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I Stowed Away In A Ship From Sudan To Come Here. But It's Like A Prison Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
From the flat Nour Osman Nour Bush occupies on the 29th floor of 10 Red Road, he has plenty of time to gaze on the sweeping panorama across the rooftops of Glasgow to the Trossachs beyond. Bu...
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Turkish Minister Ends Algeria Visit On Economic Commission Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Turkey's state minister for foreign trade returned home after attending the 9th meeting of Turkey-Algeria Joint Economic Commission in Algiers. During his visit to Algeria, Cevdet Yilmaz held a se...
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Mixed Signals Over State Of Zimbabwe Food Security Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Thulasizwe Simelane, Harare The Zimbabwean government appears confused over the assessment of the country's food security situation. Following a tour of the countryside a few weeks ago, Prime Ministe...
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Ivory And Tuna Top Wildlife Talks Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Sales of ivory and a possible ban on trading bluefin tuna top the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...
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Morocco Expels More Christian Aid Workers Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
RABAT: Morocco has expelled up to 70 Christian foreign aid workers since the start of this month, saying they were abusing its tradition of religious tolerance to try to convert local Muslims.
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President Of Dr Congo Meets Chinese Army Official Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo met here Friday with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to discuss the development of b...
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Kenya May Be Teetering On The Brink Of Collapse Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Rival parties trade claims of polling fraud Barely two years on from the worst violence since independence, Kenya is gearing up for another round of clashes, writes Jody Clarke
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In The Shadows Of Men - Women's Political Marginalisation Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Kano — Ten years after Nigeria returned to civil rule women still play second fiddle in the male-dominated politics of Africa's most populous nation, women politicians and activists say. Since ...
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Saturday, 13 March 2010
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Us Denies Direct Military Aid To Somali Transitional Authorities Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
UN: Civilians in Somalia Increasingly at Risk The U.S. State Department's chief Africa diplomat said Friday the United State is not providing direct military aid to Somalia's Transitional Federal Gove...
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South African Splendor' At Wave Hill Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
This month, the Palm House is full of all sorts of colorful and fragrant plants from around the world. You'll see Wave Hill's annual display of South African bulbs and other rare greenhouse plants. Ca...
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U.s. Treasury Opens Internet Exports To Iran, Sudan, Cuba Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department is permitting technology companies to export online services such as instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing to Iran, Sudan and Cuba to help people commu...
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For Human Rights Heroine, “no Ordinary Arrest” Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Washington — They came in the middle of the night asking for Jestina Mukoko. She did not even have time to put on her shoes and glasses before they seized and blindfolded her, taking her to an undis...
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No U.s. Desire To “americanize” Somali Peace Process Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Washington — As press reports suggest a military offensive by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) is under way against al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu, the top U.S. envoy to Africa...
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Fossil Hunting In South Africa Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
I'm kneeling in a hole carved out of brick-red rock, my face a few inches from the floor. The sun is hot on my back and the sweat keeps running into my eyes. In front of me are the delicate, creamy-wh...
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Cracks Are Showing In South Africa's Tripartite Alliance Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
DEEP divisions between South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its trade union and Communist allies are threatening a decades-old alliance as rival factions battle for power and infl...
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Papua New Guinea Lng Project Cleared Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
-0.62% said late Friday that arrangements are complete for its Esso Highlands Ltd. unit to begin construction of a liquified natural gas project in Papua New Guinea. Exxon Mobil estimates the initia...
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Cleric Defends Mandela From Winnie Attack Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Nairobi — A visiting South African archbishop on Friday defended the leadership record of former President Nelson Mandela against accusations of betrayal by his estranged wife Winnie Mandela. T...
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South Africa Police Use Rubber Bullets On Zimbabweans In Johannesburg Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Scores of Zimbabweans were injured on Thursday, some seriously, when South African police indiscriminately opened fire with rubber bullets on travelers boarding buses to return to Zimbabwe at Johannes...
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Imf Boss Impressed By Continent's Recovery Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010
Nairobi — International Monetary Fund is optimistic about the economic prospects of Africa and says the continent has weathered the effects of the global financial crisis. Speaking in South Afr...
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