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China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks to the media during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, after their talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
Africa   China   Energy   Investment   Photos  
 Business Report 
China defends growing links with Africa
| China rejected foreign concerns over its growing energy links with Africa on Sunday, saying it benefits African nations by bringing badly needed trade and infrastructure development. | "I have notic... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010, Liberian Senator Prince Johnson, gestures during an interview in Monrovia, Liberia.
Civil War   Liberia   Photos   Politics   President  
 The Boston Globe 
Ex-Warlord to run in Liberia's president poll
| MONROVIA, Liberia-One of Liberia's most infamous warlords drank beer as he ordered his men to cut off an ousted president's ears 20 years ago. Now a senator, Prince Johnson says he plans to run for ... (photo: AP)
African Minerals to make Africa the biggest exporter of iron oreSource: VOA News  Metals Place 
African Minerals to make Africa the biggest exporter of iron oreSource: VOA News
| Sierra Leone hopes to become Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore with the opening of a new mine in the central Tonkolili district. | Geologists say the new mine holds more then five billion tons o... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Economy   Export   Photos   Sierra  
"Eco" members show more commitment to meeting criteria  Joy Online 
"Eco" members show more commitment to meeting criteria
Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on Wednesday said countries acceding to the monetary integration of West Africa, has committed themselves to work harder t... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Africa   Ecology   Economy   Monetary   Photos  
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A woman pans for gold with a kitchen calabash in a riverbed in Sierra Leone (file photo) IRINnews
In Brief: How to end natural resource-fuelled conflict?
web | NAIROBI, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - The international community should draw up a comprehensive strategy to tackle conflicts fuelled by natural resources especially in... (photo: IRIN News / Victoria Averill)
Africa   Conflict   Nairobi   Photos   Politics  
Millions more face poverty in crisis: World Bank DNA India
Millions more face poverty in crisis: World Bank
| Addis Ababa: Tens of millions more people in Africa and elsewhere will be driven into poverty this year even though the world is recovering from the global financial cr... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Ethiopia   Financial   Photos   Poverty  
Maternal deaths in Burkina Faso stem largely from discrimination, Amnesty International says (file photo) IRINnews
BURKINA FASO: Dying from discrimination
web | OUAGADOUGOU, 30 January 2010 (IRIN) - Too many obstacles still stand between women and safe childbirth in Burkina Faso, with discrimination against women at the hea... (photo: IRIN News / Phuong Tran)
Africa   Burkina Faso   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
Liberian President Charles Taylor is seen while recording an address to the nation at the Executive Mansion in the capital Monrovia Friday, June 27, 2003. President Taylor's forces claimed to have retaken Liberia's key port Friday after a four-day artillery battle that killed hundreds of trapped civilians, leaving columns of rising smoke to mark the rebels' scorched-earth retreat. The Miami Herald
Taylor's son rejects claims
| During a civil trial in Miami on Friday, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor rejected as ``propaganda'' claims by Liberians and the U.S. government that... (photo: AP / Pewee Flomoku)
Africa   Crimes   Liberia   Miami   Photos  
Beggars wait to receive food distributed at a temple, as people across the world joined an international campaign to end global poverty Wednesday on World Poverty Day, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. The Asia-Pacific region had more than 641 million people living on less than US$1 a day in 1990, and in India roughly 40 percent of its 1.1 billion people live on less than US$1 a day, according to the World Joy Online
World Bank President: Overcoming poverty can consolidate peace in Sierra Leone
Freetown, 27 January 2010 – Overcoming poverty in Sierra Leone will be important for consolidating its peace because conflict had inflicted a heavy toll on infrastructure... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Bank   Economy   Photos   Poverty   World  
A Zenith Bank advertising billboard in Freetown, besides it also is a billboard of the face of the President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma. Independent online
 Koroma issues warning on corruption
| Freetown - Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma took aim at several of his cabinet ministers on Wednesday over corruption allegations, warning they faced the sack if th... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Photos   Politics   Sierra Leone   freetown  
October 12, 2008 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings. Press Briefing Development Committee. Robert Zoellick World Bank President. Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Zoellick begins Africa tour
Written By:Judith Akolo   , Posted: Tue, Jan 26, 2010 | Caption: Zoellick heads to Sierra Leone before travelling to Cote d'Ivoire and then Ethiopia f... (photo: Creative Commons / worldbank)
Africa   Economy   Ethiopia   Photos   Sierra Leone  
Piles of garbage being burned in Cairo's streets put residents in danger of contracting respiratory diseases IRINnews
EGYPT: Pig-cull induced street rubbish a "national scandal"
web | Photo: Amr Emam/IRIN CAIRO, 26 January 2010 (IRIN) - The Egyptian government's decision to cull all of the country's 300,000 pigs in May 2009 is increasingly being ... (photo: IRIN News / Amr Emam)
Cairo   Egypt   Environment   Photo   Photos  
Sign board of the Sierra Leone Headquarters of the West African Examination Council(WAEC) in Freetown. Joy Online
WAEC investigates 1,000 cases of impersonation
The West African Examination Council is investigating over 1,000 cases of impersonation in last year’s conduct of examinations across the country. | This the acting head ... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Accra   Africa   Education   Ghana   Photos  
Politics Terrorism
- Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
- Senegalese filmmaker, festival founder Mahama Johnson Traore
- Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
- A Silent Revolution in Nigeria Custom Service
President of the republic of Kenya Mwai Kibaki
Kibaki urges IGAD to assess Sudan accord
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- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
- Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- EXCLUSIVE - U.N. agency punished Somalia whistleblower
- INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect fores
- South African House Prices Rise Year-on-Year
- Manufactured Exports Decline 2 Percent in 2009
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
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- Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
- INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect fores
- Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
- Farmers Receive Boost from UN Organic Food Exporting Initiat
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
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Health Society & Culture
- Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
- Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
- Somali president: British hostages not in danger
- NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
Condom - Contraceptive
Condom use still far from the norm in South Africa
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- Senegalese filmmaker, festival founder Mahama Johnson Traore
- Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
- Selfina Provides Around 7 Billion Loans to Women
- Women Team Lose to DRC
Togo riot police face off supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre protested in Lome, Togo. Tuesday March 9, 2010.
Togo Police Seal Off Opposition Headquarters
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- SOUTH AFRICA: Rift Valley Fever reported in two provinces
- Bogus Madoff Web site links to Nigeria
- West African farmers receive boost from UN organic food expo
- Search for Ugandan landslide survivors to be called off
Agriculture rice
Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight
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- African Leagues Team Of The Week: Jean-Patrick Abouna Ndzana
- World Cup Condoms: One BILLION Needed In South Africa
- Women Team Lose to DRC
- Paraguay to play South Africa in WCup warm-up
Astana Cycling Team member Lance Armstrong talks to fans prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 in San Jose, Calif.
Lance Armstrong arrives in South Africa
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