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Civil Society Under Attack Around the World

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Mandeep S.Tiwana
May 17, 2013 9:02 pm
In December 2011, 159 governments and major international organisations recognised the central role of civil society in development and prom...

Is Aid to South Africa Drying Up?

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John Fraser
May 17, 2013 12:28 pm
South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. It is estimated that nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the pov...

Kenya’s Mukhisa Kituyi nominated to lead UN trade body

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Mark Tran
May 16, 2013 3:07 pm
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon picks former Kenyan trade and industry minister to head UnctadThe UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has no...

African leaders must emulate Chinese celebrities to save elephants | Paula Kahumbu

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Paula Kahumbu
May 16, 2013 12:00 pm
Li Bingbing and Yao Ming are among the celebrities campaigning to save elephants – now African politicians must do the sameThe world can n...

Huawei, ZTE in EU trouble

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Ephraim Batambuze III
May 15, 2013 6:14 pm
The European Commission is planing to send a formal warning to China that it is uready to levy trade duties against telecoms equipment maker...

In Vietnam, Rhino Horns Worth Their Weight in Gold

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Marwaan Macan-Markar
May 15, 2013 3:02 pm
A white rhino at a sanctuary in South Africa’s Limpopo province. Credit: Jennifer McKellar/IPSAt first glance, the poster appears to be a ...

Samsung Announces World’s First 5G mmWave Mobile Technology

Ephraim Batambuze III
May 15, 2013 6:06 am
Samsung Electronics announced that it has successfully developed the world’s first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the ...

Labour vows to lift trade with Africa as Umunna warns of missed opportunities

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Larry Elliott
May 14, 2013 12:01 am
Shadow business secretary says Nigeria visit revealed potential and warns against focusing solely on Bric nations such as IndiaA future Labo...

UN sends force to look for a fight in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Julian Borger
May 5, 2013 6:03 pm
Deployment of intervention brigade is not peacekeeping but peace enforcement. If successful it will set a precedentIn establishing an interv...

Why Britain is wrong to cut aid to South Africa

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Africa News Cloud
May 2, 2013 12:00 pm
This slap in the face represents a failure to recognise that the UK is partly to blame for ongoing inequality and poverty in the regionSouth...

Zambian vice-president: ‘South Africans are backward’

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David Smith
May 1, 2013 3:02 pm
Guy Scott wastes little time on diplomatic language as he lets loose on Africa's biggest economy, race, Mugabe and gay rightsOne of the most...

Ghana plays ball as China splashes cash on gyms and stadiums | Afua Hirsch

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Afua Hirsch
April 29, 2013 6:05 pm
Chinese arms manufacturer PTI has paid for stadiums and gyms but its interest in the African nation is more than sportingBarely audible abov...



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