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Drogba Named African Footballer Of The Year 2009 Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Kampala — Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009. This is the second time the Ivory Coast international his won the award. Cameroon skipper ...
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Training Academy And Ship Vetting Study Two Of African Oil Refiners' Major Project Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
press release A dedicated African academy for education in the oil refining industry, and research that could result in the better vetting of ships that carry oil around African coasts are two of the...
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Ivory Wars Redux African Nations Move To 'downlist' The Elephant Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Zambia and Tanzania are calling on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to downgrade the conservation status of elephants and allow ivory trade
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<b>tropical Storm Hubert Kills 14 In Madagascar</b> Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 14 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by Tropical Storm Hubert. The storm hit the southeas...
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Ex-liberian President Taylor's Wife Has Baby Girl Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEHASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MONROVIA, Liberia -- A family spokesman says that the wife of detained former Liberian President Charles Taylor has given birth to a baby girl. Sando...
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Treaty Panel Urged To Reject Ivory Sale By Tanzania, Zambia Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Posted on: Friday, 12 March 2010, 07:59 CST An international convention will meet next week to decide whether to grant requests from Tanzania and Zambia to lower the protection status of their elep...
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Lack Of Sudan Voter Awareness A Major Concern - Eu Chief Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
KHARTOUM: A lack of Sudanese voter education is the major concern for the European Union’s chief elections observer, who launched her mission on Thursday to monitor Sudan’s first multi-par...
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Prayer For Peace And Understanding In Nigeria Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
“I don’t think anybody should begin to talk about [a] reprisal attack. We must continue to foster peace and understanding,” said Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State governor in Nigeria (Nigerian Trib...
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West Indies V Zimbabwe Live Score Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Back to top Umpires: N A Malcolm, S J A Taufel, R S Mahanama, G E Greaves West Indies: Gayle (C), Barath, Chanderpaul, Deonarine, DJ Bravo, Pollard, Ramdin (W), Sammy, Miller, Rampaul, Roach Zimbab...
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Sex Worker Goes To Court Over 'unfair Dismissal' In South Africa Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
A South African sex worker has gone to court, saying she was unfairly sacked by a Cape Town massage parlour.Known as Kylie, she was dismissed for choosing her clients and spending time with her boyfri...
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Gambia Drug Chief Re-arrested Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Banjul - The chief of Gambia's national drug agency has been re-arrested as part of a drug trafficking probe barely 24 hours after he was released, military sources said on Friday. Ebrima Bun Sanne...
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Canadian Doctors Fear 'life And Death' Crisis At African Aids Clinic Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Dr. Philip Berger, second from left, and Sister Christa Mary Jones, part of the Ontario Hospital Association team working at Leribe Hospital in Lesotho in southern Africa, flank their colleague Dr. Li...
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Zimbabwe On Brink Of Food Crisis - Red Cross Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
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Storms Slow Traffic In Uganda Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Kampala - Heavy rains have collapsed sections of a highway in south-western Uganda linking it to Rwanda, slowing goods transport between the two landlocked countries, a roads official said on Thursday...
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Giant African Snails Smuggled Into Florida For Use In Religious Ritual, Authorities Say Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
State and federal officials are asking Floridians to be on the lookout for giant African snails, a highly destructive pest that can destroy plants, eat the stucco off buildings and spread disease to h...
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Blue Faces Battle For Kenya Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Submit your comment Blue Financial Services, the Johannesburg-based microfinancier, and Kenyan insurer Pan Africa Insurance are set to engage in a fierce fight for the Kenyan insurance market. This...
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800 People Trapped In Mozambique Flooding Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute said Wednesday that three districts in the central Zambezi valley have been cut off due to worsening floods. The 800 people awaiting rescue have bee...
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Darfur Donor Meeting Aims To Raise $2bn Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2bn for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian hosts said yesterday.
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Darfur Donor Meeting In March Eyes $2b - Egypt Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
/enpproperty--> CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian ho...
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African Clean Energy Projects May Triple Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Submit your comment Carbon emission reduction projects in Africa were expected to almost triple in value this year from 2008 figures, Standard Bank said yesterday. Project values might climb to &eu...
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