Thursday, June 30, 2011

Republic of Congo

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Neil Gershenfeld: The Future of Fabrication

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Mozambique

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Niger

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Angola

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Rebel-held Misurata under siege as rebels, Gaddafi forces battle in eastern and western Libya

Heavy fighting was reported in the Libyan cities of Zawiyah and Bin Jawwad, and there were reports that rebels had reentered Bin Jawwad after being held back for days by Gaddafi loyalists.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030901771.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Fifa hunts for Niger ref Chaibou

Fifa says it is hunting for Nigerien referee Ibrahim Chaibou, who was in charge of a game being investigated for match-fixing.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13959376.stm

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Cameroon

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Battle for Libya | June 25, 2011

Rebels in Zintan celebrated the defection of soccer players on the national team.

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Kenya: Why the AG's Role is Still Extremely Crucial

With the installation of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Director of Public Prosecutions, the focus must turn to pending appointments, which are expected to drive reforms within both the criminal justice system and the wider arena of constitutionalism and the law.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

G8 ministers defer to UN for resolution on helping Libyan rebels

PARIS - Top diplomats from some of the world's biggest powers deferred Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council to take action against Libya, as France and Britain failed to win support for a no-fly zone to halt the advance of Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500558.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Obama signals willingness to intervene militarily in Libya if crisis worsens

President Obama orders plans giving U.S. military "full capacity to act" in Libya if situation worsens but expresses several notes of caution.

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Gambia: Ous Janneh Resigns As Africell Coach

Ousman Janneh of embattled Gambian first division side Africell football club has resigned from his position as the head coach of the team with immediate effect, Observer Sports can reveal. In a letter sent to Observer Sports desk by Janneh, the former coach said it is "unfortunate and disheartening" but added he can't be "antagonised by the current monotonous management system of the club."

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Ushahidi Strategy Meeting 2011

[Reposted from the Ushahidi Blog] Yesterday Ushahidi won the Kenya ICT Award for “Social Equity and Poverty Reduction“, which we’re extremely grateful for. None of us were able to attend the conference in Kenya due to the whole team being at our big annual meeting. The Ushahidi core team works from 7 different timezones ranging [...]

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Separating Free Speech From Hate in South Africa

Julius Malema, the leader of the governing party?s youth wing, is defending his right to sing a song with the seemingly bloodthirsty line ?Shoot the Boer!?

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In Uganda, a Bitter Rivalry Is Played Out on the National Stage

President Yoweri Museveni and the opposition leader Kizza Besigye were once close friends who fought together against a dictator.

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Djibouti

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Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts

For many rural people, cash is so scarce that the 85-bed Chidamoyo Christian Hospital allows bartering.

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

New York Times renews call for information on journalists missing in Libya

The New York Times says it is holding out hope that four of its journalists who went missing while covering the Libyan conflict are alive.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704767.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Battle for Libya | June 22, 2011

Family members attended a funeral for people killed in a rocket strike in Surman, Libya.

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After Protests, Senegal?s President Backs Off Election Change

Demonstrators in Dakar, angry over proposed changes in election rules, clashed with the police and prompted President Abdoulaye Wade to back down.

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Phonetic Clues Hint Language Is Africa-Born

An analysis implies that modern language originated only once, in southern Africa, a surprising finding.

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Learning By Doing

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Libya's Gadhafi, increasingly isolated internationally, finds supporters in Latin America

CARACAS, Venezuela - As Moammar Gadhafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500154.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Zambia

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My life as a pirate

The fisherman who went rogue and ended up in a Somali jail

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Maker Faire Africa 2011 : Cairo, Egypt

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Nigeria's Haruna signs for Kiev

Nigeria midfielder Lukman Haruna moves from French side Monaco to Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13894774.stm

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Madagascar

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Libya: Coalition airstrikes continue on Gaddafi forces, U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes as criticism over no-fly zone mounts

American and coalition forces continued air strikes and missile sorties against forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gaddafi as U.S. struggles to hold together crucial coalition partners.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/22/AR2011032203575.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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World Briefing | AFRICA: Congo: Cholera Spreads to a Crowded Capital

A cholera outbreak that has already killed 32 people in Congo has spread to the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion

CAIRO - If it's true that Egypt pulled off a so-called Facebook revolution, then the nation is about to confront a status change in its relationship with democracy: "It's complicated." Very.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Gadhafi tells rebels 'surrender or flee' as his forces gain in east and west Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces struck the rebellion's heartland with airstrikes, missiles and artillery on Tuesday, trying for the first time to take back a city that serves as a crucial gateway for the band of fighters who threatened his four-decade hold on power. Rebels rushed to the fro

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Kenya: Secret State Report On Wagalla Now Out

A secret report of a committee established by the government to probe the Wagalla killings of 1984 concludes that the operation was "justified although poorly executed."

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Rebel council seeks to transform Libya

Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Nairobi Women?s Hospital

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Obama praises Brazil as a model of democracy

With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama sticks to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil.

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Obama visits Brazil with Libya on his mind

With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama stuck to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil, arriving Sunday morning in a once-notorious slum that Brazilian officials now hold up as a symbol of a rejuvenated country.

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Gambia

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dem Rep of Congo

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US Marshals: Woman accused in fatal Texas day care fire returns to US after capture in Nigeria

HOUSTON - Authorities say a woman accused of fleeing the country after a fire at her Texas day care facility killed four children has returned to the U.S. following her capture in Nigeria.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101840.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Newcastle capture Ba

Newcastle United sign Senegal striker Demba Ba from relegated West Ham on a three-year contract.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13792378.stm

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Morocco reform offer 'not enough'

Moroccan pro-democracy dismiss reforms announced by King Mohammed VI as inadequate and vow to continue their protests.

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Libyan Rebels Trumpet Coordination in Attacks

Emboldened by improvements in their military communications, rebels say they are coordinating attacks on three fronts in order to stretch out the loyalist forces? defenses.

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Friday, June 17, 2011

VIDEO: Libya needs 'national reconciliation'

The Russian envoy to Tripoli, Mikhail Margelov, has urged the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, to start a process of national reconciliation in order to gain forgiveness from Libyans.

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Mauritius

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Tunisia

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Police raid headquarters of the prime minister's party in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Officials say police have raided the headquarters of the political party of Zimbabwe's prime minister and arrested three staff members.

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Pivot 25, Nairobi

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Fabio Bicycles

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Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the hand of friendship, the hand of might

SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032102867.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Algeria

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Tanzania: Govt Allocates Sh4.6 Million to Kigoma Folk College Development

The government has allocated Sh4.6 million to run the Kihinga Folk Development College in Kigoma Region.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106160598.html

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Allies of Zimbabwe?s President Push for Quick Vote

With no credible successor to unite the quarrelsome factions that threaten to splinter the country?s ruling party, Zimbabwe hurtles into another violent political season.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=68359dab05a46e51936dc4e45a418c5f

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Following the TED Fellows

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Dem Rep of Congo

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Sierra Leone

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Domenech keen on Algeria post

Ex-France coach Raymond Domenech says he is keen on coaching Algeria after being approached for the vacant post.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/13751946.stm

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Djibouti

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Zimbabwe?s Mugabe Faces Pro-Democracy Push From Powerful Neighbor, South Africa

Heads of state from across southern Africa will meet to discuss the protracted political crisis in Zimbabwe.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3cc7315736aadae062400ae8115fd1e9

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Nkyea Learning Systems

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The Lede: Following Obama's Middle East Speech on Twitter

Readers of The Lede can watch live video of President Obama's speech on the Middle East, which is scheduled to begin at 11:40 a.m. ET.

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U.N. Pulls Staff from Sudanese City

The United Nations is evacuating nonessential staff from Kadugli, where heavy fighting erupted a week ago.

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13 die in sectarian violence in Cairo

CAIRO - Thirteen people died in overnight clashes between Christians and Muslims in the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in Egypt since last month's ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, officials reported Wednesday.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030901944.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Zimbabwe: South Africa Warns Mugabe of Winds 'Sweeping' Africa

ONE of South African President Jacob Zuma's top advisors, Lindiwe Zulu has warned that President Robert Mugabe's government faces a revolt similar to the ones that swept away top totalitarian regimes in North Africa.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106120012.html

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The Google Global Cache hits Kenya

In January I wrote about the way the Google Global Cache is affecting Uganda – how local web caching is completely changing the internet user experience for that country. We’ve known for a couple weeks that this was underway in Kenya too. Well, here are some numbers on that. Here’s the aggregate month: We’re seeing [...]

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Madagascar: SADC Wants 'All-Inclusive' Malagasy Indaba

THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat said it will meet with 11 political players, including ousted former President Marc Ravalomanana, in Madagascar to find a lasting solution in the country.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106120033.html

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South Africa: Big Farewell for MaSisulu

Thousands of people braved the cold weather on Saturday to bid farewell to African National Congress struggle icon, Albertina Sisulu, who died in Johannesburg last Thursday.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106110030.html

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

South Africa: Albertina Sisulu Was 'Part of My Being' - Mandela

Former President Nelson Mandela said ANC stalwart Albertina Sisulu was part of his being, in a tribute read out at her funeral by his wife Graca Machel at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106110031.html

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Set for Gruelling Encouter at Summit

ZANU-PF is expected to maintain its hard-line stance at the extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in South Africa on Saturday as tension between parties in the shaky inclusive government intensifies ahead of the make-or-break meeting.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106110008.html

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Gaddafi could turn to Libya's mustard gas stockpile, some officials fear

Western reconnaissance is focusing on a small garage at a remote site in the Libyan desert, though nothing untoward has been seen so far.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031906764.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Obama keeps his eye on independent voters

President Obama's Friday news conference did little to advance U.S. policy on Libya or clarify the White House's position on resolving the budget impasse in Congress. The president nonetheless conveyed one unmistakable impression: He is now focused intently on winning back independent voters.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031203508.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Mugabe Ally Escalates Push to Control Anglican Church

Nolbert Kunonga, an excommunicated Anglican bishop and Mugabe ally, has escalated a drive to control Anglican churches and other properties across Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1aaab4fdab834310b71d72ce298d0401

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Comoros

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Equatorial Guinea

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Businessman escapes Libya posing as Gaddafi loyalist

IN RAS JDIR, TUNISIA On the dusty road out of Libya, the flood of humanity has narrowed to a trickle, mostly carloads of Libyans doing cross-border trade or foreign laborers on foot, lugging cheap suitcases and overstuffed plastic bags toward a teeming tent camp.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104102.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to Persian Gulf

Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Arab world from North Africa to the Persian Gulf:

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West Presses Rebels for More Details on a Post-Qaddafi Government

Senior British and American officials say there is no way of knowing how long it might take for the rebellion against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to drive him from power.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=138a40bec0c8c9692f7674bc6ccefa65

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Obama, Gates to leave Washington for official visits as Libya crisis deepens

As war clouds gathered over Libya on Friday, the U.S. commander in chief and his defense secretary were each preparing to leave Washington to visit places far removed from any military operations.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031802685.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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West Africa: UN to Help West African Musicians Get Paid for Their Creativity

The United Nations intellectual property agency today announced a project to help musical artists in 11 West African countries to get paid for their work through a single, standardized registration system.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106081179.html

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Sudan: Bashir Continues Crimes in Darfur, UN Told

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir continues to commit crimes against humanity and carry out genocide against the residents of Darfur in defiance of the United Nations, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told the Security Council today.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201106090001.html

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Benin

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East Africa 'faces food crisis'

The world's worst food security crisis is putting millions of lives at risk in the eastern Horn of Africa, a US agency warns.

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Clinton visits Cairo's Tahrir Square, decries violence in Bahrain

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hails the "power of the human spirit" in a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a bright spot in a trip mostly focused on ominous developments elsewhere in the Middle East.

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Ziliot- A B2B social network

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Burro Sustainable Power

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Iroko Partners of Nollywood

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The Lede: Video of Obama's Middle East Speech

Video of President Obama's complete speech on the Middle East on Thursday.

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U.S. actions in Libya may speak louder than words

Secretary of State Clinton's assertion that the United States "did not lead" is belied by the large role the United States played in launching an UN-sanctioned strikes on Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's military capabilities. U.S. warships fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles into Libyan territory

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Monday, June 6, 2011

Obama keeps his eye on independent voters

President Obama's Friday news conference did little to advance U.S. policy on Libya or clarify the White House's position on resolving the budget impasse in Congress. The president nonetheless conveyed one unmistakable impression: He is now focused intently on winning back independent voters.

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The Saturday Profile: Under Siege in War-Torn Somalia, a Doctor Holds Her Ground

Dr. Hawa Abdi helps nearly 100,000 people at her medical facility, persevering despite an attack by militants in May.

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E.U. no longer recognizes Gaddafi as Libya's leader but resists bolder steps

BRUSSELS - European governments declared Friday that Moammar Gaddafi can no longer be considered the leader of Libya and must step down immediately, but they stopped short of formally recognizing the Libyan rebel movement or endorsing military action to support its armed struggle.

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Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion

CAIRO - If it's true that Egypt pulled off a so-called Facebook revolution, then the nation is about to confront a status change in its relationship with democracy: "It's complicated." Very.

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Egyptian voters say 'yes' to speedy elections

Constitutional amendments approved by wide margin in historic referendum.

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

U.S., allies' jets poised to fly over Libya as other nations mull strategy

Fighter aircraft from France, Britain and the United Arab Emirates converged on bases in and around Italy late Friday to begin operations over Libya under the command and control of the United States at its naval base in Naples, according to U.S. and European officials.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805090.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Africa: Exploring Mobile Communications for Healthcare

An inaugural summit on the use of mobile communications to support healthcare opens in Cape Town on Monday.

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AUDIO: Tutu laments loss of Albertina Sisulu

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu pays tribute to South African freedom fighter Albertina Sisulu, who has died aged 92.

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Comoros

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Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to duty

CAIRO - Responding to public alarm over escalating lawlessness and sectarian violence, Egyptian political leaders urged police Thursday to return to the streets as soon as possible, saying their absence threatens to undermine the country's fledgling democracy.

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Kenya: CEO With Turban Fights Poverty While Conserving Nature

Members of the African Holy Ghost Christian Church - popularly known as the Akorino - are better known as prophets whose priests dress in overflowing robes with screaming colours. They are adept at speaking in tongues and their flamboyant dancing styles are legendary.

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Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the hand of friendship, the hand of might

SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Tanzania: '1964 Army Mutineers Were Inspired By the Zanzibar Revolution'

JAMES BRENNAN of the University of Illinois at Urbana in the United States did his PHD on the history of Dar es Salaam. He was in Tanzania for the first time in 1996 and lived here for a full year in 1998. He is writing a book on the history of political opposition in Tanzania from 1958 to 1985.

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Nigeria: Bombers Want to Incite Soldiers - Mark

The increasing incidents of bombings especially in military barracks are aimed at inciting soldiers into rampage, Senate President David Mark said yesterday.

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Mozambique

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Sudan: Govt Deploys Troops to Borders With Libya

The Sudanese government sent reinforcements to the borders with Libya amid reports of fighting between Darfur rebels and armed Libyan opposition, an official said today.

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Imbe-Queen of Fruits

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