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French Hand Seen in Western Sahara Impasse Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) - The United States justifies Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. The Russians fiercely oppose it. Washington considers Abkhazia as an integral part of Georg...
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U.S. Urges More Pressure on Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to Share Power Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Washington — The Bush administration wants Zimbabwe’s neighbors to step up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to share power with the country’s political opposition. The United States has warne...
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S African court clears way for Zuma graft case appeal Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
A South African court has cleared the way for prosecutors to appeal a verdict quashing corruption charges against ruling party chief Jacob Zuma, which sparked a wave of political turmoil. Judge Chris...
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Expedia.Com to Market Kenya Tourism Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
October 22, 2008 — IDG News Service — Kenya's tourism industry has received a major boost after global online travel agency Expedia.com signed a marketing agreement with regional operat...
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Microsoft Combats Cybercrime in Nigeria Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
October 22, 2008 — IDG News Service — Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and Microsoft have partnered to educate the country's youth on cybercrime and to provide opportunities for them t...
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Cost of Democracy Thwarts Development Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
The expense of maintaining democracy in Comoros is proving such a burden that the government is contemplating wholesale changes, possibly fomenting the very divisions its complex governance system was...
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Country About to Eliminate Malaria Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Hot on the heels of Mauritius, health experts predict Swaziland will be the second country in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to eliminate malaria.
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Press Freedom Ranking Falls Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Mozambique's press freedom ranking, according to the 2008 Worldwide Press Freedom Index, published on Wednesday by the Paris-based press freedom body, Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters withou...
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Apt Strategies Needed to Alleviate Food Crisis Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
The right strategies and policies are the key to sound and productive actions. Without proper strategies, it is difficult to achieve anything. But policies and strategies alone, without tangible actio...
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Delta Expands Africa Presence with First-Ever Flight from the U.S. to Monrovia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), the only U.S. carrier to serve Africa, today jointly announce that it will expand its service to the continent with the introduction of the first and only flight between H...
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Economic Crisis Hits Children Harder Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Ziruvi is among thousands of children below the age of 18 who have quit school and are on the streets trying to help families make ends meet. Education is the last thing on his mind. "What education a...
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Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz arrives in Agadir, Morocco Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Agadir, Morocco, October 22, SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, arrived here tonight on a private visit. At Agadi...
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President Bush Extends State Of Emergency In Democratic Republic Of Congo Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
(RTTNews) - The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo that prompted President George W. Bush to declare a state of emergency there two years ago has not improved, the president said Wednesday...
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Indicted over Darfur, Sudan Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
So it was more than a surprise when Khartoum announced last week that it had, in fact, been holding Ali Kushayb for several months and that he would be put on trial. "The timing of this particular cla...
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OPEC needs to cut supply, but limit economic pain Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
+ ] (Updates throughout) By Luke Pachymuthu and Rania El Gamal VIENNA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A deep price slump, depleted oil demand and swollen stocks have heaped pressure on OPEC ministers to cut...
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Oil drops 7 pct on US stock build, slowing demand Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
+ ] * Oil falls to 16-month low of $67 a barrel * Dollar hits 2-year high * U.S. data shows big rise in gasoline stocks, demand drop (Recasts, updates prices, market activity) By Chris Baldw...
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Zimbabwe veterans threaten Tsvangirai over deal Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
October 22, 2008, 10:45 Zimbabwe's militant war veterans threatened today to take action against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and urged President Robert Mugabe to form a government without him....
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more or less foreign intervention Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Zimbabwe's collapsed economy and perilous human rights situation may threaten stability in the region. So should there be more intervention by regional governments? Or should they leave the two men to...
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South Africans in Botswana for trial Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Tebogo Augustine Mafisa, a businessman and George Bikazo, a sculptor were brought into the country to face trial for separate robberies. Mafisa is a suspected accomplice in a December 2006 armed robb...
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Which way should Kenya go Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Political leaders have been rather busy sending conflicting signals to Kenyans on what should be done in regard to the Waki report on the post-election violence.
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