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Network Will Bolster African Fisheries Research Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Lilongwe — A new African network is aiming to increase the number of aquaculture and fisheries scientists on the continent and boost its dwindling fish stocks. The Fisheries University Network ...
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Sarkozy admits to country's 'errors in judgment' in Rwanda Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
France made serious errors of judgment over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and wants to ensure all those responsible for the slaughter are caught and punished, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday....
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France's Belated Mea Culpa on Rwanda Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
The 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed over 800,000 lives, sparked years of violent unrest in central Africa and poisoned French-Rwandan relations so severely that Kigali suspended diplomatic ties with P...
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After 200 years of neutrality, Swiss face "holy war" from Gadhafi's Libya —... Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
GENEVA - After two centuries of neutrality, Switzerland has found itself in a bizarre and unprecedented situation — facing a would-be "holy war" announced by Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.
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China, Kenya to search for ancient shipwrecks Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
The Titanic is not the only wrecked ship steeped in history — if not treasure — discovered on the bottom of the sea. Learn about nine more shipwrecks that have enriched our imaginations.
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Kenya tourism edges back towards pre-crisis levels Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Kenya's tourism earnings soared by 18 percent in 2009, edging close to the record levels that prevailed before the December 2007 electoral violence, the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) said Friday. In sharp...
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East African Breweries to buy into Serengeti Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - East African Breweries aims to acquire a stake in Tanzanian brewer Serengeti Breweries this year after settling a dispute with rival SABMiller over the east African n...
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Fighting in Darfur threatens new truce Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
CAIRO (AP) - Heavy fighting between government forces and a rebel group in central Darfur led a French-aid group to suspend its activities, sent thousands of people fleeing, and sorely tested a recent...
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China pledges to advance relations with Zimbabwe Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (1st R) meets with visiting Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi(1st L) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
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DR Congo minister says southern African countries move to single visa zone Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) opened a ministerial meeting here on Thursday to discuss ways to establish a single visa zone.The establishment of a single visa for all the member cou...
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15 dead in Mali after Timbuktu mosque stampede Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAMAKO, Mali -- Witnesses say at least 15 people died in a stampede in a Timbuktu mosque during services celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Timbuktu resident Dicko...
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WAGS book resort near England base in bid to defy Capello's ban Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
London, Feb 26 (ANI): England WAGS have decided to put up at a luxury resort just 14 miles from the players during the World Cup in South Africa in order to defy team boss Fabio Capello's bid to ban them.
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South Africa reports seizing tank parts from North Korea headed to Republic of Congo Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
UNITED NATIONS -- South Africa sent a report to the United Nations saying it confiscated a shipment of North Korean tank parts hidden among sacks of rice that were headed for the Republic of Congo in ...
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Is Kenya heading for a meltdown Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
However, even if the two men are intent on ironing out their differences, Kenya still faces enormous problems. The country is young and educated, but youth unemployment constitutes 78% of total une...
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Sarkozy admits French 'errors' in genocide Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy admitted yesterday that French "errors" had contributed to the Rwandan genocide that killed an estimated 800,000 people in 1994.On the first visit by a French leader to Rwand...
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Gaddafi urges 'holy war' on Swiss Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has called for a jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland, as an ongoing diplomatic row between the two nations heats up.He criticised a recent Swiss vote against the building o...
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Darfur rebels to free 50 prisoners Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Khartoum: The head of the most heavily armed Darfur rebel group yesterday ordered the release of 50 Sudanese government personnel following the signing of a peace deal, a rebel spokesman said.
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Doha will see Darfur deal implemented Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Doha: The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud said the meeting held here yesterday between the Mediation and delegations of the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Ju...
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South Africa reports NKorea sanctions violation Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
South Africa sent a report to the United Nations saying it confiscated a shipment of North Korean tank parts hidden among sacks of rice which were headed for the Republic of Congo in violation of U.N....
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Ghana to fast-track infrastructure in bid to exploit resources Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
Submit your comment Ghana would fast-track construction of a deep sea oil port and revamp a major rail link this year to help exploit its energy and minerals, President John Atta Mills said in a State...
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