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Nigeria budget delayed by squabbling politicians
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:55 AM EST (BBC News)
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has refused to present next year's budget because of a row between the House of Representatives and the Senate. The two groups were meant to gather in the House of Representatives to hear the budget speech - but the senators refused to go.
Girl bullies guilty of fall death
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:55 PM EST (BBC News)
wo teenage girls have been found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window in south-east London. Kemi Ajose, 19, and Hatice Can, 15, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 19-year-old Rosimeiri Boxall.
Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:29 AM EST (BBC News)
Police in Germany have arrested two Rwandan militia leaders on suspicion of crimes committed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Traditional Rulers Urged to Apologise On Slave Trade
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:39 AM EST (AllAfrica News: Latest)
Following the resolution of the US Senate on June 18, formally apologising for fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and the noticeable attempts by some heads of governments, and global opinion leaders to wash off the blights and stains regarding the …
Is the Large Hadron Collider being sabotaged from the future?
Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:29 PM EST (CNN)
CNN's Atika Shubert reports on the CERN Hadron Collider, theorized by some to have been sabotaged from the future.
Africa must think big to thrive
Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:26 PM EST (BBC News)
Many African states are too small to continue to exist independently, Sudan-born magnate Mo Ibrahim has told a conference in Tanzania. Mr Ibrahim said the idea that 53 small African countries thought they could compete with China, India, Europe and the US was a "fallacy".
A Fulbright in Nigeria That Turned Into a Show
Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:21 PM EST (The New York Times)
Many things have happened since Dan Hoyle performed in the premiere of "Tings Dey Happen," his incendiary and brilliant solo show about Nigerian oil politics, nearly three years ago at the compact theater the Marsh in San Francisco.
The Feeding of the Nine Billion: Global Food Security for the 21st Century
Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:50 AM EST (Chatham House Report)
Between mid-2007 and mid-2008, the issue of rising global food prices moved to the very forefront of the international political agenda.
Paradox's: Technology & Money
Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 3:00 AM EST (Georgia Watson Blog)
Nigeria is full of paradox's. Poverty in the midst of abundance seems to characterise the Nigerian economy and many elements of society. I'm fascinated by the contrasts I've seen in Cross River.
Minister admits: we got it wrong on immigration
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:05 AM EST (The Times)
The Home Secretary admitted yesterday that the Government had made mistakes in its handling of immigration and had overreacted to the 7/7 bombings in London.
Nigerian MP's election 'rigged'
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 7:30 AM EST (BBC News)
An election appeals tribunal in Nigeria has sacked a senator, ruling that his election two years ago was rigged. A new election must be held within 90 days to replace Iyiola Omisore, who represented part of Osun state in the south-east for the ruling PDP.
Postal Agency Set To Become First Un Body To Have Own Internet Domain Name
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:17 AM EDT (UN News Centre)
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the world's second-oldest international organization and one of the few United Nations agencies to pre-date the creation of the mother organization, moved a step closer today to becoming the first to have its own domain name on the Internet – …
The Winner of the International Honorary Knowledge Award 2009 Jeffrey Sachs
Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:03 AM EDT (Kunskapspriset)
For his unique and successful way of disseminating knowledge about important economic issues, in particular how global poverty can be eradicated and how sustainable development can be achieved.
Five Creative Ways to Improve Health Care in the Developing World
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:31 AM EDT (Fast Company)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced that it has bestowed 76 grants of $100,000 each to scientists who have come up with unconventional ways to destroy infectious diseases in the developing world. Below are some of our favorites.
'Routine' armed police units for London streets
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:14 AM EDT (The Times)
The prospect of an armed police service moved a step closer yesterday when Scotland Yard announced the formation of a new firearms unit that will routinely patrol gun crime hotspots in London.
US boosts Seychelles piracy fight
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:05 PM EDT (BBC News)
The US is using drone spy planes based on the Seychelles to help the island nation fight off Somali pirates. Seychelles officials say the planes will be used for surveillance, but did not say how many aircraft the US would be stationing there.
Embargo Ordered on Guinea Due to Atrocities
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:25 AM EDT (Impunity Watch)
ABUJA, Nigeria - West African nations have ordered an arms embargo on Guinea and accused the military government of carrying out "atrocities" and "mass human rights violations" during an anti-government protest last month.
Ted-talk: Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset
Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:43 PM EDT (Gapminder)
In the talk at the US State Department in the summer of 2009, Hans Rosling showed the overall global trends in health and income over the last 200 years, the development of the HIV/AIDS-epidemic and how China is catching up on the richest countries.
African governments on the improve, but corruption on the rise – UN report
Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:54 AM EDT (UN News Centre)
African nations have made marginal progress in the core areas of governance over the last four years, according to a new United Nations report, which has expressed concern over a rise in corruption in the continent's authorities in the same period.
Ban unveils plan for international inquiry into violent crackdown in Guinea
Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:45 AM EDT (UN News Centre)
16 October 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he will set up an international commission of inquiry to probe last month's violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea that led to the deaths of at least 150 people and the rape of many others.
Nigeria lifts gunshot medical ban
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:58 AM EDT (BBC News)
Nigeria has lifted a law which forced hospitals to withhold emergency treatment from victims of gun attacks until a police report had been filed.
Spain Arraigns Somalis Suspected of Piracy
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:50 AM EDT (The New York Times)
MADRID — Two Somali men were arraigned on kidnapping charges in a Spanish court on Tuesday in a case that underscores the legal ambiguity of trying people suspected of piracy in international waters.
RBA gets 'please explain'
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:51 AM EDT (The Age)
THE head of Nigeria's central bank has called on the Reserve Bank of Australia to explain why its bank-note firm's dealings in Africa involved multimillion-dollar payments to offshore tax havens.
China tightens grip on Africa with $4.4bn lifeline for Guinea junta
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:41 AM EDT (The Times)
While the rest of the world recoiled in horror at recent events in Guinea, where at least 150 pro-democracy supporters were killed and dozens of women publicly raped by government soldiers, China has sensed an opportunity to steal another march on Western competitors in Africa.
Somali pirates demand Spain frees two before talks
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:15 AM EDT (Reuters)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat will not negotiate its release until their colleagues facing hijacking charges in Madrid are freed, a member of the gang said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria budget delayed by squabbling politiciansNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has refused to present next year's budget because of a row between the House of Representatives and the Senate. The two groups were meant to gather in the House of Representatives to hear the budget speech - but the senators refused to go.
- Girl bullies guilty of fall death
wo teenage girls have been found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window in south-east London. Kemi Ajose, 19, and Hatice Can, 15, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 19-year-old Rosimeiri Boxall.
- Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels
Police in Germany have arrested two Rwandan militia leaders on suspicion of crimes committed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Is the Large Hadron Collider being sabotaged from the future?
CNN's Atika Shubert reports on the CERN Hadron Collider, theorized by some to have been sabotaged from the future.
- Africa must think big to thrive
Many African states are too small to continue to exist independently, Sudan-born magnate Mo Ibrahim has told a conference in Tanzania. Mr Ibrahim said the idea that 53 small African countries thought they could compete with China, India, Europe and the US was a "fallacy".
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