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Cosco to Boost Asia-South Africa Trade in Mid-June
will increase rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, on its trade from the Far East to South Africa, starting June 17.The hike will be $300 per 20-foot container and $600 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, according to the ...
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Tunisia authorities vow firm action after Islamist unrest
Tunisia's Islamist Prime Minister Ali Larayedh vowed firm action against Ansar al-Sharia, in remarks published Monday, after bloody clashes between police and members of the radical Salafist group.But the group's fugitive leader Abu Iyadh insisted, in a message posted online, that his followers could not be defeated despite their "persecution."Tunisia has been rocked by waves ...
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Kenya Lobbies Mahama Over Somalia
Prez Mahama and Kenyan envoy President John Dramani Mahama has accepted a request from Kenya tochampion their cause for an expansion of Amisom troops at this week’s African Union (AU) Summit, noting that peace and security remain vital to the growth of the continent. Kenya’s Deputy President, William arap Ruto, in a discussion with President Mahama in Accra on Sunday, said that his ...
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No Friendly For Ghana…Before World Cup Qualifiers In June
Ghana black stars players Ghana have ruled out playing any friendly match before next month's World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho. The Black Stars will be preparing for two crucial World Cup qualifiers which could determine whether they will reach the final phase of the qualifiers. They had previously arranged a friendly against Kenya but pulled out of the game citing the late ...
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Chad Johnson back in custody
Johnson received a year of probation last September after pleading no contest to a domestic violence charge involving his former wife, reality TV star Evelyn ...
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“Nigeria Will Become History …” Nigeria Is Already History By Bayo Oluwasanmi
During the briefings, he threatened fire and brimstone if he was arrested for the threats he made regarding the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, "Nigeria will become history." As we watch helplessly the slow but steady destruction of Nigeria, those who refused to listen to the words of truth will expedite its final fall. It is a case of terrible blindness and ...
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UPDATE 1-Libyas ports reopen after protests gas complex attacked
Mon May 20, 2013 12:32pm EDT (Adds Eni quote, detail) TRIPOLI May 20 (Reuters) - Libya's oil terminals at Tobruk and Zueitina re-opened over the weekend after protests forced both ports to shut, Libya's deputy oil minister Omar Shakmak said. However, fresh trouble arose at Libya's gas-exporting Mellitah complex, he added, where guards were again attacked overnight after clashes in ...
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Nigeria eases curfew in northeast fights on against Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko ...
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Ex-Dolphin Chad Johnson jailed in Broward on probation violation
Chad Johnson was ordered back in jail on a token $1,000 bond Monday after he was accused of violating his probation on a domestic violence charge. Johnson, 35, pleaded no contest last year to a battery charge after his wife, reality TV ...
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Ghana Stampede Over Healing Holy Water Leaves Four Dead
BBC News . "The church was also caught by surprise Nobody can apportion blame [at this stage]."The stampede occurred at the Ghana branch of the Synagogue Church of All ...
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Ghana Mahama Got It Wrong - Abu Ramadan
Kumasi - The National Youth Organiser of the People's National Convention (PNC) and leading member of the Alliance For Accountable Government (AFAG), Abu Ramadan, has challenged a remark made by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, that sought to suggest that the Supreme Court was being given the opportunity to hear the electoral petition currently before it. The PNC youth leader ...
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Africa Global Fund Report On Preventing and Detecting Possible Misuse of Funds
The Global Fund published a report today on preventing and detecting possible misuse of funds in countries where Global Fund grants support programs that fights AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The report, prepared by Chief Risk Officer Cees Klumper, outlines actions that the Global Fund has taken over the past year to reduce risk and improve oversight. Mr. Klumper pointed out that investing in ...
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Africa U.S. State Dept. On Kerrys Trip to Middle East Africa
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Africa Women Writers of African Ancestry Hold Conference in Accra
There were women of different colours, dressing and a myriad hair styles. An intense informal interaction was taking place, as many exchanged greetings by hands and by kisses, others were busy taking photographs with those they had not seen in a while, and could not hide their joy at the opportunity of meeting again. Others were happy to meet their heroine writers for the first time, and ...
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East Africa Two California Men Sentenced for Rhino Horn Trafficking
Washington - The sentencing May 15 of two California businessmen in Los Angeles for trafficking in rhino horn will send both to prison and ensure that $800,000 of their illegally acquired "profits" end up helping protect rhinos in Africa. Vinh Chung "Jimmy" Kha and Felix Kha pleaded guilty in September 2012 to federal felony charges brought as a result of Operation Crash, an ...
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Africa The Fight Against Malaria
Washington, DC - The fight against one of the deadliest diseases in the world was the topic of a hearing held Wednesday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global health. The latest global estimates report about 219 million cases of malaria in 2010 and an estimated 660,000 deaths. An estimated 85 percent of the fatalities are children. ...
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Africa Obama Proclamation On World Trade Week 2013
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA As a Nation, we need to do everything we can to create good, middle-class jobs right here in America. And one of the best ways we can do that is by boosting manufacturing and expanding trade that allows us to sell more of our goods and services all around the world. We have made important progress toward meeting that goal under our ...
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Africa U.S. Federal Agencies Make Strides Against Human Trafficking
Washington - Better coordination among U.S. federal government agencies is showing results in the struggle to end human trafficking, U.S. officials say. At the annual meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, held at the White House May 17, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary ...
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Africa Global Fund Joins New Innovative Financing Partnership
New York - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria agreed to participate in a new partnership to leverage private sector funding to speed delivery and expand access to health supplies such as contraceptives, bed nets, and medicines. The Pledge Guarantee for Health, is a new financing mechanism that will help increase the impact of each dollar of donor funding and ultimately ...
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African travel destinations hot in 2011
The travel guidebook publisher 'Lonely Planet' has launched its "hottest" destinations for 2011 in new English and French guidebooks, with the greatest African presence ever. Cape Verde, Tanzania, Egypt and Morocco are ...
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Former Pakistani Ruler Musharraf Granted Bail
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination. Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, returned to Pakistan in March to contest a May 11 general election after nearly ...
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Chinese Incinerators Spark Public Protests
Protests against incinerators have taken place in China over the past few years. This 2009 protest was against a planned large garbage incinerator in Guangzhou, ...
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Chinese Premier in India Discusses Borders Trade
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart have agreed to resolve a border dispute and other tensions, as Premier Li Keqiang continues his first trip abroad since taking ...
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Shakespeares sonnets come to life in new app
By Natasha BakerTORONTO (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks.The Sonnet Project is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that showcases the bard's poetry through films of up to two minutes and performances by Tony-Award winning ...
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Chad Johnson taken into custody
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson turned himself in to the Broward Sheriff's Office on a violation of probation charge on Monday ...
South Africa Focus
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South Africa's small but growing cruise industry
The South African cruise industry has grown considerably in recent decades, recording an expansion of over 100% in recent years. The greatest growth came between the 1990s and 2010, led predominantly by Starlight Cruises, a household name in South Africa and the owner of the market share in the South African cruise industry.
The South African cruise industry is a growing one, in comparison to more developed countries it is tiny, with just one ship (sometimes two) that grace the coasts of South Africa once a year between November and April. Read more
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