Saturday, 30 July 2011

Clinton encounters frustration with U.S. stance on Arab unrest

On a trip to Tunisia and Egypt, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was dogged by questions about looming crises in Libya and other countries where democratic aspirations have been met with brute force.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031705197.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces

One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031303982.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Chad

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Guinea

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Thursday, 28 July 2011

Libyan Oil Buys Allies for Qaddafi

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has sprinkled billions of dollars around Africa, helping him recruit mercenaries and blunt criticism.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=90e44fd9427413c02d21a0fc4fd35ade

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Rising pressure

Slow pace of reform raises suspicions in Egypt

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14269166

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Misery Follows as Somalis Try to Flee Hunger

Many Somalis, fleeing one of the worst droughts in the country in 60 years, have walked for weeks through an anarchic landscape replete with bandits and militants but little food.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7defcd4ff968a3f68f6bd60a06660bf7

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Battle for Libya | July 26, 2011

Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi of Libya briefed reporters in Tripoli on Tuesday.

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Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs

I gave a keynote yesterday at the opening of the infoDev Global Forum in Helsinki, which has a specific focus on innovation. The m:lab funding comes from them, and they are exploring new ways to help entrepreneurs in the high-tech space, specifically mobiles, to make their businesses a reality. Innovation: Knowledge and Resources I’ve already [...]

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Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Urban jungle

Remembering the lion who grew up in the heart of the London

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14240681

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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.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0d95f1a3fc9aa931ce874ffa72f06a5b

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In Libya, Gaddafi forces recapture strategic western town

ZAWIYAH, LIBYA - In the battle-scarred center of this small town, evidence abounds that the popular uprising here has been brutally crushed, in a bitter blow to the fast-fading hopes of rebels that they can succeed in toppling Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031106271.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Intelligence director's testimony about Gaddafi causes controversy

Testimony from the nation's intelligence director that Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi will "prevail" in that country's conflict prompted an attempt by the White House on Thursday to play down that assessment and a call by at least one key senator for the resignation of the nation's top spy.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031006237.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Zambia

Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zambia.

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Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Week in Review: In Libya, Delusion Makes a Last Stand

Despite the repressive regime, protesters in Benghazi, Libya, set fire to a book with an image of Col. Muammar�el-Qaddafi.As bombs rain down, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi plays chess with a believer in aliens. In the souk, people yearn aloud for his passing.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6b21e1c69e9c061c32262c03b3ea1074

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Zimbabwe

Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zimbabwe.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14113249

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In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt

CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603734.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Comoros

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The Lede: Videos of Celebration in South Sudan

The Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from its neighbor to the north on Saturday.

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Monday, 25 July 2011

Fire sweeps Egypt's Interior Ministry building as police protest outside to demand higher pay

CAIRO - An Egyptian security official says police protesting in front of Egypt's Interior Ministry have set fire to part of the downtown complex.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/22/AR2011032202314.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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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.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031101009.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Mauritius

Provides an overview of Mauritius, including key events and facts about this ethnically diverse Indian Ocean island nation

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Senegal

An overview

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093674

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UN talks on Africa drought crisis

The UN's food agency is set to host emergency ministerial talks in Rome as the drought crisis deepens in the Horn of Africa.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14271539

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Sunday, 24 July 2011

Rwanda: RDB, Korean Agency Launch Digital Library

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in partnership with volunteers from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), yesterday, launched a digital library to be used in all the 30 business development centres, countrywide.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107250056.html

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Etri Labs Benin

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Mauritania

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South Sudan

Key facts, figures and dates

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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.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032001952.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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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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Saturday, 23 July 2011

Niger

Key facts, figures and dates

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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces

One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031303982.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Sudan: Ethiopian Peacekeepers Head for Abyei

Ethiopian peace force (United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)) will officially begin a peace keeping operations in the troubled North - South Sudan frontier of Abyei region as of next week, said an Ethiopian government official on Friday.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107230002.html

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Zimbabwe: PM Fumes Over Intelligence Chief

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is seething with anger over President Robert Mugabe's alleged unilateral appointment of the deputy chief of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Aaron Nhepera, without consulting him.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107230014.html

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'War criminals' hiding in Canada

Thirty fugitives wanted for war crimes or crimes against humanity are believed to be hiding in Canada, the country's government says.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-14243919

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Friday, 22 July 2011

Obama's shift toward military action in Libya

After two weeks of playing down the prospect of military intervention in Libya, the Obama administration is on the brink of inserting itself into a third war in a Muslim nation.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805544.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Africa: Leapfrogging to the 'Mobile Phone' of Sanitation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a major role-player at AfricaSan 3 in Rwanda, using the gathering to announce its new sanitation-focused global development strategy and award new grants. AllAfrica's Julie Frederikse interviews Frank Rijsberman, director of the foundation's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene initiative. He has publicly stated that his department expects to be one of the key funders for innovation in this sector.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107221365.html

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'Idiot box'

Is Egypt's state TV still stuck in the past?

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14222908

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Libya

Key facts, figures and dates

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YamBEEji Agricultural Processing

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Morocco

An overview

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Thursday, 21 July 2011

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.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fbb64cea566718c6293819518392bcbc

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As Gadhafi struggles at home, AU moves forward on his pet project: the United States of Africa

JOHANNESBURG - As Libya's leader struggles to keep his grip on power, one of his pet projects appears to be moving ahead at the African Union, which took initial steps Tuesday toward creating his grand plan: the United States of Africa.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502514.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Quick Hits

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Congo's VMK Gingerbread tablet

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Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Egyptian Interior Ministry dissolves much hated state security agency

CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused in torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502767.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Gates says U.S. military could enforce a no-fly zone in Libya if Obama ordered one

The comments appeared designed to counter the criticism surrounding his earlier remarks.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204978.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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In Libya, underground jail a daunting reminder of Moammar Gaddafi's grip

Libyans travel to homes in Benghazi where the leader stayed during to the port city before rebels took the town.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204996.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Key apartheid defender Malan dies

Magnus Malan, a former defence minister who led apartheid South Africa's resistance to black rule, dies at the age of 81.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14186012

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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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Zimbabwe: War Vets Refuse to Leave Chiyangwa Farm

A group of war vets and poor people are reportedly occupying a farm owned by businessman Philip Chiyangwa and have vowed to stay put, despite his efforts to evict them.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107190284.html

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Monday, 18 July 2011

Gaddafi's forces likely to push rebels back to Benghazi, analysts say

Analysts say uprising will be forced to retreat absent foreign intervention.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503324.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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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.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601641.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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VZHUN Media

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The Lede: Videos of Celebration in South Sudan

The Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from its neighbor to the north on Saturday.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b13c87081a6f6dde6221792b4686ea3f

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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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VIDEO: 'Four of my children have died of hunger'

International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has urged the international community to help the victims of the drought in East Africa as the UK pledges �52m in aid.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14174893

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Sunday, 17 July 2011

Egyptians swarm polls in first vote since revolution

Unprecedented numbers flocked to participate in the nation's first vote since the revolution.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031902104.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Lesotho

Key facts, figures and dates

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In Libya, advance by Gaddafi forces sends rebels fleeing

TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi sent opposition fighters fleeing Thursday from a strategic oil port in eastern Libya that rebels had held for a week, appearing to reverse the rebels' advances toward Tripoli.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031000566.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Rwanda: Rwf 9 Billion Budget to Boost Development in Bugesera

Bugesera District has set a budget of Rwf9 billion for the 2011-2012 fiscal year with Rwf3.4bn earmarked for development projects.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107160063.html

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Saturday, 16 July 2011

US fully recognises Libyan rebels

Hillary Clinton says the US has recognised Libyan rebels as the country's "legitimate authority", potentially opening up a huge funding stream.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14164517

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Qaddafi Settles for a Draw, at Least in a Game of Chess

The beleaguered Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi poured out his thoughts to the head of the international chess federation during a game in Tripoli.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=40509b27114fb5b0190ec15ff2ace339

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Libya gains control of more rebel territory

No-fly zone supporters fear international action could come too late to help rebels.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031302761.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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In Libya, Gaddafi's tanks split rebel forces

Troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Wednesday positioned tanks for the first time along the main road connecting the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, effectively splitting the forces opposing Gaddafi in two.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503163.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Offering Slow, Small Changes, Morocco?s King Stays in Power

A recently approved referendum to give more powers to elected leaders in Morocco has been seen as an alternative to the bloody confrontations that have marked the Arab Spring.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31a4c49f33ecc8d58fae4d3215879d3e

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Central African Rep

Key facts, figures and dates

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Friday, 15 July 2011

Egypt's interior minister has dissolved of the country's hated state security agency

CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister has dissolved of the country's hated state security agency.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502782.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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At least 50 African Union peacekeepers dead in Somalia clashes

About 50 African Union peacekeepers have died in clashes with militants linked to al-Qaeda over the past two weeks.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030404211.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Thinking 2020: The Future of Mobile in Africa

A few months back Rudy de Waele got in touch with Ken Banks and myself about helping to curate a collaborative outlook on the mobile industry in Africa, called “Mobile Trends Africa 2020“. Our task was to gather the mobile minds from across the continent and the world and ask them to vision out what [...]

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As Gadhafi struggles at home, AU moves forward on his pet project: the United States of Africa

JOHANNESBURG - As Libya's leader struggles to keep his grip on power, one of his pet projects appears to be moving ahead at the African Union, which took initial steps Tuesday toward creating his grand plan: the United States of Africa.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502514.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Fermented Foods,The Oilseeds

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Police Officers Held in Killing of Egyptian

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf made the concession in an effort to stem the rising tide of dissatisfaction with the results of the revolution.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=af9996d497cd36771c7d4f7e6586d1f9

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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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Thursday, 14 July 2011

World Briefing | THE MIDDLE EAST: Egypt: Cabinet Reshuffle Promised

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced that he would reshuffle the cabinet and try to hold public trials for former officials and officers accused of killing protesters during the revolution.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=dec7fbe3f65c9c1b9ffbdd1ac6820293

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South Africans decry rapes of lesbians, call for government action

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500198.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Zambia: Men Make Great Care Workers Too

I started care work in 2003 when I joined the VK Community Care Organisation. VK Community Care Organisation was registered in 2002 and is located in Garden Compound, 7km from Lusaka centre, and has a population of 12 000 people.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107141313.html

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World Briefing | THE MIDDLE EAST: Egypt: Cabinet Reshuffle Promised

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced that he would reshuffle the cabinet and try to hold public trials for former officials and officers accused of killing protesters during the revolution.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=dec7fbe3f65c9c1b9ffbdd1ac6820293

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Egyptian Interior Ministry dissolves much hated state security agency

CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused in torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502767.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Mauritius

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Wednesday, 13 July 2011

An Evening with Chinery-Hesse and Negroponte

Next week I’ll be in London to speak at the 21st Century Challenges event put on by the Royal Geographic Society with a focus on “Digital Technology in Africa“. Besides that main event, it will be a busy 3 days as I’ll also be speaking at the World Bank, meeting at #10 Downing Street, talking [...]

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Algeria

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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces

One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031303982.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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'Invincible underdogs'

Misrata rebels won't give up the fight against Gaddafi

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13 Somalis die in mortar attacks in capital; AU arrests 3 soldiers for wounding civilians

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A medical official says 13 people died in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502670.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Tuesday, 12 July 2011

South Africa: Winter Classes for KZN Schools

Schools in KwaZulu-Natal will next week start an intensive winter class programme, which will run until the last day of the 2011 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107121592.html

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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

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904849.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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More pirates facing prosecution as attacks increase in violence; pirates jailed in 17 nations

NAIROBI, Kenya - Five Somali pirates are jailed for life by a U.S. court. Sixty-one suspected pirates captured at sea face trial in India. Somali prisons are running out of room.

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A Pivot 25 Retrospective

Pivot 25 was a blast! Over 100 teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda applied to pitch their startup over a 2-day period. We named it “pivot” because we wanted to play off of the word, often used in the startup scene to denote a need for a startup to nimbly move in a different [...]

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The Lede: Videos of Celebration in South Sudan

The Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from its neighbor to the north on Saturday.

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Namibia: Fixed Tariffs for Legal Profession Challenged

A FORMER prosecutor has slammed an application by the Law Society of Namibia to the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) to set and charge fixed tariffs to the public for services rendered.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107120278.html

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Rwanda

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Monday, 11 July 2011

In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire

How President Blaise Compaor� has lasted is a lesson for autocrats.

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Madagascar

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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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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.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030305726.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Egyptians swarm polls in first vote since revolution

Unprecedented numbers flocked to participate in the nation's first vote since the revolution.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031902104.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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The Lede: Hague Prosecutor Calls for Libya to Arrest Qaddafi

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague called on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's inner circle to arrest him.

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Sunday, 10 July 2011

Major advance

Libyan rebels push towards Tripoli - but can they hold on?

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14074069

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Senior Rebel Is Doubtful Qaddafi Can Be Routed

Shortages of fuel, personnel and weapons make it unlikely that the rebels will try to take Tripoli, said a colonel who claimed he defected from Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi?s army.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ab660e9747a7d524b2f1967fd1c408b1

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Mobile Web Content in East Africa [Report]

Vodafone recently concluded a policy paper on “Broadband in Emerging Markets”, also titled “Making Broadband Accessible for All“. The position and reason for this paper is best summarized below. “The success story of mobiles in the developing world is well known. Yet in the case of extending data services in emerging markets, there is a [...]

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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.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403441.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Sao Tome & Principe

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Saturday, 9 July 2011

The Future? is Here! [Pivot 25 Video]

PIVOT25: East Africa’s Biggest Mobile Tech Event from Pivot25 Conference on Vimeo. The next big thing in African Tech has arrived. Pivot 25 is here! The region’s top 25 mobile tech startups pitch against each other June 14-15 in Nairobi, Kenya at the Ole Sereni Hotel. Go to pivot25.com for tickets and info. Video by [...]

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Kenya: Kibaki Leaves for Sudan

President Mwai Kibaki this morning travelled to Juba to attend the celebrations of the independence of the Republic of South Sudan. Kibaki is among other international dignitaries attending celebrations in the capital, Juba. The south's independence follows decades of conflict with the north in which some 1.5 million people died.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107090021.html

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Gyan to stay a Black Cat - Bruce

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce says it would take a 'wonder bid' for the club to part company with Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/14085694.stm

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Rwanda

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Creating a Children's Refuge in Morocco's Worst Slums

A center in Casablanca is trying to lure marginalized children away from the troubled paths so often followed by those living in squalor.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=05600f8dbf085dd0fcc4517272f37f08

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Friday, 8 July 2011

Mobile Web Content in East Africa [Report]

Vodafone recently concluded a policy paper on “Broadband in Emerging Markets”, also titled “Making Broadband Accessible for All“. The position and reason for this paper is best summarized below. “The success story of mobiles in the developing world is well known. Yet in the case of extending data services in emerging markets, there is a [...]

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Israel intercepts ship it says carried Iranian weapons bound for Gaza

The Israeli navy on Tuesday intercepted what officials alleged was a ship carrying Iranian weapons destined for Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502795.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Farai Sevenzo: Africa's latest child

Will South Sudan survive its troubled birth?

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14014759

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South Africans decry rapes of lesbians, call for government action

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500198.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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