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Cricket-England ease into final as South Africa choke again
(Adds quotes) * England to meet India or Sri Lanka in final * South Africa bowled out for 175 By Mark Meadows LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday. South Africa were favourites heading into ...
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Africa will pay for interim military force
Parliament, Cape Town - Africa will not rely on funds from former colonial powers to support the establishment of an interim rapid reaction force to respond to coups on the continent, President Jacob Zuma said on ...
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Major gas discovery off Mozambique
A US oil company has announced "a string of major deepwater natural gas discoveries off the coast of Mozambique." The discoveries believed to be are large enough to secure commercial ...
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Huge Uganda election funding questioned
A 3 February press statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that a team from the Fund would visit Uganda in June 2011 to examine an economy that has experienced skyrocketing prices and hard currency shortage in a dash for Mr Museveni to win elections. Several government and donor sources suggest President Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party may have ...
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Tanzania cultural sector to get major boost
A well-funded "major programme" to support the cultural sector is close to be approved. The programme would fund Tanzanian entrepreneurs in the cultural field and help conserving national ...
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Uganda Presidents campaign still soft-handed
Foreign election observers may hold the Ugandan President back from the typical intimidation during elections, many Ugandans hold. The European Union (EU) is among those having an observer mission in the country. According to Graham Elson, deputy European election observer mission leader for the Ugandan polls, the EU is spending euro 4 million on it mission. Ugandans on 18 February are to choose ...
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Gabon nets US$1.7bn Singaporean investments
Gabonese authorities have managed to secure investments worth a total of US$ 1.7 billion from Singapore, including a new fertilizer plant to be set up outside Port Gentil and palm oil ...
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Doing business in Africa becoming easier
Foreign investments in Africa are strongly increasing as the continent displays on of the world's highest growth numbers. African analysts hold that this is a consequence of improved business environments in ...
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Africa receives least health aid
New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to ...
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Business Kenya grapples with infrastructure deficit
Treasury has warned that the country's growing infrastructure deficit has increased the cost of doing business and rendered the country ...
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Reprieve for Botswana Bushmen
Gaborone, Botswana - Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprieve against eviction from their land are now calling on the government to recognise their settlement, a rights group said on ...
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Why is Africa ripping apart Seismic scan may tell
This radar image highlights portions of three of the lakes located in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley, a geological fault system of Southwest Asia and East Africa: Lake Edward (top), Lake Kivu (middle) and Lake Tanganyika ...
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Botswana Bushmen call for recognition of their land
People perform a dance on August 3, 2012 during a festival in Ghanzi, Botswana. Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprive against eviction from their land are now calling on the government to recognise their settlement, a rights group said on ...
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Kirsten Leaves South Africa No Wiser About Choke Habit
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Cold War secrets of Namibia Angola revealed
Journalist David Lush in the February 2011 edition of Namibia's ground-breaking monthly 'Insight Magazine' has interviewed Nghiyalasha Haulyondjaba, a veteran of SWAPO's long fight against the South African occupation of Namibia, later the Police Commissioner for northern Namibia and now retired. In Namibia, still ruled by the SWAPO party 21 years after independence, there is ...
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Mass FGM ceremonies planned in Tanzania
While Tanzania outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM) in 1998, mass FGM ceremonies are still going on, in particular in the November-January season. Activists expect over 5,000 girls to be cut "this holiday ...
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Africa defies AU chiefs support for Ghaddafi
African Union (AU) chief and Equatorial Guinea dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema twice has called Colonel Ghaddafi to secure AU support. But other African countries rather support Libya's ...
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Rebel Group Threatens Mozambique Railway
A man rides a bike over a railway line in Moatize in Tete province February 13, 2013. The Renamo opposition party is threatening to paralyze the Mozambique railway that transports coal to the coast for ...
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England Ease Into Final as South Africa Choke Again
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Arik Air West and Central Africas Largest Airline Launches Online Check-In
New York, New York, June 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arik Air, West Africa and Central Africa's leading airline, has introduced a new online check-in service to further boost its passenger experience. The service aimed at customers who want a streamlined travel experience, will reduce the amount of time passengers will have to line up at the airport, especially for those travelling ...
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Kenya Moore Opens Up About RHOA Backlash
Kenya Moore, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" television personality and former Miss USA, is revealing that she has received some backlash after appearing on season five of the ...
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Kenya Fuel Cost Cited As Main Challenge for African Airlines
THE high cost of jet fuel in Africa compared to other regions due to distribution inefficiencies and infrastructure constraints has held back the development of budget airlines and fare reduction, an aviation conference was told on Monday. Delegates attending the African aviation suppliers conference in Nairobi heard that jet fuel prices in some African capitals are double the global average ...
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Kenya Medical Staff At Kenyatta National Hospital Go On Strike
The medical staff at the Kenyatta National Hospital have staged a strike at the hospital premises protesting failure by the KNH management to pay salary increments and allowances that the staff were awarded by the Industrial Court earlier this year. Kenya Union of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) executive board member Obuya Obengo said that the ...
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Sports Uganda wins Cecafa tourney opener
Uganda n taxmen still managed to win their opening match even after travelling without head coach Paul Nkata and striker Frank Kalanda. The two did not travel with the team after failing to process their passports on time but are expected to join the rest of the squad later this week. URA were brought into the tournament to replace Kenyan champions Tusker who pulled out citing insecurity ...
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Zimbabwe’s bovine bank a cash cow
William Mukurazita’s deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe’s first ';cattle bank'; has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in the southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation, it’s the first bank account they’ve ever had. ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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