Archive for the 'Africa' Category

August 5th 2008

Global Update: Ethics of Studies in Poor Countries Lead to Call for New Regulations Bookmark and Share

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Two researchers from the University of North Carolina are calling for new ways to regulate health surveys.


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August 5th 2008

A Threat Renewed: Ragtag Insurgency Gains a Lifeline From Al Qaeda Bookmark and Share

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A group of Algerian militants has been transformed from a nationalist insurgency to a potent ally of Al Qaeda.


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August 5th 2008

Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots Bookmark and Share

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At least 85 people have been killed in a campaign against the opposition in a presidential runoff, civic groups said.


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August 5th 2008

South Africans Take Out Rage on Immigrants Bookmark and Share

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The violence continued to rage on Monday, as police fired rubber bullets and made arrests to try to quell the violence in and around Johannesburg.


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August 5th 2008

Famine Looms as Wars Rend Horn of Africa Bookmark and Share

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Villagers say Somalis are dying of hunger and thirst amid soaring food prices, skimpy rainfall and rising violence.


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August 5th 2008

Bomb Blast Kills at Least 15 Women in Somalia Bookmark and Share

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The explosion of a large bomb buried in a pile of garbage killed a group of women who were part of a U.N.-sponsored work program, which paid them for cleaning the streets of the capital.


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August 5th 2008

Trove of Endangered Gorillas Found in Africa Bookmark and Share

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A survey in the northern Congo Republic has revealed the presence of more than 125,000 western lowland gorillas.


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August 5th 2008

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Party Leader Seeks Dismissal of Charges Bookmark and Share

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The man expected to become South Africa’s next president urged a court on Monday to dismiss corruption and fraud charges against him.


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August 3rd 2008

Cabinet Members Quit, Widening Rift in Somalia Bookmark and Share

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Two-thirds of Somalia’s cabinet ministers stepped down Saturday, widening a rift between the president and prime minister.


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August 3rd 2008

World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: Aid Group Pulls Workers From Darfur Bookmark and Share

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The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Friday that it had been forced to pull staff members from two areas in the war-torn Darfur region because of attacks against them.


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