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Britain’s victims during Kenya’s Mau Mau uprising expect compensation
Thousands of Kenyans are expecting to receive reparations for the abuses they suffered at the hands of British imperialism, during the suppression of the Mau Mau resistance movement.Negotiations with the British Foreign Office are reported to be near completion.Gitu wa Kahengeri, the spokesman for the Mau Mau War Veterans Association, explained, "They have offered to negotiate out of court. ...
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World South Africa rising A country of contradictions
South Africa 's economy - buffeted by labour unrest, political uncertainties and the seemingly endless aftershocks of racial apartheid - is not roaring ahead like some of its neighbours. In the context of the much touted and much questioned theme of "Africa ...
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South Africa intensifies protection of wildlife
As South Africans join the world in commemorating the World Wildlife Protection Day on May 22, the South African National Parks (SANParks), is calling on all the people in the country to double their efforts in protecting the country's ...
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South Africa Adverts Target Rhino Horn Consumers
"Rhino horn is made of the same stuff as human nails. Still want some?" Conservation organisations WWF and TRAFFIC, as part of their campaign against the illegal wildlife trade, are running a series of myth-busting adverts aimed at encouraging Vietnamese citizens to stop buying or consuming rhino horn. According to the latest figures from South Africa's Department of ...
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Africa The Power of School Meals - Three Lives That Prove It
Giving children food while they are in school has long been a key strategy for aid organizations like WFP, which see it as an investment in the future of a child and of a country. As global experts meet in Brazil to discuss ways to improve this type of programme, we highlight three people who have already felt the benefits in their own ...
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Sudan Horror Accident Kills 12 Sudanese Footballers in Chad
Umm Garas - A vehicle carrying a Sudanese refugee football team collided with a water tanker in eastern Chad on Sunday leaving 12 dead and eight others wounded. The men were returning from a friendly football match against a Chadian team on Sunday. The accident happened in the Umm Garas area, 30 kilometres from Kariari refugee camp. According to witnesses, fire broke out following the collision ...
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Kenya Khaemba to Get Top Team
TRANS NZOIA The public service board in Trans Nzoia will be in place next month, governor Patrick Khaemba has said.Speaking in Kitale on Friday, Khaemba said the process of getting men and women who will constitute the board is at its final stage. Khaemba said once in place, the board will help in recruiting civil servants who will help to transform the county economically.He said the team will ...
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Kenya Orange Kenya Wants Google to Share Content Revenue
Orange Kenya CEO, Mickael Ghossein, has called on search giant Google to consider sharing revenues accrued from traffic which runs on other providers' networks in order to enhance partnerships and the development of the digital ecosystem. Speaking during a panel discussion on digital ecosystem evolution at the 9th East Africa Com conference held at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel, ...
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Africa Global Child Nutrition Forum 2013 Kicks Off in Brazil
Brasilia - Close to 300 delegates from 37 countries are converging today on Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, to exchange experiences and debate options to strengthen school feeding programmes for millions of children worldwide at the Global Child Nutrition Forum 2013. Ministers from across Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia and Sudan, are attending the ...
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Africa Indigenous Culture Youth Among Key Topics As UN Permanent Forum Opens
Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which will include a special focus on youth, indigenous groups in Africa and the importance of strengthening ties with international financial institutions. "We must have a better understanding of the views and values ...
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Angola will Participate in Conference on African Development
Luanda, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan Foreign Minister, George Chikoti, will represent the country in the next Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), official sources said. The event, to be held from next June 1 to 3 in Yokohama, Japan, will examine issues such as sustainable economy, inclusive society, peace and stability and development associated ...
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Botswana Govt At War With Indigenous San People
Despite court defeats and international condemnation, the government of Botswana is continuing its assault on the San by attempting to forcibly relocate another community from land they have occupied for decades, says the Khwedom Council, a non-governmental organisation advocating for the rights of the San (or Basarwa) people. "It is another sad season for the San in Botswana as the ...
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Zimbabwe Civil Society Condemns Mobile Voter Registration
Fifty civil society organisations have issued a stinging condemnation of the recently-completed mobile voter registration exercise in Zimbabwe - highlighting a host of serious problems and concluding that it has to be re-started since it comprehensively failed to reach all prospective registrants. In a joint statement, the civil society groups lists some key concerns about the process that ran ...
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Mozambique UN Chief Promotes Education Gender Empowerment
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Government and people of Mozambique for steady progress in political development, but urged greater efforts to overcome human rights challenges, including discrimination and violence against women, through education and awareness-raising. At a visit to the Samsão Muthemba secondary school, Mr. Ban highlighted his UNiTE to end violence ...
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Africa Seeking Safety in the City
Sanctuary in the City ?", which examines displacement conditions and policies in eight urban centres around the world. HPG's Simone Haysom told IRIN, "Urban displacement is the future of what displacement is going to look like. Many of the displaced come from cities and are not going to put up with camp conditions. Already more than half are in urban areas, and that percentage ...
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Hainan Airlines chooses Ghana as first African investment destination
On May 3, the first turbine of the Bui Hydroelectric Power Station in the Republic of Ghana, financed and built by China, started generating electricity, adding 133 megawatts to Ghana's electricity grid. Funded with a concessional loan and buyer's credit by the China Export-Import Bank and constructed by the China Sinohydro Corporation, the Bui Hydroelectric Power Station, with a ...
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North Koreas Kim Sends Envoy to China
The official Korean Central News Agency said Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North Korean army, left Pyongyang for China Wednesday. The brief report provided no details about the purpose of the trip. Choe is believed to be the highest-level official Pyongyang has sent to Beijing since Mr. Kim took over leadership of the country following the death of his ...
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World Bank reviews $5.4bn investments in Nigeria
The World Bank on Tuesday began a review of its investments and activities worth $5.4bn in Nigeria. The investments are in 26 projects and involve 200 entities across the ...
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The G-8 and Africa in Partnership for Global Food Security
In the same spirit of sharing and making official data easily accessible to the public, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opened the two-day G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture in Washington, DC. Held on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30, 2013, the Conference was, and still is, definitely one of the most significant global events in contemporary ...
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World Briefing | Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Rebel Clashes Resume
Two days of clashes between rebel fighters and ...
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US Senate Committee Approves Immigration Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a massive immigration reform bill, voting to send it to the entire Senate for debate. Tuesday evening's vote was 13 to five. It came after one of the bill's eight sponsors, Democrat Patrick Leahy, withdrew an amendment that would have given same-sex couples the same legal protections in immigration questions as heterosexual ...
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Nigeria take on Libya in Africa beach soccer
All eight teams participating at the African qualifiers that are taking place in El Jadida in Morocco from May 22 to 26 have the same goal: to reach the final match and grab one of two tickets for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup later this year in ...
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Chinese vice premier starts official visit to Zimbabwe
Vice Premier Wang Yang arrived in Harare on Tuesday, starting an official visit to Zimbabwe, the first leg of his African trip from May 21 to 25 to boost China's relations with the continent.During his visit to Zimbabwe, Wang is expected to pay a courtesy call to President Robert Mugabe, hold talks with Vice President Joyce Mujuru and pay a courtesy call to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, ...
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UN officials urge to implement peace framework for DRC
The UN Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region on Tuesday called for implementation of framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while voicing concerns over renewed clashes in the country's eastern areas.Mary Robinson, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, expressed her concern about the recent outbreak of fighting ...
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Syrian PM confident of armys victory
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al- Halqi hailed on Tuesday the army's "big achievements" and stressed that the "victory is nearing," the state-run SANA news agency reported.Al-Halqi's remarks were made during a regular session of the Syrian cabinet when the Syrian forces were still advancing in their decisive battle to dislodge the rebels from the strategic central town ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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