Monday, February 1st, 2010The difficulties facing the Doha peace talks—highlighted in my report for the Small Arms Survey: Rhetoric and Reality. The Failure to Resolve the Darfur Conflict—have been starkly illustrated as meetings resume in Doha between mediators and representatives of some of the Darfur armed movements. (Planned talks between ...
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The Strife Inside the SLA
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The difficulties facing the Doha peace talks—highlighted in my report for the Small Arms Survey: Rhetoric and Reality. The Failure to Resolve the Darfur Conflict—have been starkly illustrated as meetings resume in Doha between mediators and representatives of some of the Darfur armed movements. (Planned talks between the movements and civil ...
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WORLD Bank President Robert Zoellick has reaffirmed the bank's readiness to listen to Africa's needs to ensure that it serves its clients in the best way possible.
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Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.
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Nairobi, Kenya – Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on “harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices”, starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, ...
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Award-winning toolkit helps small business in Africa
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It’s always exciting when a project from a South African university beats thousands of entries from the likes of Harvard or MIT to win a prestigious prize. It’s even better when that project has the potential to help small businesses in Africa become globally competitive.
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Kenya’s Tourism Industry is back & a trip to Nairobi National Park
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Kenya’s tourism industry is back at full steam with earnings from tourism back to where they were before the 2007-2008 Kenyan electoral crisis. I watched Kenya’s Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, confirm the growth in an NTV news report a few days ago. Information available from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism website further ...
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Africa Gathering announces dates, launches site
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LONDON: The organisers of Africa Gathering, the results-driven meeting series, have announced 2010 dates and launched a new website. The event hosts technophiles, entrepreneurs and innovators who discuss positive change in sustainable development, technology, social networking, health, education, environment and good governance in Africa. Read ...
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Something rare has happened in a region often given to brutal autocracy: power has been peacefully transferred to a civilian, just four months after an army massacre.
The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say.
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The United Nations has taken no position on next year's referendum on independence for southern Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored today as he refuted recent media reports to the contrary.
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Beach boys is the name locals give to young men looking for rich white female tourists visiting Kenya for more than the usual sea, sun and sand. Mostly sporting dreadlocks and tight-fitting shirts that reveal their athletic torsi, the beach are mostly around 25 years old or so.
The "Africentric Alternative School" in Toronto is Canada’s first "Afrocentric" public school. Catering for students of African or Afro-Caribbean descent, the school’s main aim is to help reduce the high levels of school dropout rates among the city’s black youth. Needless to say, the system has been strongly criticized by a ...
Le SMIG gabonais va passer de 80.000 CFA à 150.000 CFA dès ce mois de Février. En Octobre 2006 déjà, ce SMIG était passé de 44.000 CFA à 80.000 CFA, sur décision de Bongo le Omar.Cette hausse concernera d'abord l'administration publique, ensuite le secteur parapublic et enfin le ...
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Cemac : poursuites contre la Société générale
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La Beac a subi une perte de 16,4 milliards de F CFA à la suite d'un placement toxique à la SG© AFP Les six chefs d’État de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (Cemac) n’ont pas digéré la perte de 16,4 milliards de F CFA (25 millions d’euros) subie par ...
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Nigeria soldiers shooting defenseless civilians Jos, Plateau State one year ago. Viewer Discretion is Advised – Sahara Reporters. By late tomorrow dozens of Nigerian asylum seekers will be deported from the UK Why do people flee Nigeria? In its 2009 World Report, Human Rights Watch maintained that Nigerian state security forces “ ...
Traders are rallying international support for the war against pirates off the coast of Somalia to stop the loss of billions of shillings through surging shipping costs.
When we were 10 years old, we used to play all those games. You know the ones. One, for example, was where you’d draw four blocks. In one block would be the names of 4 girls – Prospective wives. The other blocks would be filled with cars, cities and house-types. Other games included preferred ages you’d be married at, ...
Yesterday, in part 1, we covered the basics in planning your financial freedom, and now it’s time to get a little more involved and look at drawing up a budget and then how to go about sticking to that budget!
African leaders today wrapped up their annual summit less divided and looking at brighter economic prospects but still facing a raft of conflicts, including Sudan's predicted break-up.
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On 20 January, a four-year, $11.5 million dollar partnership through grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Coca-Cola was launched to double the incomes of more than 50,000 small fruit farmers in Kenya and Uganda.
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BBC launches news channels for Middle East, Africa
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BBC World News have launched three news programmes aimed at Middle East and African audiences, set to air on the channel from February 2010. The Hub with Nik Gowing, World News Today with Zeinab Badawi and Business Edition with Tanya Beckett will focus primarily on Middle East and African audiences. Read full story... | Send to a friend
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Sunderland complete the signing of Manchester City striker Benjani on loan until the end of the season after the Premier League approves the move.
Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev is understood to be attempting to bring a wealthy Egyptian partner into his proposed takeover of the Independent newspapers, MediaGuardian can reveal.
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Mubarak's Reception To Our Egyptian National Football Team
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Mubarak received our Egyptian national football team today's morning at the airport then he received them again in the presidential palace at 6PM to honor them. Some team members kissed Mubarak's shoulder as sign of respect , already most of these players come from country side where kissing the shoulder of the elder is a sign of respect. Of ...
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An investigation for Guinea's junta blames a former aide for September's massacre, not the military leader.
A preliminary report released by the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) has found that 74,021 names on Zimbabwe’s voters’ roll are for people aged 100 and over. The report, titled ‘2013 Vision – Seeing Double and the Dead‘ also found that there are 82,456 people registered who are aged between 90 and 100. These figures ...
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Finding favour and compassion as ones potential is given a reprieve for review in May. Leave Comment Related Entries: Thought Picnic: The therapy of talking Thought Picnic: No pills for the bills Thought Picnic: The Americe First Principle in Fort Hood The importance of nurses, bedpans to my career Thought Picnic: Men without integrity One more ...
Zoopy the South African multimedia sharing system we reviewed previously has got a cool facelift. The change they put forth are mainly through the interface and web realestate. To recap, I introduce the Zoopys’ introduction video below
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The Weapon for Nelson Mandela As you took up arms, ntate, we stood by and admired your guns and your uniform, while you prepared to mount the country to kill railways and post-offices, we nodded agreement, we acknowledged how the continent was a pistol facing earthward, with the trigger right at Nigeria’s oily wars of religion between once- ...
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An NGO suggests printing a zero-rupee note. Considering dollars are accepted everywhere in DR Congo, perhaps we could import some PLENTYs as an alternative bribery currency. Then, they could be spent, but only in Pittsboro, North Carolina and a couple joints in surrounding towns...
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India: The Zero Rupee Note
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Priyanka Borpujari informs that 5th Pillar, an NGO based in Washington DC and with offices in India in Chennai and Delhi, “has developed zero currency notes that one could print and give to government officers, each time they ask for a bribe.” Fumiko Nagano at World Bank Blog has details.
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We don’t often look to Africa for innovative business ideas. But here’s one coming out of Mali that could be replicated in our own backyard – an acacia nursery project that offsets and sells carbon credits to help local farmers yield revenue from their arid landscape. Karoo project anyone?
What would you change? What policies would you pursue? Who would you work with and who would you sack? What solutions would you bring to your country's problems. Who would be your allies in the international community and why? How much would you want to be paid? What would you contribute to Africa as a leader?
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Update 2: Raila in the mix The PM has announced that he successfully pushed for Mariga's case but unfortunately he secured the work permit after the transfer deadline. If that is true then Mariga can join an English Premier League club in the next transfer window this summer. But with a four-year deal at San Siro under the tutelage of the ...
This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.1 on a headless Ubuntu 9.10 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over ...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, has been announced as the host city for the 2010 edition of the AgriBusiness Forum. The EMRC Agribusiness Forum 2010 will focus on the theme of “Food Security: a Business Opportunity” with the overall aim of boosting the African agro-food sector through the design, planning and ...
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Feb 1 (IPS) - Three flow stations in the oil-rich Niger Delta have had to be closed after a pipeline was sabotaged, according to Royal Dutch Shell.
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BAMAKO, Dec 28 (IPS) - The number of migrants being deported and returned to Mali is increasing. Civil society has mobilised to support the returnees.
KANO, Dec 29 (IPS) - Government has again clashed with a religious sect in the state of Bauchi. Just under six months ago, an Islamist sect called Boko Haram launched attacks on police stations across four northern states, and hundreds of lives were lost before the situation was brought under control.
Hargeysa (Harowo) - Golaha Guurtida Somaliland ayaa cod aqlabiyad ah ku diiday, is casilaadii gudoomiye ku xigeenka Golaha Guurtida Md. Sheekh Axmed Sheekh Nuux oo maalintii daraad golaha u gudbiyay qoraal is-tiqaalad uu kaga codsanayo golaha. Fadhigii maanta ee Golaha Guurtida oo ay ka soo xaadireen 65-mudane ayaa Gudoomiye ku xigeenka Labaad ee ...
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Ciidanka Qaranka oo Bari u Dabaal Degi Doona Sanadguuradii 16aad Ee Aasaaskooda.
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Hargeysa (Harowo) - Ciidanka qaranka somaliland ayaa maalinta bari ee 2-da February xusi doona sanad guuradii 16aad ee ka soo wareegtay asaaskoodi. Xaflad si wayn loo soo qaban qaabiyay oo xuska maalinta ciidanka Qaranka loogu damaashaadayo ayaa lagu qaban doonaa xarunta taliska guud ee ciidanka Qaranku ku leeyihiin magaalada Hargeysa. Xaflada ...
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According to the 4th edition of Portio Research's report ‘Mobile Messaging Futures', despite the recent worldwide economic downturn during the last two years mobile messaging revenues continue to rise and the sector as a whole looks to be in excellent health. Read full story... | Send to a friend
It’s around six months since I last threw out some truly mindboggling pieces of data surrounding social media. So, what’s happened between then and now?
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A Eurostar high-speed train. President Obama said that the U.S. plans to invest billions in its own high-speed rail initiative. California is leading the way, with visions of an 800-mile network criscrossing the state. (CBS)
The now annual business plan competition organised by Enablis, First national bank and SEDA, have so far this year drawn a massive 6000 entries from hopeful entrepreneurs, hoping to gain access to the almost R50 mil in prizes and start-up capital provided by the sponsors.
Dadka reer somaliland mid baan leeyay, dawladana mid baan leeyay maxamed xaashina midbaan leeyay. Dadka reer somaliland meelkasta oo ay joogaan midkaan leeyay wuxu yahay maanta dawladnimo iyo xoriyad ayaynu haysanaa, doolarlkii waataa aynu ku sarifanayno gidaarada hargaysa halka aynu amaan iyo nabad galyo ka gaadhnay ilaahay ayaa mahadaa iska leh ...
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Ethiopian sole Cross-Country Skier Robel Teklemariam will compete once again in the 2010 Winter Olympics to be held in Vancouver, Canada. In 2006, Robel made history by becoming the first athlete to represent Ethiopia in any event at the Winter Olympics.
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Recently, Toyota announced two safety recalls that cover some of its models. Both recall campaigns address conditions related to the accelerator pedal. The first recall, "Floor Mat Entrapment," regards the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide- ...
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Conservationists who have worked for years to sustain the Kihansi spray toad are unsure it can survive if it is returned to the wild.
Kenyans never cease to amaze. Their penchant to witch hunt the really industrious and competent is legendary. Now the press wants to hound CEO Muhoho out of office before his term expires. What a disgrace to pay somebody who has turned the hitherto sleeping KAA into a profitable institution. The press must give the KAA board the freedom to ...
I told you that I would post the videos and thank God I am a lady of my word :) Ok I will be honest Alaa is much nicer than Gamal , the poor guy has no Charisma what so ever. This part is just like the above yet longer as there was a quick chitchat with Ahmed Hassan you should see History will remember for this generation this great achievement !!
Hi everyone. I’m going offline for about a month to recover from retinal surgery, which will take place tomorrow morning. I’ve had this surgery twice before – once in April 2008, and again in August 2009. This surgery is a repeat of August’s surgery, which was – unfortunately – not entirely successful, and I&# ...
Spread the word about young Ali of Nisour square massacre With my all respect to Mr.Mohamed's loss and feelings ; the American army itself in Iraq killed other young children in the same way like Blackwater. I hope that Mr.Mohamed wins his case against Blackwater inshAllah thought. The terrorism of CIA children should stop against the people of ...
Look, it's a terrible incident. A terrible story. But when you live in a country with one of the highest crime levels in the world and where things like this occur on a daily basis in certain areas of the country, this is just unreal. It made me realize how very lucky I am that I am able to live in a security estate (busybody ...
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