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Zimbabwe to miss Twenty20 cricket
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Congo ex-leader sent to The Hague
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Rwanda genocide suspects gain conjugal rights
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Rwanda genocide suspects held at UN-backed tribunal granted conjugal rights
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Watford intent on keeping Shittu
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Watford's chairman says Nigeria's Danny Shittu is not for sale despite interest from Premier League sides.
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Morkel On Form For South Africa (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
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Book Review: Blood River - A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher (Blogcritics.org)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:15:04 GMT
Takes you gently through the 20th-century horror ride that is the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in the news of late -- although certainly still much less than it deserves to be given its unfortunate status as the site of "Africa's first world war", and the place where 45,000 people continue to die every month from violence, disease and ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 19 June–3 July (SciDev.net)
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Below is a round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the 19 June–3 July 2008. Kenya and Nigeria plan bioengineered cassava trials The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture will next year begin field trials in Kenya and Nigeria on long-lasting cassava roots fortified with vitamins, minerals and protein, bioengineered to resist damaging viruses and requiring less processing ...
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South Africa 339-4 Middlesex: Smith fails to show his credentials while Amla shines again (Independent)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:06:32 GMT
The good news for South Africa is their captain, Graeme Smith, appears to have recovered from the hamstring injury that threatened his participation in Thursday's first Test against England. The bad news is he is horribly out of form.
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News Africa (Aljazeera)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:24:10 GMT
Thabo Mbeki, the South African president, has met Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president, and representatives from a breakaway faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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News Africa (Aljazeera)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:23:44 GMT
Video footage which appears to show ballot-rigging taking place in Zimbabwe's recent presidential run-off election has been posted on the website of a British newspaper.
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News Africa (Aljazeera)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:08:43 GMT
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News Africa (Aljazeera)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:48 GMT
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The trial of Hassan Rachidi, Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Morocco, has been adjourned, after the defence team walked out when their pleas were brushed aside by the presiding judge.
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News Africa (Aljazeera)
- Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:53:43 GMT
Thabo Mbeki, the president of South Africa, has apologised for the recent xenophobic violence in the country and said that it must never be repeated. Mbeki spoke on Thursday at a ceremony in honour of the 62 people who died in the violence in May.
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Video shows Zimbabwe 'vote-rigging'
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:11:41 EDT
Video secretly recorded by a Zimbabwean prison guard appears to show evidence of vote-rigging in the country's recent presidential runoff election.
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Iran defiant on right to nuclear power
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Iran's government spokesman on Saturday reiterated its right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, a state-run news agency reported.
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Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill civilians
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- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:43:15 EDT
Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.
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Pakistan: Proliferation case 'closed'
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UK police arrest man in students' murder
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Police said Saturday they have arrested a man in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of two French students in London this week.
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Man beheads Hitler waxwork
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Video shows hostage rescue
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Colombia released video Friday showing an orderly operation that ended in hugs and laughter for 15 hostages who were rescued from a Colombian guerilla group this week.
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Sports and tourism (CNN.com)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:56:34 GMT
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
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Bell is the batsman South Africa fear most, says Donald (Guardian Unlimited)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:31:52 GMT
Allan Donald claims Ian Bell is the England batsman who represents the greatest threat to South Africa this summer
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Football chiefs to tackle hidden trade in Africa's children (Independent)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:11:07 GMT
The scandal of trafficking young boys from Africa to Europe with the lure of fame and fortune as a football star is to be targeted in a new clampdown, The Independent has learnt. The move will throw a spotlight on the recruitment practices of clubs in England and on the continent.
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Real, Man Utd bosses 'to meet over Ronaldo saga' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:59:58 GMT
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon and Manchester United chief executive David Gill will hold talks in Switzerland next week over Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the Spanish sports daily AS reported Saturday.
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Uganda: Museveni Advises Soldiers to Use Sports to Keep Healthy (AllAfrica.com)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:50:57 GMT
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has urged soldiers in the East African region to take sports seriously to avoid unnecessary health problems.
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Uganda: Varsities Get Medals As S. Africa Officials Arrive (AllAfrica.com)
- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:43:23 GMT
TEAM Uganda major sponsors MTN has offered an assortment of winner's trophies to the local organising committee for the All Africa University Games that start in Kampala on Monday.
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UPI NewsTrack Sports (UPI)
- Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:24:31 GMT
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So'oialo Hails All Blacks (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:09:09 GMT
Post-match reaction to New Zealand's 19-8 victory over South Africa.
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MTN sinks Shs60m into Africa University Games (The Monitor)
- Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:49 GMT
Angola, Cameroon and Madagascar will not take part in the 5th All Africa University Games due in Kampala next week but Makerere are keen on staging the best ever showpiece.
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SPORTS BUZZ/Jon Buzby (Newport Daily News)
- Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:40:55 GMT
The Euro 2008 soccer finals didn’t disappoint. A total of one goal was scored, there were more yellow cards (4) handed out than goals, and I didn’t recognize any of the names — including the announcers.
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Nigeria: MTN Buys SA Telecom Firm, May Seal $70 Billion Rcom Deal (AllAfrica.com)
- Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:04:56 GMT
IN it's avowed commitment to become a global leading telecom player, Africa's biggest mobile provider, the MTN Group of South Africa last Friday announced it had entered into an agreement with Verizon Business, to acquire 100 per cent of Verizon South Africa Ltd, or (Verizon Business South Africa).
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Nigeria: MTN Acquires 100 Percent of Verizon Business (AllAfrica.com)
- Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:59:14 GMT
The MTN Group, has acquired 100% of Verizon South Africa ltd in a move geared at expanding its telecommunications frontiers to offer a broad range of communication offerings beyond its mobile services.
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Nigeria: The Case for Grand Strategy (i) (AllAfrica.com)
- Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:01:55 GMT
It is an open fact, universally acknowledged, that Nigeria is among those countries in the world whose performances in all the indices of development are grossly below their actual potentials and promise. In a previous article, I reflected on the concept of the 'purpose-driven nation'.
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Kenya: The Changing Face of Management Education (AllAfrica.com)
- Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:52:16 GMT
In the last three years or so, a subtle change has been taking place in management education and training in Africa and in Kenya.
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East Africa: Region Plans to Build Modern Railway Lines (AllAfrica.com)
- Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:29:20 GMT
East Africa is making a big leap in infrastructure development with the roll-out of a plan to build 15 new railway lines connecting at least seven countries.
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Nigeria: Country and Globalization (AllAfrica.com)
- Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:06 GMT
During his first term (1999-2003), President Obasanjo and his aides repeatedly justified his many trips overseas as efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country.
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Business & Finance: Dalasi exhibits mixed performance (AllGambian.Net)
- Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:22:03 GMT
The performance of the Dalasi was mixed its strength on both the interbank and forex markets this week. The Gambian local currency improved by 0.87 per cent against the Greenback to D20.75. The Dalasi was stable at D41 against the Pound and depreciated by 0.52 per cent against the Euro.
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Kenya: Safaricom's Finance Chief Opts to Retire Next Year (AllAfrica.com)
- Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:13:56 GMT
The man credited with running the Safaricom cash machine has opted to retire next year.
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Nigeria: Cost Income Ratio of Nigerian Banks Too High-Yomi Adeola (AllAfrica.com)
- Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:32:26 GMT
Recently, Yomi Adeola , Managing Director Sterling Bank PLC had an interactive session with journalists in his office in Lagos and spoke on a wide range of issues in the banking industry in Nigeria.
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Nigeria: Intercontinental Bank (UK) PLC Set to Commence Operations (AllAfrica.com)
- Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:18:51 GMT
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom (UK) has licensed Intercontinental Bank (UK) Plc, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Bank Plc, as a full-fledged bank offering wholesale banking services in the United Kingdom.
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