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AFRICA News, Oct 14, 2011


The 10 Percenter
New York Times (blog)
Gates's slant on African-American history has been influenced by the research he did for his most recent book and television series, “Black in Latin America.” In a move sure to raise eyebrows, he opens this latest volume with Juan Garrido, ...
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New York Times (blog)
Aid workers seized near Somalia
BBC News
The two women were seized from the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing famine in the Horn of Africa. Their Kenyan driver was wounded and is now in hospital, MSF say. In recent weeks, two other foreign women - one ...
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BBC News
South Africa hardens its stance on rhino trophy hunts
Globe and Mail
Rhino poaching has soared dramatically in South Africa in recent years. In 2007, only 13 rhinos were killed by poachers, but the number has increased exponentially every year since then. And poaching is also on the rise in the rest of Africa. ...
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Globe and Mail
Nuclear power will cost the country dearly
Mail & Guardian Online
The German government has decided to phase out nuclear energy and in a recent referendum inItaly, 95% of Italians voted against the use of nuclear. By contrast, South Africa plans to launch a tender for 9 600MW of new nuclear energy, requiring an ...
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South Africa: Lawmakers praise IEC
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
One after the other, MPs said that the IEC had made them "proud" as an entity tasked with handling the country's elections, the latest being the successful 2011 municipal elections. Apart from its good work, the organisation was also congratulated for ...
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Crunch time for RIM
Toronto Star
This latest outage is hardly the first to affect BlackBerry users — they've been happening every few months in recent years. Things are different this time. The outage started on Monday when a failed piece of equipment at RIM's centralized network ...
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FTSE 100 hopeful Polymetal will have to dig deep for UK listing
Telegraph.co.uk
Polymetal, the latest foreign resource company to aim for the ranks of the FTSE 100, has not set itself an easy task. By Emma Rowley Putting aside the challenge of a London listing against the backdrop of current market volatility, the degree of ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Object Lessons in the Value of Helping the World's Poorest Farmers
Huffington Post
In recent years, the international community has taken positive steps toward reversing its decades-long neglect of agricultural development. In 2003, African leaders pledged to contribute 10% of their GDP to agriculture. ...
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UCCSA Broadhurst Choir to host dinner
Mmegi Online
The United Congregational Council of Southern Africa (UCCSA) Broadhurst Choir is to host its fifth annual dinner and concert at the Maharaja Conference Centre in Gaborone on Saturday. The UCCSA Broadhurst Choir will also launch their latest DVD at the ...
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Conn. man convicted in deadly '07 home invasion
Bangor Daily News
BlackBerrys in EuropeAsiaLatin America and Africa had been without email or chat messages since Monday. In the US and Canada, the outage was shorter, starting Wednesday. But many, perhaps most, of the world's 70 million BlackBerry users were ...
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Western Energy Firms Increase their Investment in Kenya
OilPrice.com
In its latest report, “A Dash for Gas and Oil in East Africa,” Citi Group noted, "We have seen an acceleration in industry activity recently with multiple seismic programs being acquired, more intensive drilling campaigns planned over the next 12 ...
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Birth of bling: world's first art studio found in South Africa
The Conversation
Recent work in southern Africa, published today in Science, is helping archaeologists clarify the early history of painting and its use in creating symbols. The latest discovery comes from Blombos Cave, a large cavern located on the southern African ...
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The Conversation
Carleton Place native planning latest book launch at Moore House Oct. 21
EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
The conflict took place in what is now South Africa. Sometimes called "the Second Boer War", it was fought from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 between the British Empire and Dutch settlers of two independent Boer (the Dutch and Afrikaans' word for ...
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Africa: Serious Games for a Better World
AllAfrica.com
The company's latest project is GetH2O; it's a serious computer game that aims to both inform and educate. It's set in a slum neighbourhood; the player can choose between corruption and making the community a better place to live. ...
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Cain Surges to Lead in US Republican Presidential Race
Voice of America
October 13, 2011 Cain Surges to Lead in US Republican Presidential Race Jim Malone | WashingtonGeorgia businessman Herman Cain is the surprise leader in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, according to the latest poll. ...
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Mahindra sets sight on global footprint
Reuters India
Full Article Get the latest news on the go. Visit Reuters India on your mobile device. Full Coverage Migrants survive in meagre living spaces in Mumbai. Slideshow Anand Mahindra, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra, ...
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If camera traps don't prove existence of Bigfoot or Yeti nothing will
Mongabay.com
There have been new primates discovered in recent decades, including new monkey species from Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. But these are small monkeys, not apes, usually living in still under-explored regions such as the Amazon....
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Mongabay.com
BlackBerry's not working finds happier users experiencing real life
HULIQ
“BlackBerry users across the world were exasperated Wednesday as an outage of email, messaging and Internet services on the phones spread to the US and Canada and stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa,” reported CBS ...
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HULIQ
A Kenyan Smallholder Speaks Up For Farmers Around the World
AgWeb (blog)
One of our best opportunities lies in helping African farmers grow more by gaining access to the same technologies that US farmers enjoy. Gilbert is a true leader in this field. He played a significant role in Kenya's recent debate over biotechnology, ...
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AgWeb (blog)
History counts for nothing
ESPNScrum.com
Taking centre stage is the latest tussle between All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and his opposite number David Pocock. These two players, along with South Africa'sHeinrich Brussow, have set the bar for openside flankers in recent years and this ...
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ESPNScrum.com
Supreme Court on Strip Searches
New Republic
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court confronted the latest frontier in the battle over strip searches: Does the Constitution allow prison officials to conduct a strip search of everyone arrested for a minor offense, no matter how trivial? ...
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Frills before basics in Lagos
Khaleej Times
In the newspapers, the articles seem to say one thing, and the ads another. Among the recentheadlines: “Bad Roads Sink Residents in Depression.'' “How Africans Underdevelop Africa.'' “Living in Squalor, Decay and Despair. ...
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Australia buys into indigenous land management
eco-business.com
Photo: TNC, Ted Wood Northern Australia has become the latest region to benefit from a growing international movement to put land stewardship back in the hands of indigenous and rural communities. International NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and its ...
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Plot Thickens in SC*Homosexuality Dogs ABC in Africa*Sydney Says"No" to Covenant
Virtue Online
The last public Christian church in Afghanistan was razed in March 2010, according to the State Department's latest International Religious Freedom Report. The report, which was released last month and covers the period of July 1, 2010 through December ...
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Dow Theory Letters Richard Russell: to tell you the Truth, I'm Scared
Beacon Equity Research
In his latest edition of the longest-running financial newsletter ever penned by a single author, that author, Richard Russell, announced to his readers what his gut tells him is around the corner as 2011 moves closer to a close. ...
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The rise and rise of the Rastafari
Mail & Guardian Online
Rasta mothers in headscarves tend to young children, while catching up on the latest gossip over shared flasks of tea and sandwiches. Dreadlocks swish through the air like momentary peacock tails as young and old cut loose to the beats and bass. ...
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