Africa
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Tunisia police clash with Islamists19 May 2013, 11:48 am
Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering....
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Big Confed Cup win for Stade Malien19 May 2013, 10:52 am
Stade Malien thrash Lydia LB Academic to close in on the group stages of the Confederation Cup, as FUS gain the advantage in the Rabat derby....
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Nigeria army says crackdown to go on19 May 2013, 3:57 am
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri....
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The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'18 May 2013, 11:46 pm
The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires...
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Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast18 May 2013, 8:57 pm
The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence....
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Tanzania pulls out of Cosafa Cup18 May 2013, 12:08 pm
Tanzania withdraws from the southern Africa football tournament, the Cosafa Cup, taking place in Zambia in July....
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VIDEO: Kenya gay activists defy ban18 May 2013, 1:03 am
Pro-gay demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi on Friday, calling for homosexuality to be de-criminalised in Kenya and other African countries....
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VIDEO: Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'17 May 2013, 11:23 pm
Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time....
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VIDEO: City lit up after 20 years in dark17 May 2013, 7:38 pm
After years of conflict, it can be difficult to imagine the people of Mogadishu enjoying a nightlife....
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VIDEO: Man 'unlawfully killed' in Nigeria17 May 2013, 7:10 pm
An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest found....
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Deaths in DR Congo mine collapse17 May 2013, 3:25 pm
At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says....
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Jail over Nigeria baby drug deaths17 May 2013, 3:02 pm
Two Nigerians are sentenced to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children who took adulterated teething medicine....
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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader18 May 2013, 5:32 pm
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country's volatile western region, officials said....
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Journalist found dead in eastern Congo18 May 2013, 4:49 pm
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday....
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Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city18 May 2013, 4:35 pm
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents....
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Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil18 May 2013, 3:24 pm
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners....
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24-hour curfew in Nigeria city in military push18 May 2013, 2:39 pm
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists in the region continues....
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Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 2117 May 2013, 8:26 pm
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday....
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Zimbabwe PM confident he'll oust Mugabe in vote17 May 2013, 4:02 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation....
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23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa17 May 2013, 3:48 pm
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said Friday....
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Zimbabwe PM: We are 'new broom' set to win polls17 May 2013, 3:09 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation....
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Official: Nigeria military shells camps, kills 2117 May 2013, 3:00 pm
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in northeast Nigeria shelled suspected camps of Islamic extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against the insurgents, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday....
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S. Sudan: Doctors Without Borders hospital ruined17 May 2013, 10:20 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed....
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Death toll rises in Mpumalanga initiation deaths17 May 2013, 9:51 am
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests....
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Zambia: Hike of Cement Price Guts Construction Sector19 May 2013, 6:47 am
[Zambia Reports]The National Council for Construction (NCC) says the increase in the price of cement is unfortunate especially coming after rises in fuel in other critical sectors....
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Egypt: Suez Canal Development Project Will Raise Revenues 20 Folds - Official19 May 2013, 6:47 am
[Aswat Masriya]The Suez Canal development project aims at turning the canal into "a global centre for industry and logistics" since 10 percent of the world's merchandise and 20 percent of all ships pass through the canal, said an advisor to President Mohamed Mursi....
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Tunisia: AD Hoc Commission to Speed Up Recovery of Assets Abroad19 May 2013, 6:41 am
[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Speeding up the procedures of the recovery of properties and asserts abroad will be the task of an ad hoc commission created to this effect, a Prime Ministry's statement published on Friday reads....
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Tunisia: PM to Attend Doha International Forum19 May 2013, 6:37 am
[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Prime Minister Ali Larayedh will pay a two-day visit to Qatar as of Sunday....
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Tanzania: Biomass Use Is Fuelling Rapid Deforestation19 May 2013, 6:33 am
[Daily News]ACCORDING to Bariki Kaale who is Energy and Environmental Specialist based in Dar es Salaam, biomass fuels accounts for over 94 per cent of the total energy used for cooking with no affordable alternative energy sources in the foreseeable future....
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Tanzania: Ideas Create Money, Not Vice Versa19 May 2013, 6:31 am
[Daily News]"IT is an idea that creates money, not money that creates an idea," says Secelela Balisidya when she was recounting on tremendous challenges that she and her friend Christopher Kidanka went through in setting up a media business company....
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Tanzania: Disparage Affects Innovation, Technology in Zanzibar19 May 2013, 6:16 am
[Daily News]Zanzibar -THE development of technology and innovation in Zanzibar is largely hampered by deride, lack of assessment and lack of policy, government leaders said on Thursday at the Smart Partnership Dialogue workshop help here on Thursday....
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Tanzania: Shein Roots for Strong Ties With Indonesia, Denmark19 May 2013, 6:14 am
[Daily News]President Ali Mohamed Shein has said that Zanzibar needs stronger relations with development partners including Indonesia and Demark to achieve its development goals....
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Angola: Role of Information Technology in Development Highlighted19 May 2013, 6:01 am
[ANGOP]Luanda -The minister of Science and Technology, Maria Cândida Teixeira, said Saturday in Luanda that the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a relevant role in inducing the country's economic and social development....
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Tanzania: Why Societies Sell Coffee Outside KNCU Cartel19 May 2013, 5:59 am
[Daily News]Moshi -A JOINT venture of 32 primary cooperative societies which was established over a decade ago but got legal recognition in 2007 is not a parallel union challenging Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union, but simply a third window to allow coffee farmers sell their commodity at premium prices....
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Africa: With a Booming Economy, Africa Looks to Re-Brand18 May 2013, 4:20 pm
[MediaGlobal]The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) and African Union (AU) recently launched the "Economic Report on Africa 2013: Making the most of Africa's Commodities," written by Carlos Lopes, UN under-secretary-general and executive secretary of UNECA, and Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, Commission Chairperson of the AU....
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Namibia: The Sky Is the Limit Even for Air Namibia18 May 2013, 4:04 pm
[Namibian]THE demand for air transport shows a steady increase over the past years, with passenger numbers and freight traffic growing by 45 percent and 80 percent respectively. Forward-looking predictions suggest that over the period 2010-2015, Africa will be the third fastest growing region in the world in terms of international traffic with an average growth rate of 6.1 percent compared to the global average of 5.8 percent....
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Star-studded charity gala in Milan raises funds for poor Ghanaian children17 May 2013, 3:36 pm
Menaye Donkor Muntari hosted a celebrity filled Gala dinner in Milan to raise money for the Menaye Charity Organisation that supports poor children in the Central Region of Ghana.
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Nico Stumpo condemns racist attacks against Kyenge and immigrants17 May 2013, 3:09 pm
Nico Stumpo, a Democratic Party MP has urged the center-right politicians to distance themselves from the New Force (Forza Nuova) and condemn its violent and racist actions.
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Fight discrimination against LGBTs, Europe urged17 May 2013, 9:36 am
The Council of Europe Secretary General Jagland has called on Member States to fight discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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MEPs condemn Borghezio's racist remarks about Kyenge16 May 2013, 11:23 am
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has condemned Italian MEP Mario Borghezio’s racist remarks about Cécile Kyenge, Italian Minister of Integration.
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Seconde generazioni - Laboratorio di cittadinanza stasera a Milano16 May 2013, 9:33 am
Oggi G.Lab - Laboratorio di cittadinanza ospiterà a Milano il primo degli appuntamenti di RiGenerazioni.
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Blatter: Roma fine for racist incident “not acceptable”16 May 2013, 6:43 am
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has criticised the way the Italian Football Federation handled the racist incident during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma last Sunday. Mr. Blatter said the decision to merely fine Roma for their fans' racist chanting during the match was “not valid” and “not acceptable.”
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Workshop 'La presa in carico dei rifugiati con disagio mentale' a Roma15 May 2013, 3:47 pm
Un workshop titolato “La presa in carico dei rifugiati con disagio mentale” si terrà a Roma il 23 e il 28 maggio 2013 presso il Centro cittadino per le migrazioni, l’asilo e l’integrazione sociale di Roma Capitale.
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Report: Regional Integration key to Africa’s future competitiveness15 May 2013, 12:16 pm
The strides made by African economies in achieving economic growth must be accompanied by efforts to boost long-term competitiveness if the continent is to ensure sustainable improvements in living standards, the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013 has found.
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Kabobo’s case highlights deprivation refugees face in Italy15 May 2013, 9:11 am
Last Saturday a man went on the rampage with a pickaxe in Milan, killing a passer-by and wounding four others. Since the incident, two more victims of that attack have died.
The man, who was identified as Mada Kabobo from Ghana, was arrested shortly after the attack which took place at dawn.
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Annan launches global initiative to inspire young people to lead15 May 2013, 6:16 am
Kofi Annan today begins an unprecedented series of conversations on critical global issues with young people around the world.
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