worldnews.msnbc.msn — The trial of a man found guilty of murdering white supremacist Eugene Terre'blanche saw far-right groups demonstrating across from anti-apartheid campaigners.
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worldnews.msnbc.msn — Two men who vandalized a controversial painting of South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed were due to appear in court Wednesday.
npr — More than a year after its revolution, Egypt votes for a new president on Wednesday and Thursday. The race is wide open and none of the 12 candidates is expected to get an outright majority. If those forecasts prove true, a runoff will take place next month between the two...
globalvoicesonline — A painting by South African artist Brett Murray depicting South African president's genitals has ignited debate about morality and freedom of speech in the country. The painting tilted “The Spear” is part of Hail to the Thief II exhibition currently being shown at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. The South...
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worldnews.msnbc.msn — One of two farm-workers charged with killing prominent South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'blanche in 2010 was found guilty on Tuesday, according to reports.
npr — The Muslim Brotherhood was the big winner in Egypt's parliamentary elections several months ago. Now the group has its sights on the presidency. The Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Morsi, is trailing in the polls, but will have the group's political machinery behind him in voting this week.» E-Mail This » Add...
africanews — The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Mothlanthe paid a rare visit to Ghana in April at the invitation of John Dramani Mahama , Vice President of Ghana. It is significant in terms of a growing realisation of the need for South Africa to develop with Africa....
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globalvoicesonline — Blogging has become an integral part of popular culture in Sub-Saharan Africa but blogging about science is still lagging behind. Many initiatives have been launched to increase the culture of sharing in the African scientific world, yet African science blogs, particularly about research, are still few and far between. Lack of public...
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npr — Many Egyptians believe Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister to be corrupt. Yet Ahmed Shafiq, who is running for president in Egypt's historic elections this month, has climbed to second in opinion polls. Experts say his growing popularity highlights many Egyptians' desires for stability, which, as NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports,...
npr — Long years of civil war, exile and displacement as refugees have disrupted the education system in the South. They're still catching up nearly a year after independence from and renewed conflict with Sudan.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
npr — The former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland, bombing has died, according to reports. He was 59.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
npr — Zimbabwe suffered out-of-control inflation four years ago, and it ravaged an economy already in decline. Today, the economy has stabilized and the shops are full, though many Zimbabweans are still struggling.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
worldnews.msnbc.msn — A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday.
npr — Some of the world's fastest growing economies are in Africa. But hunger is still a widespread reality there, and will be a major topic at this weekend's G8 summit. Host Michel Martin discusses efforts to fight hunger on the continent with USAIDs Tjada McKenna and Mwiza Munthali of the advocacy...
npr — As President Obama hosts leaders of the Group of Eight, he's announcing a major initiative to boost investments in rural Africa. The program aims to lift millions out of poverty and will include several billion dollars in investments from private companies.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
economist — Caesar seized THE Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) gives Africans nightmares. The murderous band plays on fears of magic and demonic possession. It also humiliates African governments by showing up their failure to protect their own people. Since its emergence in the 1980s, the group has...
economist — AS TELEVISED debates go the performance was lame. Two elderly men in dark suits and ties scrapped like shopkeepers, seeming keener to discredit each others’ goods than to plug their own. Yet the sheer ordinariness of the five-hour marathon was historic. For the first time an Arab audience revelled in...
economist — IT IS, says Gabriel Demombynes, of the World Bank’s Nairobi office, “a tremendous success story that has only barely been recognised”. Michael Clemens of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University calls it simply “the biggest, best story in development”. It is the huge decline in child mortality now...
npr — Sudan and South Sudan are still threatening one another along their borders. The U.N. is warning both Sudans that they could face sanctions if they can't reverse their escalating feud.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
worldnews.msnbc.msn — A Swedish safari boss, his British pilot and 13 of their staff have been accused of torturing and killing 18 people in the Central African Republic, according to reports.
worldnews.msnbc.msn — Ahead of this week's G8 summit at Camp David, Maryland, the musician and global poverty campaigner Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia to highlight the issue of famine and climate change.
worldnews.msnbc.msn — Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes.
npr — Under an agreement three years ago, Zimbabwe's government was supposed to start easing its grip on the media. But that hasn't happened, and Zimbabweans often resort to listening to foreign broadcasts.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
npr — Syrian forces killed at least five people in a raid on a farming village in the country's northwest on Sunday while continuing to crack down on rebellious areas near the capital Damascus, activists said.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
npr — Hospital officials had pronounced Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi dead after he suffered a heart attack while working. As the family prepared him for burial, a doctor sent to sign the death certificate found it strange that his body was warm.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us