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Aug 27, 2011

AFRICA News, Aug 27, 2011


BACKGROUND: Bombing latest attack in Nigeria - and on the UN
Monsters and Critics.com
... Nations in Abuja is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria, committed by various rebel groups in Africa's most populous nation. The explosion - which killed at least 16 people - also follows other large attacks on the UN in recent years. ...
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Kenya tourism enthusiastic about latest arrival figures
eTurboNews
Rwanda in the context of East Africa is leading the pack with a nearly 30 percent increase in arrivals over the first half of 2011. No current half-year figures are available as yet from Uganda, while Tanzania is said to be slightly ahead of last ...
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Somali militants behead boys in Mogadishu attacks
Reuters Africa
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab militants beheaded at least two young boys in Mogadishu, an activist said on Friday, in the latest of a string of attacks showing they still had the power to strike despite a well publicised ...
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Latest research points to adverse impact of bullying on academic performance
MinnPost.com
... Aug 26 2011 8:52 am In recent weeks, several new pieces of research have been released suggesting that the adverse impact of bullying on academic performance is significant, and most harmful to high-performing African-American and Latino students. ...
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Let Them Eat Baklava: Food Prices and the Arab Spring
Business Insider
However, by late 2010, prices were once again on the rise, and lo and behold, 2011 has experienced a comparable spike in food riots, and, in North Africa and the Middle East, a series of full-on revolutions—the so-called “Arab Spring. ...
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PERHILITAN To Cooperate With Tanzanian Authorities On African Ivory Case
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN) said it is highly concerned with the recent seizure of elephant tusks in Tanzania said to be headed for Malaysia. ...
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Zimbabwe: Inflationary Pressure Up
AllAfrica.com
The cost build up pressure behind the recent prices increase has also been triggered by an increase in borrowing rates that have increased on average from 15% per annum to around 25%. Most of Zimbabwe's imports come from South Africa, while pricing is ...
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Africa: Seychelles And Zimbabwe Biggest Movers on African Ranking
AllAfrica.com
Gizza — The latest FIFA rankings released for the month of August show that Seychelles and Zimbabwe made the biggest strides up the table from African countries. Seychelles moved 24 places up the world rankings which is an equivalent of 7 places up ...
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'Internet valuations inflated'
Independent Online
Furthermore, the pay-television unit recorded growth of 977000 homes for the period to March 31, largely driven by the 2010 Fifa World Cup, a once-in-a- lifetime event, he said. “In several African countries we made good progress in increasing local ...
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Independent Online
Somali exodus slows in Horn of Africa but grows in Yemen
UNHCR (press release)
At the same time, our staff on the ground say the overall health state of the latest arrivals, particularly the children, is worse than previously – reflecting the drought and hunger situations inside Somalia. In interviews with our staff, ...
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New Wikileaks: Tsvangirai's secret letter to Obama exposed
The Zimbabwe Guardian
A RECENT missive from whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks, makes the shocking revelation that the MDC-T leader and prime minister in the inclusive Government used a state trip to call for the maintenance of sanctions against Zimbabwe. ...
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The Zimbabwe Guardian
Africa: Muckraker - If Only Our Clergy Could Tell It Like It is
AllAfrica.com
These are the words of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema in 2009. "In less than a year you have got everything. Yesterday you were down and out, but today you have everything which shows in your fancy dress code," ...
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Vengeance in Tripoli: rebels settle scores
The Independent
But the mounting number of deaths of men from sub-Saharan Africa at the hands of the rebels – lynchings in many cases – raises disturbing questions about the opposition administration, the Transitional National Council (TNC) taking over as Libya's ...
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Human mating with Neanderthals made our immune system stronger
ZME Science
“The HLA genes that the Neanderthals and Denisovans had, had been adapted to life in Europe and Asia for several hundred thousand years, whereas the recent migrants from Africa wouldn't have had these genes,” said Dr. Peter Parham. ...
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ZME Science
Crime and the Great Recession
City Journal
Between 2008 and 2010, New York City experienced a 4 percent decline in the robbery rate and a 10 percent fall in the burglary rate. Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles witnessed similar declines. The FBI's latest numbers, for 2010, show that the national...
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City Journal
'Protection from Piracy Comes at a Price'
Spiegel Online
The wave of piracy around the Horn of Africa, which has reached a peak in recentyears, shows no sign of slowing down -- and the rest of the world seems almost powerless to stop it. With Somalia still without a functioning government, scores of young ...
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Spiegel Online
Cometh the hour
ESPN.co.uk
The Wallabies kept their title hopes alive with a notable victory over South Africa in Durban earlier this month and a similar result over their Trans-Tasman rivals this weekend will see them capture the Tri-Nations silverware for the first time since ...
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ESPN.co.uk
Steve Harvey embraces Hollywood…
ThyBlackMan
For African-Americans, that model has not proven wise. Yes, Denzel and Will Smith have hit the Hollywood jackpot by playing by those rules; but Tyler Perry has hit even bigger by breaking them. And, now, Steve Harvey appears next in line. ...
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ThyBlackMan
Barack Obama in search of the minorities
The Voice of Russia
According to the latest polls, the number African Americans who say they think his actions have helped the economy has dropped from 77 percent in October last year to a little more than half this summer. The frustration of Obama's core electoral base ...
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The Voice of Russia
Back stage
Mmegi Online
Its strength lies in its incorporation of the latest technology developed by Weta Digital in New Zealand, building on their achievements in Avatar (Mmegi, January 8 2010). There are hundreds of apes here and all the most realistic digital creations. ...
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New theater season boasts prizewinners, area premieres
Houston Chronicle
By Everett Evans, HOUSTON CHRONICLE In this image released by Arena Stage Press Department, Aaron Tveit, left, Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer, right, are shown in a scene from the recent Arena Stage production of the musical "Next to Normal. ...
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The week in politics: Britain toys with optimism
Politics.co.uk
Never mind the fact that he looks as if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's face has been superimposed onto that of Vladmir Putin: he is a moderate, and that is the new standard when it comes to north Africaand the Middle East. It's presumably of no consequences ...
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Fashion show for Down syndrome awareness
Vanguard
Top designer Adebayo Jones showcased an exclusive line from his latest collection when top business men, women and other dignitaries gathered in London recently to raise awareness on Down Syndrome amongst the populace, The event which was a fashion and ...
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Interview: Alpha Blondy
United Reggae
Seydou “Jagger” Koné, better known as Alpha Blondy and dubbed the Emperor of African reggae, sat down with Valentin Zill in Paris in April to talk about his latest album 'Vision', music in Côte d'Ivoire, his work as a messenger of peace of the United ...
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BIG WEEKEND 26/08/11
The Voice Online (blog)
Bianca's trip to London to record her much anticipated album has been delayed by the recent riots in London. HSP is certainly the toast of hip hop in Botswana. It is producing the most number of hip hop/Motswako artists/albums. Their latest catch is a ...
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Rugby World Cup 2011: England face down familiar chorus of sceptics
The Guardian
Similarly, few supporters filing dejectedly out of the Stade de France having watched Brian Ashton's team thrashed by South Africa in the 2007 pool stages would have given half a stale croissant for their chances of making the final. ...
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The Guardian
Wasserman Schultz to attend Blue Jamboree
Examiner.com
The Blue Jamboree will be the latest in recent South Carolina functions graced by attendance from national Democrats. “(Wasserman Schultz) will be the third national Democrat here in the last two months,” said Jaime Harrison, 1st Vice Chair of the ...
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Conflicting Dreams
Dollars & Sense
Growing up, Swann was one of three or four African-American students bussed into a majority white school district in West Seattle. For years before the recent strikes won a new promotions system, managers looked at him “like I was a ghost. ...
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The game is missing the old Woods
The National
His words, combined with his scorecards, are the latest sign of a fresh, less dictatorial era in professional golf. The over-30 golf demographic that has been under the heel of Woods can seize the moment, and the talented 20-somethings are lined up ...
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The National
Unprotected sex eight times more common in serious relationships than casual ...
aidsmap
A recent US study (Hurt) found that having a partner five or more years older than themselves doubled their risk of HIV infection. Given that HIV prevalence in gay men increases sharply during the early 20s and especially in African men, ...
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First 100 days of Government
Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production Magazine
(May 31, 2011) People with drug problems are continuing to access treatment more quickly withlatest quarterly drug treatment waiting times showing 94 per cent offered an appointment within four weeks of referral. (June 28, 2011) The specialist child ...
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A dangerous game
Morning Star Online
The wave of change in the Middle East and north Africa was never simply going to sweep all before it and produce in a few months the most progressive of changes from the Atlantic coast of north Africato the Persian Gulf. That it hasn't done so should ...
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Factbox: Ten movies to look out for at Venice festival
Reuters
A three-part documentary on the recent revolution in Egypt is likely to generate significant media interest given the relevance of the subject matter to what is happening in north Africa today. The film is divided into three parts -- The Good, The Bad, ...
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Reuters
Ken Loach interview
Financial Times
Opening with a quote from Friedrich Engels' The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, the film proffers an analysis of race, class and colonialism that eschews charitable giving to alleviate poverty at home and in Africa, citing socialism ...
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Financial Times
Transforming child nutrition
The Hindu
Discrimination against women in South Asia has long been thought to be one of the key drivers of the high levels of infant undernutrition in the region — levels that are well above those in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Studies show that low status of ...
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The Hindu
Make history compulsory for the right reasons
The Guardian
The recent Ofsted report on history teaching quotes many students as saying how much they enjoy the way it sharpens their critical faculties. We'll have to wait for the government's committee on curriculum reform to report, but if it downgrades the ...
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The Guardian
MKO Supporters Rally To Call For US Delisting
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Today's rally was the latest event in a series the MKO has held in recentmonths in Washington to push for its delisting. Western media have reported that former US officials have received substantial financial contributions to speak at MKO events and ...
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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
South Africa Plugs Tripartite FTA
Tax-news.com (subscription)
It was reported that bilateral trade between the two countries has been growing steadily over the past few years, with the latest available annual trade statistics for 2010 indicating South African exports to Ghana of just over ZAR2.5bn (USD345m) and ...
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POLITICS AND THE MEDIA - WHO CAN THE AMERICAN VOTER TRUST?
The Cypress Times
A few perfect recent examples: Rick Perry is now the frontrunner for the GOP according to the latestGallup poll, with a 12 point advantage over Romney. Rather than simply report that, it has become an opportunity for some pundits to let their bias for ...
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Special forces hunting Gaddafi
Stuff.co.nz
The United States and South Africa struck a deal to allow the release of $1.5 billion in frozen funds for humanitarian aid and other civilian needs, UN diplomats said. But with loyalists holding out in the capital, in Gaddafi's coastal home city and ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Hogaanka Shabaab oo la badalay iyo Roobow iyo Afghan oo xilalka ...
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August 27, 2011 | Filed under: Latest News | Posted by: wararka. Waashintoon-(GMN) Sida ay baahisay Laanta Afka Soomaaliga ee VOA-da waxaa isku shaandheyn lagu sameeyay Hogaankii sare ee ... Most Recent. Posts; Comments ...
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New generation of African leaders: Latest News, Videos, Photos ...
See New generation of African leaders Latest News, Photos, Biography, Videos ... The recentdialogue between the top-rung leaders of the pro-talks Ulfa faction ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../New-generation-of-African-lea...

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