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AFRICA – A continent going through enormous changes, like the rest of the world. Here you can get a tiny picture of what journalists and travellers bring back from there in form of stories and information.
Newsphiles.org contributes with a small selection of news feeds intercepted from news-media world wide. We made three sub-categories (see below) to cover more detail. Chronologically displayed below, headlines and excerpts.
AFRICA at WAR – Headlines daily
 Kansas City Star | War over bid to exhume Mujuru Zimbabwe Metro HARARE — Harare regional magistrate Walter Chikwanha will today deliver a ruling on an application made by the Mujuru family last week to have top South African medical examiner Ganas Reggie Perumal admitted as witness in the on-going inquest to ... Zimbabwe general's death suspicious |
 Air Force Link | Tuskegee Airmen spent time in nearby Rantoul Bloomington Pantagraph The squadron made up solely of African-American personnel, the first of its kind in the US Army Air Corps, would go on to distinguish itself during World War II, initially as an elite ground attack unit, and later as a heavy bomber escort unit after ... Tuskegee Airman Goes On to Become First Air Force African-American General |
 Modern Ghana | Combating HIV infections among African women Modern Ghana In many African countries, particularly where people have been displaced by war, women are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence and “transactional sex”. Even in countries where there is no war there is a high level of coercive sex. |
 Newsweek | Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World Newsweek In recent years the violent oppression of Christian minorities has become the norm in Muslim-majority nations stretching from West Africa and the Middle East to South Asia and Oceania. In some countries it is governments and their agents that have ... The Global War on Christians |
 Al-Arabiya | Algerian war still divides the French News24 Paris - Fifty years on, France remains divided over how to mark the Algerian war, a bitter conflict which ended 132 years of colonial rule in the north African territory while very nearly tearing French society apart. For years, rival factions have ... Fifty Years After the Algerian War of Independence |
 Telegraph.co.uk | South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian action Christian Science Monitor The UN invoked this responsibility to protect in voting to intervene in the Libyan civil war last year, but Russia, China, South Africa, and other nations argue that this responsibility was misused. Instead of preventing the Libyan government from ... It's time to support the opposition in the Syrian civil war Heading for War on Syria William Hague accuses Russia and China as Syria heads toward 'civil war' |
Commemorating African American Achievements in Houston Houston Chronicle (blog) The Buffalo Soldiers. In 1866, Congress established two African American Army cavalry and four infantry units. The early recruits were former slaves and Civil War veterans of the United States Colored Troops. The origin of the term Buffalo Soldiers is ... |
 USA TODAY | Aviators fought enemy and bias Cherry Hill Courier Post What they eventually became were members of a trailblazing group later known as Tuskegee Airmen, an experimental African-American aviation unit trained during World War II in the Army Air Corps. They were pilots, navigators, bombardiers and other staff ... Local man part of inspiration for 'Red Tails' 'Red Tails' Film Pays Tribute to Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail Squadron coming to Angola |
 The Guardian | Ghana delighted to win Tunisia 'war' GhanaWeb Ghana assistant coach Kwesi Appiah said Tunisia turned Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal into "a war" with their tackles and bad behaviour, which cost them a man in extra time. “This wasn't the best for African football,” said Appiah after ... Ghana march on in quest for fifth title • Ghana 2-1 Tunisia 'We were lucky,' says Ghana's Gyan |
Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' The Grio "It just doesn't sit well with a younger generation of black people," continued George, who is 38. "Africa was a long time ago. Are we always going to be tethered to Africa? Spiritually I'm American. When the war starts, I'm fighting for America. |
AFRICA in Development – Headlines daily
 Modern Ghana | Nominations for King Baudouin African Development Prize opens GhanaWeb 6, GNA - The King Baudouin Foundation has opened nominations for the King Baudouin African Development Prize. The award seeks to reward individuals or organisations who are making outstanding contribution to development in Africa through initiatives ... Nominations for 2012-2015 King Baudouin African Development Prize opens |
 Proactive Investors UK | Randgold to spend $1bn developing mines Financial Times By Michael Kavanagh and Rose Jacobs Randgold Resources, the FTSE 100 gold miner, has committed itself to spending $1bn over the next two years to further develop mines in west and central Africa as increased production of the precious metal combined ... Randgold Resources' CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Randgold Resources doubles dividend on sales rise Randgold profits soar on new gold projects |
Application Deadline for African Diaspora Marketplace Extended to February 15th UKZAMBIANS (BUSINESS WIRE)–The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, its Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have extended the application deadline for the African Diaspora Marketplace to ... |
 StarAfrica.com | S.Africa will not spring new tax on mines-minister Reuters Manuel said it was critical that sensible taxation exists to extract rent from the industry and invest in South Africa's development. The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act has a royalties component that already adds to the country's tax ... Increase local procurement in Mining to Promote Growth in Africa - World Bank South African Minister Announces No Mining Tax Surprises Report outlines ways to boost local content in West African mining |
 City Journal.in | “African economies cannot grow and develop in isolation”…Kandeh Yumkella Sierra Express Media Addressing heads of states at the recent African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on UNIDO's support to the Accelerated Industrial Development of the continent, Yumkella outlined his dream as UNIDO DG and an African; “my aspiration for the next ... India Should Scale Up Green Technologies: UNIDO Chief |
 Proactive Investors USA & Canada | Great Basin Gold releases preliminary Q4, FY operational results Proactive Investors USA & Canada Meanwhile, at the company's Burnstone operations in South Africa, production ramp up continued, with ore development metres increasing by four percent quarter-on-quarter to 2900 metres in the fourth quarter. Square metres of stoping available increased ... Burnstone FY production falls short of guidance Great Basin Gold announces preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2011 ... |
Customs administrations in Africa get new push The Citizen Daily The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) signed a memorandum of understanding last week to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa.The two parties agreed to work together to help advance the ... |
 eTurboNews | eTN talks with Executive Director of RETOSA eTurboNews By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania | Feb 05, 2012 (eTN) - When tourism and travel trade executives are set to meet in Zimbabwe for the 37th Africa Travel association (ATA) Congress in May this year, it is a great honor for the Southern Africa Development ... |
AIR LIQUIDE : South Africa: a Major Development 4-traders (press release) Air Liquide is the fastest growing player in Southern Africa and this will also allow us to expand our footprint in the Sub-Saharan zone. Developing economies are one of the Group's growth drivers." Mike Garcia, CEO of Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium ... |
 BBC News | Profile: African Union BBC News The African Union, or AU, is a pan-African organisation whose goal is to propel a united continent towards peace and prosperity. The AU supports political and economic integration among its 54 member nations. It aims to boost development, ... African Beggars Union Hall? By ALEMAYEHU G MARIAM Africa Is Open for Business South Africa and Africa's growth is interlinked, says Ernst & Young |
AFRICA in Innovation – Headlines daily
InnoCentive buys OmniCompete for innovation challenges Mass High Tech ... office as its headquarters for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations. InnoCentive develops Grand Challenges, including the Prize4Life Challenge and the Life Grand Challenges, based on a crowd-sourcing model designed to drive innovation. |
Innovation Crucial in Current Low Growth Economy Say Manufacturers MarketWatch (press release) ATLANTA, GA, Feb 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Manufacturers are investing in product innovation and added value services as a means to compete and drive growth according to IDC Manufacturing Insights' latest white paper, "In Pursuit of ... |
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack Reuters Innovation matters because it is a key driver of competitiveness, allowing firms to win greater market share and feeding through into greater productivity. Patent filings and R&D expenditure are only a rough proxy for a country's innovative capacity, ... |
Consumerization of IT reaching fever pitch IT News Africa Africa's foremost ICT publication IT News Africa (www.itnewsafrica.com), today announced the theme of their next Innovation Dinner as “Consumerization of IT- Rethinking your device strategy”. The Innovation Dinner Series, an event that takes place ... |
Light Up Africa competes for seed money NIU Today The team, Light Up Africa, is competing in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, competing against other college students across the country for seed money to launch companies that have a goal of solving social or environmental problems. |
Gates Foundation opens for visitors Bellingham Herald Each stall door bears a large photo of the rustic outhouse or latrine you might be using if you were in a remote village in Africa or India. Outside the restrooms, a message above the drinking fountains asks: What if you had to walk three miles for ... |
 GreenBiz.com (blog) | Diversity, Innovation and Sustainability at Rio+2.0 GreenBiz.com (blog) But oh, my -- there is so much innovation in technology having a real impact to real people around the world! Just a few examples include: Solar Sisters, making entrepreneurs of women in Africa while supplying non-toxic, inexpensive lighting and energy ... |
SA could be Germany of Africa Business Day ... of industrial capacity and commercial infrastructure, strong regulatory institutions and administrative efficiency, technical advances and innovation; superior partnerships in the business of the increasingly free private actors of Africa. |
GuestLogix Asia-Pacific Senior Vice President Tony Sit to Speak at Airline ... MarketWatch (press release) He will address how Asia-Pac airline carriers can develop new ancillary revenue streams through inflight connectivity and innovative onboard retail strategies. GuestLogix will also participate at the Singapore Airshow, from February 14 to 17, ... |
 afaqs (press release) | South African Tourism: Underwater sharks to hot air balloons afaqs (press release) South African Tourism has featured its country's landscape, adventures, and wild life through innovative outdoor creative created by Outdoor Advertising Professionals (OAP). As part of the campaign, the agency has created a 40 feet X 20 feet billboard, ... |
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