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Jonathan Orders Probe Of Nitel Sale Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Friday ordered an immediate probe into the controversies surrounding the recent sale of the Nigerian Telecommunication Company, NITEL, to a new generation telecom ou...
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New Player Transfer System By Fifa Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Windhoek — The world football's governing body, FIFA, is set to tighten player transfer regulations after discovering many loopholes with the current player registration system. According to FI...
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Court Nullifies Dangote's Election As Stock Exchange President Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, today (Friday) nullified the August 6, 2009 election of Alhaji Aliko Dangote as the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. Meanwhile, Dangote's counsel, ...
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Africare To Receive Nobel Prize Money From President Obama Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
press release Africare, the oldest and largest NGO working exclusively to provide development and humanitarian assistance to Africa is among 10 charities that will receive a portion of President Obam...
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Fewer Meningitis Cases But More Deadly Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the Worl...
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Fnds3000 Executive Is Keynote Speaker At 'prepaid Cards - Africa 2010' Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FNDS3000 Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: FDTC) (Frankfurt: "FT4," A0MWLG), a financial transaction processing services company, currently introducing p...
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Imf Boss Impressed By Africa’s Recovery Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Speaking in South Africa, the IMF chief Dominique Straus-Kahn, said he was particularly impressed by messages from Kenya, that stressed self-reliance and good governance.
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Un Mission In Chad Receives New Two-month Mandate Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
New York - The United Nations Security Council on Friday gave its mission in Chad another two-month mandate, while a decision on its future will be made after negotiations between the UN and Chadian g...
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Award-winning Architect Of African Schools To Deliver 2010 Birdair Lecture At Ub Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Renowned architect Di&#233b&#233do Francis K&#233r&#233 will deliver UB's annual Birdair Lecture. His work on sustainable architecture is included in a "Design Africa" exhibition at UB's School of Arc...
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Kenya Strongly Opposes Resumption Of Ivory Trade Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) sniffer dog named ''Charlie'' inspects a shipment of elephant tusks packed in a wooden case in Kenya's Nairobi National Park, September 30, 2009. Kenya security forces a...
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Us Airs 'dismay' Over American Expulsions From Morocco For Alleged Proselytizing Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
North African kingdom. The episode, involving several other foreign nationals, threatened to overshadow U.S. praise on Friday for Morocco's recent steps to improve human rights, women's rights and dem...
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This Time It's Different Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
guest blog My final destination in this week's visit to Africa was Zambia, where I sought the views not just of the government but also of the people—in a town hall with civil society, students...
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Low-cost Prosthetics Provide Hope To Amputees In Developing Countries Of A Return To Daily... Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Jonathan Naber, an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, won the Lemelson-MIT Illinois Student Prize for innovation on 3 March for his work on developing an affordable prosthetic arm for people...
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<span Class='h10'>gambia Wave Of Arrests Causes Protests</span> Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
A wave of arrests of high-ranking officials in The Gambia over the past week is causing protests by the opposition and rights groups. None of the detained have been charged or been able to meet a lawy...
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<span Class='h10'>swaziland To Get Broadcasting Bill</span> Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
The government of Swaziland has launched a bill to regulate the broadcasting sector in the country. Once the bill becomes law, a new commission will among other things, issue licences to TV and radio ...
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<b>us Dismayed After Morocco Expels Americans</b> Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
By JAMEY KEATENASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PARIS -- The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the Nor...
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Us Dismayed After Morocco Expels Americans Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
PARIS (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom. The episode, invol...
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Ugandan Doctor Fears Ground May Be Lost Against Hiv/aids If U.s. And Other Funding Is Not... Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
del.icio.us A Ugandan doctor says ground may be lost in the fight against HIV/AIDS, if U.S. and other funding for treatment programs is not increased. Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, director and founder of the J...
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Activists See Social Media As Key Tool In Fight Against Extremism Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
del.icio.us Average citizens are using the Internet and mobile phones to fight violence, and the movement is set to grow. That was the message of a two-day London summit in which social media activist...
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Un Force In Chad Gets 2-month Extension, Plans Exit Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to keep peacekeepers in Chad for at least another two months, but diplomats said the government is pressuring the world body to withdraw them. A resolution ap...
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