Posts Tagged ‘africa’

Key Somali militant town ‘taken’

Friday, May 25th, 2012

African Union (AU) forces in Somalia say they have captured a strategic town near the capital, Mogadishu, after Islamist militants pulled out.

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Key Somali militant town ‘taken’

Nations to share giant telescope

Friday, May 25th, 2012

The Square Kilometre Array – one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century – will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia.

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Nations to share giant telescope

Zuma ‘obscene’ painting case due

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

South Africa’s ruling party is taking legal action to try and remove a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma from public view.

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Zuma ‘obscene’ painting case due

S Africa illegal miners trapped

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Three illegal miners in South Africa digging for diamonds are killed and 15 others remain trapped after some tunnels collapse, police say.

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S Africa illegal miners trapped

VIDEO: Zuma painting defaced in gallery

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

A painting of the South African President Jacob Zuma has been vandalised at a gallery in Johannesburg.

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VIDEO: Zuma painting defaced in gallery

Terreblanche ‘murder’ verdict due

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The verdict is due in the trial of two farmworkers accused of killing South Africa’s white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010.

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Sudan’s Bashir ‘ready for peace’

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

After crisis talks with Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan.

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Sudan’s Bashir ‘ready for peace’

VIDEO: First theatre opens in SA’s Soweto

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

South Africa is to opens its first theatre in a township – Soweto – once home to former President Nelson Mandela.

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VIDEO: First theatre opens in SA’s Soweto

Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugees Rebuild After Irene Floods

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.

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Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugees Rebuild After Irene Floods

South Africa targets rainbow tourists

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Can South Africa overcome prejudice to attract gay tourists?

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South Africa targets rainbow tourists

Obama welcomes France’s Hollande to White House, outlines plan to fight African famine

Friday, May 18th, 2012

President Obama welcomed new French President Francois Hollande to the White House on Friday, an initial meeting that comes as world leaders feel a renewed sense of urgency to contain the European debt crisis. Read full article > >

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Obama welcomes France’s Hollande to White House, outlines plan to fight African famine

Malawi to overturn homosexual ban

Friday, May 18th, 2012

President Joyce Banda says Malawi will overturn its ban on homosexual acts – the first African country to do so since 1994.

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Malawi to overturn homosexual ban

US to announce Africa food plan

Friday, May 18th, 2012

US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington.

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US to announce Africa food plan

In pictures: Celebrating Ivory Coast’s large ladies

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Paintings celebrate the fuller figure of some African women

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In pictures: Celebrating Ivory Coast’s large ladies

Ugandan LRA ‘commander’ seized

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The Ugandan army says it has captured a senior commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in the Central African Republic.

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Ugandan LRA ‘commander’ seized