian agencies and their partners need to scale up aid to remote eastern and north-eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations official said today, warning that as many as 1.7 million people remain displaced from their homes and in fear of daily attacks from armed groups.
Monday, 6 June 2011
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.
Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest
CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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G8 ministers defer to UN for resolution on helping Libyan rebels
PARIS - Top diplomats from some of the world's biggest powers deferred Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council to take action against Libya, as France and Britain failed to win support for a no-fly zone to halt the advance of Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
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