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- Love focuses fight against corporate marauders in Africa (Aug 31)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/31/DDGG9EF6VH16.DTL>
San Francisco Chronicle - United States
"The Constant Gardener," based on a John Le Carré novel, is a movie
about greed and political intrigue that's played out over two
continents.
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BBC: Aid to Africa goes to US staffers (Aug 28)
<http://news.monstersandcritics.com/uk/article_1044344.php/BBC_Aid_to_Africa_goes_to_U.S._staffers>
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
LONDON, England (UPI) -- A BBC investigation finds that a British
agency spent more than a million dollars in aid for Malawi on hotel
rooms and meals for US ...
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Africa Health Ministers Declare State of Emergency for TB (Aug 26)
<http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-26-voa26.cfm>
Voice of America - USA
By Mary Motta. Regional health ministers in Africa Friday declared
tuberculosis an emergency on the continent. (Related story: Africa
Epidemic: What we can do
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/238186_africaed.html>)
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Literacy conference focuses on critical thinking (Aug 25)
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/e586c92feab2cd40b6b6b5f0bbc1263a.htm>
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
MBABANE — Academics attending the 4th Pan-African 'Reading for All'
Conference in Swaziland this week say greater effort is needed to
improve critical thinking among students...
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E.African leaders hail Burundi as triumph for Africa (Aug 25)
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25409101.htm>
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
KAMPALA — Two East African presidents hailed the birth of a
democratically elected government in neighbouring Burundi on Thursday
as a triumph of African diplomacy...
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Africa needs 'new democracy' (Aug 24)
<http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1759366,00.html>
News24 - South Africa
Kampala - Outgoing Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa called on
Wednesday for African nations to rip up political systems inherited
from their colonial masters... (Related story: Continent needs
"home-grown" democracy — Mkapa)
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AIDS, malaria continue being alarming in Africa: WHO report (Aug 24)
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_3398560.htm>
Xinhua - China
MAPUTO — The prevalence of AIDS and malaria is showing little or no
sign of decline in Africa, according to a report from the World Health
...
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China, Africa to further cooperation under forum framework (Aug 23)
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/23/content_3393960.htm>
Xinhua - China
BEIJING — The Fourth Senior Officials Meeting of the China-Africa
Cooperation Forum concluded here Tuesday and African delegates said
that they hope to improve cooperation with China... (Related story:
China, Africa satisfied with forum follow-up actions
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/28/content_3414667.htm>)
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Mugabe calls for Africa's collective interests at UN summit (Aug 23)
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/23/content_3392586.htm>
Xinhua - China
HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said that Africa should
take full advantage of next month's United Nations summit in New York...
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African Leaders, Experts Try To Head Off Looming Fish Supply Crisis (Aug 23)
<http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/afcrisis2005.htm>
Lagos, Nigeria — The quantity of fish available per person worldwide
grew during the last two decades but declined in Africa, raising
concerns about how to guarantee supplies
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China, Africa witnessed fruitful co-op in forum follow-up actions (Aug 22)
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/22/content_3388988.htm>
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- China and Africa have carried out a
series of cooperation goals to implement follow-up actions of the
China-Africa Cooperation Forum and gained fruitful outcome
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Africa's bloody children (Aug 20)
<http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/aug21_2005.html#link8>
Much modern fiction is glossy but empty, but Uzodinma Iweala and Ian Holding come from a different world.
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Ministers meet as humanitarian, health concerns mount in Africa (Aug 20)
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=367534>
AngolaPress - Angola
Maputo — The 55th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO)`s
Regional Committee for Africa opens in Maputo, Mozambique, on Monday as
...
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The wealth of the west was built on Africa's exploitation (Aug 20)
<http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1552985,00.html>
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Britain has never faced up to the dark side of its imperial history.
Britain was the principal slaving nation of the modern world.
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Mbeki calls for cooperation in southern Africa (Aug 19)
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/20/content_3378775.htm>
Xinhua - China
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Thabo Mbeki Friday called
for cooperation among the 14 Southern African Development Community
(SADC) countries...
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UK to compensate Africa for medical "brain drain" (Aug 19)
<http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-19/31412.html>
LONDON — Britain will seek ways to compensate African countries for the
thousands of medical professionals who leave the continent to work in
the UK...
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Madagascar joins SADC southern Africa bloc (Aug 19)
<http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=15019>
GABORONE — The Indian Ocean island state of Madagascar formally joined
the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Thursday, hoping
to boost economic expansion...
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Aerial Survey Documents Africa's Last Wild Places (Aug 17)
<http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0817_050817_megaflyover.html>
National Geographic - Washington,D.C.,USA
Thousands of digital images shot from a low-flying airplane have
revealed a startling new portrait of Africa. (Related story: Magazine
skips cover photo on Africa issue,
Biologist says natural resources plundering, not aid, are key to
survival)
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: US aid arrives ahead of critical lean season (Aug 16)
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/75daa099815e9378ea84b0534528da20.htm>
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
JOHANNESBURG — A United States aid package worth more than US $50
million is going to help Southern Africa through "a very tough
period... (Related story: US to provide extra food aid to southern
Africa
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/18/content_3368762.htm>
)
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Africa must win the food fight (Aug 16)
<http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=248136&area=/insight/insight__africa/>
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
A bellwether report has found that the number of malnourished people in
Africa has increased from 88-million in 1970 to 200-million today, 35%
of the continent’s population...
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Economic success, human disaster in southern Africa (Aug
16)
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15231736.htm>
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
MAPUTO — Mozambique stock and bond exchange chief Jussub Nurmamad has
seen the value of his fledgling market increase 50 times since 1999
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Actress Angelina Jolie takes part in MTV documentary on poverty in Africa (Aug 16)
<http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/aug/aug163.htm>
Indiantelevision.com - Andheri,Mumbai,India
MUMBAI: US music broadcaster MTV has announced that it will a
documentary The Diary Of Angelina Jolie And Dr. Jeffrey Sachs In Africa
next month. (Related story: Jolie heads to Africa, with MTV tagging
along <http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8986376/>)
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Food shortage looms in southern Africa despite harvest (Aug 16)
<http://english.people.com.cn/200508/16/eng20050816_202793.html>
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Despite a harvest of cereals in 2005, nearly 10 million Southern
Africans could face food shortage and need humanitarian assistance in
the next year...
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Better measures needed to feed Africa's children (Aug 15)
<http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=247860&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/>
Mail & Guardian Online - South Africa
The number of hungry children in Africa will increase by 3,3 million by
2025 if current policy and investment trends continue, according to a
report...
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East Africa opens U.S.-backed disaster center (Aug 15)
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15344067.htm>
Reuters
NAIROBI — Eleven mainly east African nations opened a U.S. military-funded disaster management centre...
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Southern Africa summit seen sidestepping Zimbabwe (Aug 15)
<http://www.zwnews.com/print.cfm?ArticleID=12540>
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
Southern African leaders meet in Botswana this week under the shadow of
yet more turmoil in Zimbabwe, but analysts expect little action...
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Africa, solutions without borders (Aug 14)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002438969_nigered14.html>
Seattle Times - United States
The power of pictures, this time of young children dying of starvation
in Niger, packs a powerful punch. The world is properly responding...
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Africa News: African News Dimension’s (AND) andnetwork.com Considers Africa First (Aug 14)
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prweb271704.htm>
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
South Africa — “Africa is receiving well deserved attention these days
and the launch of the African multi cultural website andnetwork.com is
part of a chronicle of events working in the continents favor,” said
CEO African News Dimension...
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Southern Africa - The Next Niger? (Aug 13)
<http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=NDU20050813&articleId=830>
Center for Research on Globalization - Canada
Images of skeletal children in Niger, wasted away by malnutrition, have
featured prominently in the media over recent weeks. Amidst efforts to
alleviate this suffering, however, there are fears that the crisis in
Niger may undermine donor willingness to tackle problems elsewhere...
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Child Malnutrition in Africa Could Be Halved by 2015, Report Says (Aug 13)
<http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2005/Aug/12-964914.html>
US Dept of State (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Washington — Though child malnutrition in Africa has increased over the
past 30 years, a new report shows that with intensive policy reform and
investment, malnutrition in African children could be halved by 2015.
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