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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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1 militant killed 3 arrested in Egypts Sinai
One militant has been killed and three others arrested in a military campaign in the Egyptian governorate of North Sinai on Tuesday, a security official told Xinhua."During a military campaign in southern Rafah in North Sinai, the security forces were surprised by heavy gunfire at Al-Barth area and exchanged fire with the militants," the security source said.Afterwards, the security ...
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4 seriously injured in S. Africa train collision
Two freight trains collided in South Africa on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least four people critically injured.The collision took place as one train hit the other on the East Rand in Johannesburg, making one of the train overturned, local paramedics said.The injured including a woman received the treatment after relief workers rushed to the scene, said the paramedics.The cause of the accident ...
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Retired Algerian general calls to impeach president
A retired Algerian general called for impeaching hospitalized President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported Tuesday.Former commander of the Algerian naval forces Mohand Tahar Yaala urged to interrupt the current term of Bouteflika, accusing him of standing behind "the widespread legalized theft" hitting the nation.Bouteflika, 76, suffered a transient ischemic attack last month ...
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Syria stresses right to respond to Israeli violations
The Syrian Foreign Ministry stressed Tuesday the country's right to immediately respond to any Israeli violation against its sovereignty.The remarks were made in a letter addressing the United Nations, in which the ministry complained against the latest Israeli violation that took place earlier on Tuesday when an Israeli military vehicle crossed the cease-fire between Israel and Syria on ...
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5 Tunisians still held in Guantanamo minister
Five Tunisian nationals are still held at the United States detention centre in Guantanamo, Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice Samir Dilou said Tuesday.Speaking at a press conference in the capital Tunis, Dilou said "Tunisia would like to see the five nationals repatriated" as they had never been charged of any crime.Concerning the anti-terrorist law, Dilou said ...
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Somalias Displaced The Reform Test
"They don’t care about us," the Somali woman told us. "They don’t rescue us when the women are crying for help." She was describing the people who controlled her camp for displaced people in the capital city, Mogadishu. In fact, the voices of Somalia’s displaced have been regularly ignored, and often actively silenced. It is an important time to listen to ...
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Nigeria to Free All Female Islamist Suspects
Nigeria says it will release several Islamist suspects from prison, including the women in custody, as it seeks peace with Boko Haram extremists. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday the move is in line with what it calls "presidential magnanimity to enhance peace efforts." A panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan is recommending the government open peace talks with Boko Haram ...
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UN Poaching threatens central Africa peace
UNITED NATIONS -; The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance Army, threatening peace and security in central Africa, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security ...
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Nigeria to release all women held for terrorism
Female student stands in a burnt classroom at Maiduguri Experimental School, a private nursery, primary and secondary school burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria on May 12, 2012. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ...
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Ban Ki-Moon praises progress in Mozambique says resource income must be put to good use
MAPUTO, Mozambique - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says Mozambique has made tremendous progress in 20 years of peace but must put to good use the new natural resources income of an impoverished nation with one of the world's fastest growing economies. Ban Ki-Moon told reporters after meeting President Armando Guebuza that "new-found resources create new opportunities but generate ...
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On the Scene in Tornado Hit Town Even Trees are Stripped of Everything
VOA correspondent Greg Flakus is at the site of the tornado damage in Moore, Oklahoma. He spoke with English broadcaster David Byrd Tuesday afternoon about what he is ...
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Kerry Presses US-Russian Plan for Syrian Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Wednesday in the Jordanian capital with senior diplomats from 11 nations, as part of a U.S.-Russian push to end Syria's civil ...
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Police fire rubber bullets at S’African miners
Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay ...
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Olumhense and journalism practice in Nigeria
What! Mr. Sonala Olumhense is giving up his column, or giving up writing? I wasn't sure. Within 48 hours, I sent him a private mail. He ...
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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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