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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya
Group says endorsement of no-fly zone was intended to prevent civilian casualties
In Tunisia, first steps toward democracy
Three months after launching the first in a series of revolts across the Arab world, Tunisians must figure out how to rule themselves.
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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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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.
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Questions raised about U.S. role and goals in Libya
Administration officials and military leaders came under a barrage of questions - raised by members of Congress, outside experts and reporters - about the parameters of U.S. participation and the operation's goals, especially if Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi does not capitulate.
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France pleads for military intervention as Gaddafi forces attack Libyan rebels
Top official says there is still time for military intervention to turn the tide against Gaddafi.
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Namibia
Provides an overview of Namibia, including key events and facts about this sparsely populated but stable country on Africa's south-west coast.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13890726
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Questions raised about U.S. role and goals in Libya
Administration officials and military leaders came under a barrage of questions - raised by members of Congress, outside experts and reporters - about the parameters of U.S. participation and the operation's goals, especially if Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi does not capitulate.
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Islamic Group Says It Was Behind Fatal Nigeria Attack
A bomb used in an attack on the United Nations headquarters was small by Middle Eastern standards but big enough to kill and wounds scores.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4e4d797e6f2e5dceae45849a7ed81594
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Cameroon
Key facts, figures and dates
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13146029
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Monday, 29 August 2011
Mali
Key facts, figures and dates
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13881370
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France fires first shots against Libya after Gaddafi's forces enter Benghazi
Planes bombed a Libyan military vehicle and set up 600-square-mile sanctuary over Benghazi; 20 planes were patrolling the skies.
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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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Kenya: Financial Bondage is the Price You Pay for Putting Off Goals
Most people don't plan to fail but they fail because either they don't choose a suitable financial plan or they tend to procrastinate financial planning. This keeps them from achieving their financial goals.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108292361.html
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East Africa: Linear Metals Gets New Prospecting Licence
Kenya has approved the application by Linear Metals to prospect minerals in western Kenya raising the number of fortune hunters in the region.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108292144.html
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The Lede Blog: Aug. 25 Updates on the War in Libya
On Thursday, The Lede continues to follow developments in Libya, where there are still pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5a6e2e5a6cedfa127862fd1938d94b8d
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Going Off-Grid (Holiday)
I’m off-grid on holiday until August 8th. This means that any communications that come in before Aug 8th will be DELETED upon return. I do this for peace of mind on vacation, not because I don’t value what you have to say. No one wants to come back to an inbox of 2000+ messages. Feel [...]
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Sunday, 28 August 2011
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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Malabo Journal: In Equatorial Guinea, U.S. Engages With an Iron Leader
Despite a poor human rights record, the U.S. still broadly engages with the country?s dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7054b2ce6d7099ce0afa9b065719cbd0
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Rebels fear for Gaddafi prisoners
Rebels in Libya say they are concerned over the fate of thousands of prisoners who were held in jails in Tripoli by the Gaddafi regime.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14702853
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Nigeria
Provides an overview of Nigeria, including key events and facts about this oil-rich country with multiple ethnic and religious divides.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13949550
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Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya
Group says endorsement of no-fly zone was intended to prevent civilian casualties
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Elizabeth Ohene: Culture clash?
Ghana's idiosyncrasies from a US perspective
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14530871
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Egyptian voters say 'yes' to speedy elections
Constitutional amendments approved by wide margin in historic referendum.
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In Libya, Gaddafi's forces dig into populated areas
Opposition fighters cheered and flashed victory signs as allied jets streaked across the sky Monday over the strategic city of Ajdabiya,
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Saturday, 27 August 2011
Rwanda
Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key events and facts about this East African country that is still recovering from the genocide of 1994.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093238
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Algeria suicide attack hits army
A suicide bomb attack in Algeria kills 18 people at a military academy west of the capital, officials say.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14688725
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Nigeria: UN Officials Condemn Deadly Attack Against UN Compound in Nigeria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned this morning's attack on the United Nations building in Abuja, in which a number of people have been killed or wounded, and said he is dispatching top officials to the Nigerian capital to respond to the emergency.
Obama lauds Latin American democracies, defends Libya action during Chile visit
President Obama lauded Latin America's democracies in a speech here on Monday, casting them as example for countries around the world. Next, he heads to El Salvador.
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Togo: Banned Magazine Back on Sale Amid Tension About Media Freedom
Reporters Without Borders and Avocats Sans Fronti�res (Lawyers Without Borders) are delighted that the regional bimonthly Tribune d'Afrique will be back on sale in Togo on 29 August for the first time since a Lom� court banned its distribution and sale a year ago in a libel case brought by Mey Gnassingb�, the president's half-brother and a member of the president's office.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108261286.html
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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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Friday, 26 August 2011
Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms off Mediterranean coast
JERUSALEM - Israel intercepted a ship carrying a large delivery of arms off the country's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, saying the shipment included sophisticated weaponry sent by Iran and Syria for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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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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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.
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The Pirates of Somalia - By Jay Bahadur - Book Review
At great personal risk, a Canadian journalist explores the rise of modern piracy.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e0c63bac2dc4c7dfae50d09b5751b9db
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South Sudan Prepares for Independence
When the Republic of South Sudan declares independence on Saturday, it will be as a poor country facing insurrections and hostilities with northern Sudan.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=79987b4e8c3a98a3798bf0b552cb23f2
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Libya?s Oil Money Let Qaddafi Buy Support in Africa
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
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest
CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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Swaziland: Royal Politics Bends Cell Phone Business, Says U.S. Diplomat
The text of a cable from the U.S. Embassy to Washington on October 28, 2009, according to WikiLeaks:
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108251540.html
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Libyan rebels' stronghold becomes ghostly war zone
Moammar Gaddafi's troops enter the eastern rebel stronghold, forcing thousands to pack their cars and flee in the direction of the Egyptian border.
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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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Somalis Flee Drought for More Misery as Refugees
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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Wednesday, 24 August 2011
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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AUDIO: Thomas Mapfumo: Zimbabwe lion in exile
Thomas Mapfumo, the musician known as the Lion of Zimbabwe, speaks to the BBC about his latest album, Exile.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14651145
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During Chile visit, Obama defends Libya military action
During a visit to Chile, President Obama on Monday defended his decision to deploy the U.S. military in Libya.
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Rebels? Assault on Tripoli Began With Careful Work Inside
In recent weeks, rebel leaders smuggled weapons into Tripoli and spread the word among local revolutionaries that widespread protests would begin after evening prayers on Aug. 20.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=27946862f27d04b73d44f29702affb2b
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest
CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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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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Kenya: Family Cries Foul Over Hasty Burial of Loader Who Was Run Over By a Bus
The family of a 29-year-old man who died in an accident in Mpeketoni town in Lamu is crying foul over the manner in which the postmortem and the burial was hurried without their involvement.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108232148.html
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Nigeria: Activist Sues FG Over Character Commission Boss' Appointment
A Civil Society Activist, Comrade Hassan Isah, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against President Goodluck Jonathan, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Attorney-General of the Federation, Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem and Alhaji Mohamed Ari Gwarska, challenging the purported re-instatement of Abdulraheem as the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC)
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108232139.html
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Gadhafi's government controls the skies by day; sundown brings rebels out in oil-rich east
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's warplanes, artillery and mortar shells can control huge swaths of territory by day, including oil ports, rebel supply routes and even hostile towns. Rebels say anti-government forces can still return in darkness to take advantage of Gadhafi's own thin supply lines a
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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.
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Monday, 22 August 2011
South Africa Exults Abroad but Frets at Home
South Africa has joined an elite group of emerging powers, but at home, it faces an erosion of confidence in the government.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=310b9f7b5fd4f2e5bd132c7870b74689
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Liberia: Liberia National Elections Commission Speech On the Eve of Referendum
SPEECH BY HON. JAMES M. FROMAYAN CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108222379.html
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Gadhafi's government controls the skies by day; sundown brings rebels out in oil-rich east
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's warplanes, artillery and mortar shells can control huge swaths of territory by day, including oil ports, rebel supply routes and even hostile towns. Rebels say anti-government forces can still return in darkness to take advantage of Gadhafi's own thin supply lines a
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