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US Denies Direct Military Aid to Somali Transitional Authorities
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Official says the United States does not want to Americanize the long-running conflict there
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:09:37 GMT
Index: Democracies Decline in Quality, Not Number
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Of 76 democracies studied, for every well-functioning democracy, two fall short; some, like Iraq, ‘highly unstable’
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:40:04 GMT
Protests over Egypt blogger case
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:25:40 GMT
Ugandan Doctor Fears Ground May be Lost Against HIV/AIDS if U.S. and other Funding is not Increased
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Dr. Peter Mugyenyi told Congress that his clinics are forced to turn away patients
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:15:18 GMT
Village of tears
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
No end in sight to Nigeria’s brutal cycle of violence
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:39 GMT
Activists See Social Media as Key Tool in Fight Against Extremism
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
But they say extremist groups are also often savvy Internet users
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:48 GMT
Medical Aid Group May Evacuate Staff in Conflict Area in Eastern DRC
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Doctors Without Borders says hospital in Katanga town caught in middle of fighting between government and rebel forces
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:06:16 GMT
Winnie denies maligning Mandela
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:39:11 GMT
More Than 60 Percent of Niger Facing Food Insecurity
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
Poor rains across Africa’s Sahelian region brought below-average harvests
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:52:41 GMT
Charles Taylor’s wife gives birth
Posted by Newspapers Today in Africa on March 12th, 2010
The wife of Liberia’s ex-President Charles Taylor – on trial in The Hague for war crimes – has a baby girl.
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Published on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:46:16 GMT
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