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The Coke Coast: Cocaine and Failed States in Africa
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:18:00 GMT
The drug trade is fast turning large parts of West Africa into areas that are all but ungovernable, with major implications for international security.
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Fight Against AIDS in East Africa
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:25:00 GMT
For the millions of Africans dealing with HIV/AIDS, a beacon of hope has emerged from an unassuming single story clinic, nestled in the hills of this city.
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Health Policy Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: National and International Perspectives
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:45:00 GMT
Health policy development is a fundamental weakness of resource sapped governments in Africa. This article provides an overview of key issues and a potential roadmap for future action.
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Hope Rekindled Among the Desperate in Zimbabwe
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:31:00 GMT
Hope has been resuscitated among long-suffering Zimbabweans after a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, was announced late on Sept. 11.
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Rwanda: Call to Indict French Leaders for Genocide
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:37:00 GMT
It is unlikely that former prime ministers Dominique de Villepin or Alain Juppé, or anyone else on the commission's list of French genocide suspects, will be extradited to Rwanda.
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Fighting African Poverty, Village by Village
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:36:00 GMT
Innovative Millennium Villages Project in Bonsaaso, a cluster of poor and remote settlements in Ghana's Ashanti Region, focuses on achieving Millennium goals.
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Rejected Somali Asylum Seekers in Britain Sent to Mogadishu
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:04:00 GMT
Between April and December 2007, the Home Office sent 1,999 asylum seekers back to their original countries. Some of the Somali nationals were sent to Mogadishu, the most dangerous city in the world.
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South Africa: Rethinking Asylum
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:35:00 GMT
The backlog of applications for refugee status dates back to the late 1990's, when people from troubled African countries became attracted to South Africa after its transition to democracy.
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Africa Struggles With Soaring Food Prices
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT
Addressing an emergency summit on the global food crisis in Rome in June, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underscored the threat to political stability and development.
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Harvest of Shame: Former Sierra Leonean Ruler Valentine Strasser
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:08:00 GMT
The emergence of a power vacuum motivated Strasser and his men to seize power. His ascension to power inspired the youth, who believed that someone had finally emerged to champion their cause.
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