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Four Players Who Came Out of Africa Return to Help Four African football players made a charity mission to Nigeria in March, and now there is talk of recruiting more professional athletes with money and connections to the continent.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 19:40:26 GMT]

In Lake, Signs of Slow Shift From Savannah to Sahara A team of scientists has reconstructed the climate of northern Africa as the savannah changed to the Sahara.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 00:57:58 GMT]

Violence in Zimbabwe Disrupts Schools and Aid Zimbabwe’s ruling party has broadened its campaign of intimidation to include teachers and aid workers.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 06:19:52 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Food Prices Set Off Second Day of Unrest Hundreds of young people in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, lobbed stones at shops and cars and set tires ablaze in a second day of violence over soaring food prices.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:45 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Militiamen Kill U.N. Aid Worker A truck driver working for the United Nations World Food Program was killed while delivering food in central Somalia.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:57 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Cabinet Appointment Requested The governing African National Congress has asked South Africa’s president, Thabo Mbeki, to appoint the party’s deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe, to serve in Parliament and in Mr. Mbeki’s cabinet.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:28 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Arrests in Government Crackdown The government intensified its crackdown on critics and opponents.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 01:40:54 GMT]

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02.05.2008 - Equatorial Guinean leader tops Africa's media predators Mr Nguema was followed by Presidents of Eritrea Issaias Afeworki and The Gambia Yahya Jammeh. Other predators include Nigeria's State Security Service, Presidents of Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Paul Kagame and Robert Mugabe. Also on the list are members of [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:37:00 GMT]

02.05.2008 - 'Kenya's coalition is united' Mr Kibaki called on Kenyans to avoid listening to those bent on 'spreading malice' because 'the grand coalition government is united.' "We agreed with Raila to form one government, and we are working together in one government. Those saying we have two [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:37:00 GMT]

02.05.2008 - Niger River to be rescued  - Niger sued over slavery laws ? 31.03.2008 - Niger rebels seize village ? 07.03.2008 - Editor jailed over 'discredit' ? 03.03.2008 - RSF chief denied Niger visa Politics | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society afrol News, 2 May - [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:37:00 GMT]

ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS CRITICAL TO LIBERIA'S DEVELOPMENT - UN ENVOY The top United Nations official in Liberia has called for furthering the rights of women as a crucial element in advancing peace and development in the West African nation that is recovering from a decade-long civil war. Addressing participants at the [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:46:00 GMT]

Africa health experts discuss new vaccines for meningitis  Accra, May 8, GNA - Ghana will later this year begin clinical trials in meningitis vaccines in infants and incorporate it into the routine immunization of children when it proves to be successful. The trials which will take place at the Navrongo Health [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:40:00 GMT]

African Minerals takes over Pepel railway project African Minerals Ltd has confirmed the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Sierra Leone for the construction and management of a railway extension between the Pepel port and Marampa to the company's flagship iron ore project [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:13:00 GMT]

Armed bandits chop off Senegalese villagers' ears The 16 villagers, who were attacked as they were harvesting cashew nuts in the troubled rebel region on Wednesday, have had their hands tied before their assailants chopped off their left ears. The mutilation is the first of its kind in Casamance. The [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:36:00 GMT]

ATA Seminar: Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia th May, 2008 Time: 6:15pm onwards for a 6:30pm start Where: The Banking Chamber theatrette, Ground Floor, KPMG, 147 Collins St, Melbourne. Disabled access via 161 Collins St. Refreshments: available after the presentation Free event however RSVPs [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:10:00 GMT]

ATTACKS ON NORTH DARFUR'S CIVILIANS SPARK CONDEMNATION FROM BAN KI-MOON Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly deplored the recent bombings of villages in North Darfur that have resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, and called on all parties to the conflict in the strife-torn Sudanese region to cease hostilities [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:46:00 GMT]

Canada sells combined AIDS drugs to Rwanda Apotex is the first company to provide this medicine to Africa under the provisions of the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR). The CAMR provides a mechanism for developing countries to address critical healthcare needs by importing less expensive [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:36:00 GMT]

Darfur peace partner denies suspension of participation in government (WASHINGTON) - The only Darfur rebel group to sign a peace deal with Khartoum denied press reports that they have suspended their participation in the government today. "We never suspended our participation. We simply held a press conference expressing [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT]

Delays give Mugabe victory SABC must be wrested from politicians' hands WHILE the current suspension of SABC CEO Dali Mpofu and head of news Snuki Zikalala obviously finds its most immediate roots in the Polokwane battle, the real cause is to be found in the political interference [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:04:00 GMT]

Egypt, Mauritania targeted for torture missions Other countries lined up for the FIDH's global impact fact-finding mission include Bangladesh, Colombia, Jordan, Indonesia, Kenya, Prilippines, Russian Federation and Syria. With funding from the European Commission, FIDH launched the three-year project [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:37:00 GMT]

Food crisis may affect education in Africa: UNESCO Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT]

Free AIDS drugs slash death rate in Malawi study LONDON (Reuters) - Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment in poor parts of rural Africa, researchers said on Friday. Just eight months after a free clinic opened [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:46:00 GMT]

Ghana Youth Council Meeting in the USA  Under the auspices of the Ghana Youth Council, the youth and young professionals of Ghanaian descent residing in the US and Canada would be attending a day?s meeting in Washington , D.C to brainstorm issues affecting the youth. The meeting is [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:39:00 GMT]

Ghanaian wins international fisheries research contest  Accra, May 8, GNA - A Ghanaian student in the University of Maryland Eastern Shores (UMES) in the United States of America, has won the first place in the 59th annual Pacific Fisheries Technologist (PFT) Research contest. Ms Lauretta-Lyn Katsriku, a [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:39:00 GMT]

Hong Kong energy company to set up plant in Ghana  Accra, May 7, GNA - Rocky Canada, a Honk Kong global energy company, is to set up an energy manufacturing plant in Ghana to supply solar and wind power products. Officials of the company, which specialises in the manufacture, supply and installations of [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:40:00 GMT]

Kenya's nomads feel pain of food price rises EL RAM, Kenya (Reuters) - It is tempting to romanticize the lifestyle of nomads in Kenya's northeast -- a land peppered with vast termite mounds which burst from rust-colored soil like fingers pointing to the cloudless sky. For centuries, Muslim [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:51:00 GMT]

Mango, Ghana's Untapped "Gold Mine" Mango, Ghana's Untapped 'Gold Mine' A GNA Feature by Lawrence Qaurtey Accra, May 7, GNA - Quite often one hears Researchers and Experts say a breakthrough has been made in this or that area, but rarely does one hear of what happens thereafter. It is sad [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:38:00 GMT]

Museveni calls for expertise in food processing President Yoweri Museveni has called for expertise in modern food processing and packaging. The President made the call yesterday at State House, during a meeting with a delegation of the UK-based Gatsby Charitable Foundation, led by Lord David [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:58:00 GMT]

Nigerian faces deportation for e-mail scam A retired Winnipeg doctor thought he was in line to inherit more than $1 million which he planned to donate to Third World countries to fight malaria. In fact, the 84-year-old man was the victim of a Nigerian e-mail scam that cost him more than $35,000. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:08:00 GMT]

SIERRA LEONE'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION 'HOPEFUL,' SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD Sierra Leone's prospects of moving forward and boosting its socio-economic situation is 'hopeful,' a senior United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council today. 'However, this will require the Government making tough economic and [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:46:00 GMT]

Somalia fighting kills 23 Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT]

Sudanese army denies abduction of Egyptian oil workers (KHARTOUM ) The Sudanese army today denied a report on the abduction of nine Egyptian workers in oil fields in South Kordofan, terming the report as 'false.' The local press in Khartoum published reports saying that a rebel group called 'Kordofan [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:32:00 GMT]

UN FUND PROVIDES $60 MILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN DR CONGO The 'Pooled Fund' which was established by the international community in 2006 and is coordinated by the United Nations has allocated $60 million to 163 humanitarian projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The financial aid will be used [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:47:00 GMT]

UN, Ghana sign intellectual property pact UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Ghana have signed a new agreement to boost economic development in the West African nation, a UN report said Thursday. The agreement 'marks a new chapter' in the [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:09:00 GMT]

Vietnam, Benin step up agricultural cooperation Vietnam, Benin step up agricultural cooperation State President Nguyen Minh Triet has received Pascal Irene Koupaki, Minister of State and Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Benin, who is in Hanoi to discuss bilateral cooperation in [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT]

'Zimbabwe right to nationalise its properties' Judge Bill Prinsloo was presiding over an application by a South African farmer, Crawford von Abo, demanding compensation from the government for losing millions after his Zimbabwean farms were seized. Abo sued the South African government for failing to [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:36:00 GMT]

ZIMBABWE'S ELECTORAL PROCESS MUST BE PEACEFUL AND TRANSPARENT - BAN KI-MOON 3:00PMVoicing concern over reports of politically-motivated violence and intimidation against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's ongoing stalemate, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the next phases of the Southern African nation's [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:46:00 GMT]

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Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed 

Great Tit Birds Shift Mating Schedules Due to Warming 

Once Lush Sahara Dried Up Over Millennia, Study Says 

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ANC takes broadcaster bid to NA Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:52:00 GMT]

ANC takes fight to dismiss SABC board to Parliament Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:30:00 GMT]

ANC takes its bid to oust SABC board to NA PARLIAMENT - The ANCs bid to get rid of the current SABC board appointed by President Thabo Mbeki on January 1 took another turn on Thursday when it emerged the matter was heading for the National Assembly. The ANC parliamentary caucus said in a [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:29:00 GMT]

Anti-natal: Zoe Williams on parenting So I finally got the backbone together to take T for his TB shot (when I say backbone, of course I mean that loosely. C went in with him and I waited outside, biting a plank), and there was a notice in the ante-room that said, 'Your baby learns from you. [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:57:00 GMT]

Bangladesh given two Tests, three ODIs in South Africa JOHANNESBURG: Bangladesh have been granted two Tests and three one-day internationals on their tour of South Africa in November. They will start with a Pro20 international at the Wanderers in Johannesburg before playing three one-day internationals in [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:46:00 GMT]

Court halts Stanbic and CFC Bank merger THE High Court on Thursday stopped the merger between Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited and the CFC Bank Limited. Lady Justice Roselyn Nambuye halted the coming together of the two banks pending hearing and determination of a case filed by 15 former employees [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:20:00 GMT]

Ginwala toes the Mbeki line Dr Frene Ginwala has blocked access to a crucial letter from President Thabo Mbeki which Vusi Pikoli claims ordered him to back off from prosecuting Commissioner Jackie Selebi. Pikoli, suspended director of the National Prosecuting authority, claims the [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:24:00 GMT]

House votes to lift travel curbs on Mandela Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain 'signatures' by someone other than the actual author will be removed. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:24:00 GMT]

House votes to lift travel curbs on Mandela (Reuters) - Moving to fix what some lawmakers called an embarrassing leftover in U.S. policy, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to scrap travel restrictions on former South African President Nelson Mandela and others in his anti-apartheid [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:02:00 GMT]

House votes to lift travel curbs on Mandela WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moving to fix what some lawmakers called an embarrassing leftover in U.S. policy, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to scrap travel restrictions on former South African President Nelson Mandela and others in his [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:00 GMT]

Judge Stops Stanbic-CFC Bank Merger The Stanbic Bank and CFC Bank merger scheduled for June 22, has been stopped. Lady Justice Roselyne Nambuye issued the orders on Thursday pending the hearing of a case filed by 15 former employees of Stanbic Bank. The proposed merger would effectively [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:14:00 GMT]

Mandela taken off US terror list The US House of Representatives adopted a bill today aimed at taking South African former president Nelson Mandela and his party, the African National Congress, off a US terror black list. 'This long-overdue bill is the direct result of a stunning and, [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:32:00 GMT]

Mbeki named as Most Powerful Man in Africa  Latest News - South Africa in the World Natalie makes Olympic historyTuesday, 06 May 2008 Paralympic star Natalie du Toit has made history by becoming the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games. A total of 50 swimmers lined up for the 10km [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:00 GMT]

Pretoria to Jhb in under an hour by train May 2008Metrorail's new Business Express train promises to take commuters from Pretoria to Johannesburg in just under an hour. Read more...Cape flats to get R295m upgradeWednesday, 07 May 2008 The City of Cape Town has committed R295 million for the [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:00 GMT]

Results of the KwaZulu-Natal by-election held on 7 May 2008 The Electoral Commission (IEC) said in Pretoria that the Inkatha Freedom Party won the by-election which took place in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday.Voter turnout was 40.86%.Vusumuzi Moses Ncube is the new councillor for Ward 3 in Mtubatuba [Mtubatuba] - [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT]

S.Africa's AVI says 5-month turnover up six pct You are not logged in OR do not have rights to view this page. Please log in or upgrade your membership... [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:29:00 GMT]

South Africa fields first Gripen fighter The formally accepted its first of 26 fighters into squadron service on 30 April, around one month after retiring its last unit of Denel Cheetah C/Ds. To be assigned to 2 Sqn, which on 2 April ceased operations with the Cheetah at Makhado air base, [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT]

South Africa Plays Ball with Dictators Friends of Zimbabwe have long hoped for a peaceful transfer of power in that country. But in spite of losing the March 29 elections to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the regime of Robert Mugabe is clinging to power. Once again, the [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:05:00 GMT]

South Africa ramps up SKA preparatory work as friendly competition with Australia intensifies The ?1,5-billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) international radio telescope project has now started its ?Preparatory Phase,? known as PrepSKA, for short. And South Africa?s own, but SKA-related, R900-million MeerKAT radio telescope array project [Thu, 8 May 2008 22:30:00 GMT]

South Africa set to award African undersea cable contracts South Africa will soon award a contract to lay a 13 000km undersea fibre-optic cable off Africa's west coast. South Africa will soon award a contract to lay a 13 000km undersea fibre-optic cable off Africa's west coast, which should lower communications [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:42:00 GMT]

South Africa: Launch of Media Coverage Indices Local companies will soon be the first in the world to benefit from an innovation that will put a scientific and objective measure to what is arguably a company's greatest asset - its reputation. Statistical and content media analysis company, Monitoring [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:44:00 GMT]

South African Sugar Association - Shukela Training Centre SHUKELA TRAINING CENTRE TOP CLASS PROVIDER OF ARTISAN TRAINING The Shukela Training Centre is based in Mount Edgecombe, west of Umhlanga Rocks and boasts a fully equipped engineering training facility with on-campus accommodation. The Shukela Training [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:30:00 GMT]

South Africa's fastest growing websites: Creamer Media's industrial and political websites dominate 1. Engineering News showed 190% unique browser growth. 2. Mining Weekly showed 156% unique browser growth. 3. Carte Blanche showed 124% unique browser growth. 4. Polity showed 121% unique browser growth. 5. Mineweb showed 115% unique browser growth. 6. [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:23:00 GMT]

Striking Pretoria workers given ultimatum PRETORIA - The City of Tshwane has given its striking employees until the afternoon to return to work or face dismissal, the municipality said on Thursday. Spokesman Gabriel Twala said the ultimatum was given to employees through the SA Municipal Workers [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:30:00 GMT]

The four best South African wine lodges  Glorious weather, good food and great wine - you can't ask for much more out of a holiday. But with the strong euro making Europe's wine regions look pretty pricey, it's time to head further afield. South Africa has plenty to offer even the most [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:38:00 GMT]

The Old Mutual Saga As far as headhunting for the corner office goes, Old Mutual's botched attempt to poach a senior executive from rival British American Kenya will go down in history as the ultimate put down in corporate Kenya this year. Picture this. Last October 2007, [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:20:00 GMT]

U.S. House: End terrorist label for Mandela WASHINGTON - The House, saying it was correcting a long-standing injustice, voted Thursday to drop apartheid-era travel restrictions and terrorist designations given Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress people who fought white minority [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:11:00 GMT]

Unhedged coal juniors stand to benefit from South Africas coal-export decline, says Keatons Miller The export of less coal from South Africa is strengthening the position of ?unhedged? coal juniors like Keaton Energy, which last month listed on the JSE?s main board. Although Keaton will primarily be a producer for the domestic market, its plans [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:32:00 GMT]

US House votes to lift travel curbs on Mandela Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:46:00 GMT]

US votes to lift curbs on Mandela Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. [Fri, 9 May 2008 04:41:00 GMT]