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Growing Peas and Greens to Maximise Water Usage
With water usage for agriculture surpassing sustainable levels, farmers must embrace crop varieties which require little irrigation. Credit: Miriam ...
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Assurances over condition of Algeria leader fail to convince
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Official assurances about the improving health of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalized in France in April, have failed to convince many Algerians, as analysts warn that hiding such details is harder than it ...
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A Chat With Nigerians Will You Die For Nigeria I No Go Die For Naija By Chalya Princess Miri-Gazh
Since time immemorial, people have been known to die for all kinds of causes – some religious, political, personal, emotional, social, economical etc. As far as I know, only Jesus died for the world and by the world, I mean for all the human beings in the world and not for the terrain. Martin Luther King died for his belief in his cause to stop racial discrimination against black ...
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African-Americans feel neglected by financial firms
Half of African Americans say their financial situations have improved from a year ago, compared to 33% of the general population, according to a Prudential report released Tuesday. The survey polled 1,153 people who identified as African American or black and a general sampling of 471 ...
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Fighting in Sudans Darfur region displaces 300000 U.N. aid chief
OUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on ...
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Striking Kenyan truckers block east Africas main trade route
Mombasa (Reuters) - Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing ...
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AP PHOTOS Nigeria mourns and prepares to bury writer Chinua Achebe at his familys rural home
Police officers stand guards under a giant poster of late author Chinua Achebe, as part of an event in Awka, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. People gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life of author Chinua Achebe, who died in March at the age of 82. His family plans to bury the literary icon Thursday in his home village of Ogidi. (AP Photo/Sunday ...
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Venezuelas ties with Africa
At the third Summit Africa - South America (ASA)held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 63 countries participated, including Venezuela, which was represented by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Elas Jaua. He read a letter written by President Hugo Chvez to the ASA members in Malaba. The Venezuelan President highlighted the ties between both ...
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Sth African police website hacked
HACKERS have broken into the website of South Africa's police, downloading information that could leave whistleblowers vulnerable, police and a government data agency say. State Information Technology Agency (Sita), which hosts all of the government's websites, said that last week the hackers accessed information relating to crimes posted by some 15,000 whistleblowers and ...
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International Watchdog Iran Expands Nuclear Activities
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has made a significant step toward building a reactor that Western experts say could provide a second path to possibly producing material for a nuclear ...
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Thai Same-Sex Marriage Bill Not Without Controversy
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- As the debate on same-sex marriage continues in Western nations, including the United States, Thailand could become the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Thailand is known for its liberal acceptance of sexuality, but the draft same-sex marriage law is not without controversy. This is a traditional Thai wedding, except there is no groom. There are two ...
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Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record
MOSCOW -- Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...
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Boko Haram’s Funding Remains Elusive
A poster advertising for the search of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is pasted on a wall in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, May 13, ...
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Pope Urges Catholics in China to Stay Loyal to Vatican
During his weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, the pope called for prayers so Chinese Catholics can live their lives "in the service of their country and fellow citizens," in a way that is consistent with their faith. China's government does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The two sides have regularly clashed over China's ...
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Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security Disaster
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND -- Resource experts say many Asian countries face a potential water crisis unless they address mismanagement that could lead to severe shortages of clean water. Other states struggle to contain massive floods. The site of a just-concluded regional summit on the managing water supplies and disasters. There was no sign of a water shortage here in northern Thailand as ...
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FBI says Florida Man Fatally Shot During Boston Bombings Investigation
An FBI statement said the shooting occurred early Wednesday in the city of Orlando as the FBI agent and other law enforcement officers were interviewing the man. A friend of the dead man identified him as Ibragim Todashev. He said Todashev had lived in the Boston area before moving to Florida several months ago and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were martial-arts ...
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Qusair Fighting Drives More Syrians Into Lebanon
AARSAL, LEBANON -- The battle between Syrian government forces, supported by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian rebels in Qusair north of Damascus is sending waves of traumatized refugees into neighboring Lebanon. At a refugee camp in Aarsal, a small Lebanese town lying just across the mountains from Syria, most of the people who have arrived in recent days came from Qusair. They were ...
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Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.WHO said Wednesday that a 4-year-old girl near the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and two of her contacts tested positive for polio, the first confirmed cases in Kenya since July 2011. A case in Somalia was confirmed earlier this month.In ...
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Fitch Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential
Wed May 22, 2013 2:17pm EDT Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Sub-Saharan African Sovereigns: Higher Ratings Depend on Continued ReformsLONDON, May 22 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of ...
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Chinese vice premier calls for stability in Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) - Chinese vice premier Wang Yang on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year, to safeguard economic growth."A peaceful and stable political environment is the prerequisite for economic development," Wang told journalists after meeting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare during a business visit to ...
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Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
FILE -In this Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, Congolese government troops patrol near Minova in eastern Congo. Fighting between M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday, May 21, 2013, near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 20 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. Peace talks reached a dead end in recent weeks, ...
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UN Secretary General Visits Africas Great Lakes Region
Kinshasa, May 22 (Presa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began a 48-hour visit today to ...
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Africa Outlines Strategy to Eradicate Hunger in 50 Years
Addis Ababa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Africa must transform its agricultural sector through a combination of traditional and advanced methods if it is serious about eliminating hunger on the continent by 2063, an expert on the subject pointed out today. The alert was issued by the African Union (AU) commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Rhoda Tumusiime, as a guideline for the discussion ...
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Kenya - Kenyan courts interpretation of citizens limits access to information
ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests."This ruling is important for its recognition of ...
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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law paving way for vote
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law Wednesday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year.The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabweans at a referendum."This is a happening of joy, great joy indeed," Mugabe said at the ...
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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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