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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Africa News.Net http://www.theafricanews.net/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:42 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:42 -0400 30 At least 130 people were killed when a boat with 250 passengers on board capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Thursday. http://www.theafricanews.net/story/665871 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.theafricanews.net/story/665871 The partnership between people and the ancestors of today's donkeys was sealed by mobile, pastoral people who recruited animals to help them survive the harsh Saharan landscape in northern Africa some 5,000 years ago, according to genetic investigators. http://www.theafricanews.net/story/665786 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:21:18 -0400 ANI http://www.theafricanews.net/story/665786 Friday, July 30, 2010 KINSHASA: Two children were plucked from the waters around a capsized boat in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the only survivors of a tragedy feared to have killed around 140 ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349876&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:55:16 -0400 The News http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349876&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The U.N. says a missing Russian helicopter pilot has been found in southern Darfur.U.N. associate spokesman Farhan Haq said Thursday the pilot, who works for the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force,... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349866&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:33:31 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349866&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished.The country's 13 black ethnic kingships were used to muster support for white-led rule in the apartheid er... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349867&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:28:37 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349867&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., the nation’s biggest producer of the metal, rose in Shanghai trading after agreeing to buy a stake in Rio Tinto Group’s Simandou iron o... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349236&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:22:02 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349236&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Baghdad on Thursday during a brazen assault that killed 16 people and laid bare Iraq's fragility as the withdrawal of U.S. troops accelerates and the country's political crisis deepens. Ten of the ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349816&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:47 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349816&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Afghanistan on Thursday, calling for a renewal of U.S. eradication of drug crops. The recommendation by the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control was another example of an emboldened Con... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349877&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:41 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349877&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The Pentagon chief says the disclosure of thousands of Afghan war documents is a 'major security breach' that could have 'severe and dangerous' consequences on the battlefield. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349878&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:36 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349878&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The channel's newsreaders and reporters — who make no pretense of impartiality and are undeterred by harassment and threats of a takeover — regularly blast the president with slanted cover... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349879&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:32 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349879&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec M'Cormack : The reason why we [Fredanna, her sisters Fredline M'Cormack-Hale and Freida M'Cormack, and colleague John Yannessa] started this project was because of our concern over how many pregnant w... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349868&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:26:39 -0400 World Press Review http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349868&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec People in South Africa feel under attack, literally. Why? Well, look at the following crimes that have not been reported, these specific cases occurring in the space of about three days and excluding ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349310&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:26:34 -0400 World Press Review http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349310&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec (RTTNews) - As many as 140 people are believed to have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports said quoting Congolese officials on Thursday.The ill-fated boat carrying pa... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349881&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:28 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349881&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco), the nation's biggest producer of the metal, signed in Beijing a binding agreement Thursday with Rio Tinto Group to establish a joint venture and operate an iron ore mi... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349869&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:12 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349869&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec As South African footballers continue to receive offers from abroad in the wake of the FIFA World Cup, Bafana Bafana midfielder Teko Modise says he doesn't mind if he doesn't secure an overseas contra... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349871&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:11 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349871&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Host country Kenya bidding to secure medals in the sprints was boosted as it entered two athletes in the men 400m finals on the second day of the Africa Athletics Championships on Thursday. Anderson M... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349872&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:10 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349872&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Host country Kenya had its fans on their feet as they applauded the victory of Vivian Cheruiyot in the women's 5,000m race on the second day of the Africa Athletics Championship in Nairobi. Having bee... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349873&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:08 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349873&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Kenya won their first gold medal at the African Senior Athletics Championship on Wednesday as Wilson Kiprop broke a six year jinx to claim the men's 10,000-meter title against a strong late challenge ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349554&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:02 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349554&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec South Africa made a clean sweep of shot put medals at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Burger Lembrechts made a throw of 18.63 meters to clinch the gold as early pacesetter Roel... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349875&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37349875&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, is greeted by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, right, at the Nairobi State House, Kenya, 06 Jul 2010 http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346461&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:41 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346461&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec del.icio.us A leading member of Ghana’s Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has demanded that President John Atta-Mills’ administration rescinds the recent sharp utility rate increases d... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346462&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:39 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346462&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec  - The two teams who will contest the final of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 became clear after Thursday's two semi-finals. While hosts Germany won the first with an emphatic 5-1 victory over ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346463&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:12:07 -0400 FIFA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346463&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Washington — A prosperous Cape Verde and a partnership with the United States that promotes human rights and women’s empowerment are among the goals of young activist Cláudia Sofia Marques Rodrig... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346479&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:02:11 -0400 America.org http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346479&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Whatever its failings the transitional government in Mogadishu has to be preferable to an absolute takeover of Somalia by the radical Islamists of al-Shabaab. This has been the red line that cannot be... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37345483&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:53:11 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37345483&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Whatever its failings the transitional government in Mogadishu has to be preferable to an absolute takeover of Somalia by the radical Islamists of al-Shabaab. This has been the red line that cannot be... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37345695&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:40:12 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37345695&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Yemen summer has seethed with pitched battles and bloodshed, raising fears that the country will tumble into further disarray even as Washington has more than doubled its military and security aid. ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346472&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:26:21 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346472&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove was recovered and his family notified, a U.S. military official said. Newlove and his companion were ambushed by Taliban fighters July 23. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346473&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:26:16 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346473&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec By David Youant Kinshasa - At least 140 people died after a ferry overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Thursday. There were conflicting reports about how many... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346132&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:25:54 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346132&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec By Opheera McDoom Khartoum - Divisions over Darfur's faltering peace process have provoked violence in Sudanese refugee camps, killing eight people and injuring dozens in the western region, offici... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346465&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:25:36 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346465&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec .brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346467&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:25:26 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346467&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Monrovia - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Liberia said Thursday that the country's nightmare was not over as the body was wound up. "We disagree that Liberia's nightmare is over. ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346468&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:25:21 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346468&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec (AP) A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government spokesman said Thursday at least 80 people were confirmed dead. Rescuers were searching ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346404&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:14:29 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346404&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Campaigns in Kenya for the referendum on a new constitution enter the final week, with President Mwai Kibaki leading a spirited effort for the adoption of the draft, while a number of influential poli... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346457&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:27 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346457&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Antananarivo — Brigitte Rasamoelina and Yvette Sylla are women with two different approaches to politics in Madagascar. One formed a political party, while the other decided to legalise her orga... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346456&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:22 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346456&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Abuja — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday, said what the commission needed to compile a credible Voters Register was N84 bill... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346458&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:18 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346458&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec ZANU PF has announced that Sabina Mugabe has died after a long illness. She was 76. ZANU PF spokesman, Rugare Gumbo, said Sabina would be buried at Heroes Acre after the politburo were 'unanimous in ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346459&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:13 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346459&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec column Basil Davidson joined the ancestors on 9 July 2010 at the age of 95. I want to add my voice to those who salute his passion for peace, justice and a world free of racism. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346480&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:05 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346480&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Nairobi — A special court set up at Shimo la Tewa Prison is set to speed up the trial of suspected pirates, ease the workload for jail staff and cut costs. The courtroom, which is also handling ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346476&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:02 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346476&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec column Tinyiko Sam Maluleke writes about the continent's 2nd favourite elder, Bishop Desmond Tutu (Mandela being the first): Defender of human rights, storyteller, teacher, preacher, orator, debater ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346481&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:59 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346481&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec analysis When is a tax haven not a tax haven? When Mauritius' Vice Prime Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen says so. 'We are a not a tax haven,' stated Sithanen, who is also the country's minister of fina... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346475&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346475&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec opinion Throughout Africa, oil has correlated with imperial subjugation, local authoritarianism and flagrant human rights abuses. It is now no longer in doubt that there are absolutely no guarantees ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346482&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:55 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346482&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec General Assembly President Ali Treki today expressed deep sadness after learning that a boat overturned on a major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reportedly killing around 140 pe... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346477&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:51 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346477&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec column People all over South Africa have been asking the leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo as to why the government continues to ignore the demands of the shack dwellers. They have been asking why, af... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346483&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:50 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346483&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The 18th International AIDS Conference was held from18 to 23 July, in Vienna, Austria. For the International Labour Organisation, it provided an opportunity to launch the implementation phase of the n... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346478&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37346478&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The Secretary-General is concerned about the situation in Kalma camp between internally displaced persons (IDPs) supporting the Darfur Peace Process in Doha and others. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342831&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:55 -0400 United Nations http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342831&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec At least 140 people have died after an ferry overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Thursday.There were conflicting reports about how many people have survived.The bo... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342833&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:09 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342833&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec ANTANANARIVO, Jul 29 , 2010 (IPS) - Brigitte Rasamoelina and Yvette Sylla are women with two different approaches to politics in Madagascar. One formed a political party, while the other decided to le... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342832&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:47:40 -0400 IPS http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342832&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec July 29 (Bloomberg) -- A Russian helicopter pilot with the United Nations and African Union joint peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of Sudan was rescued today after being seized and beaten by ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37341952&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:06 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37341952&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Washington — Namibian business student Michael Mulunga, when he is not studying or planning the business he hopes to run after graduation, motivates younger people in Namibia to find purpose and dir... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342837&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:59 -0400 America.org http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342837&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Mogadishu - Hardline Somali Islamist rebels promised on Thursday to turn Mogadishu into a graveyard for the extra troops African Union sends to boost its force in the war-torn Horn of Africa country. ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342827&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:49 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342827&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec By Katrina Manson Kinshasa - As many as 138 people died when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in rough water in Democratic Republic of Congo, police said on Thursday. Co... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342829&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:44 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342829&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Abuja - Interpol is investigating an accusation of unlawful child marriage by a Nigerian senator to a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, a state human rights body said on Thursday. "The Interpol has contac... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342828&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:40 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342828&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec South Africa is mulling sending the army and navy to Somalia to reinforce the troubled African Union peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mogadishu, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Thursday. "A... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342830&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:36 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342830&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec A boat carrying 200 passengers to Congo's capital has capsized after hitting a rock. A government spokesman said at least 80 people had died, with fears the toll will rise.Rescuers were searching the ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342538&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:17 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342538&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Kampala — Nine more victims of the July 11 twin bomb blasts in Kampala have, in the past two weeks, succumbed to the injuries. This brings the death toll up to 85 from 76. A doctor attached to ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342026&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:37 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342026&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The violence and intimidation being perpetrated by ZANU-PF to sabotage the constitutional outreach programme has turned into a fully-fledged official campaign dubbed, Operation "Vhara Muromo", which m... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342821&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:34 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342821&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Kampala — Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) says the failure rate among samples of medicines tested at their laboratories has fallen by 15 percent from the early 2000s. This serves as a pos... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342822&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342822&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Cape Town — Hopes for an effective new combination treatment for sleeping sickness have been challenged by the discovery of resistance to two of the drugs. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342839&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:32 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342839&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Kenya has the third highest number of blogs in Africa after Nigeria and South Africa, a firm indication of the nation's increasing IT literacy. The main African blog aggregator -- Agrigator -- says K... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342823&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342823&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec When it comes to HIV, silence suffocates the women of Sub-Saharan Africa. Most women will not learn that they are HIV positive until it comes time to seek prenatal care. They will make the sometimes ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342841&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:28 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342841&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Maputo — Countries participating in Maputo in the 12th Conference of the Ministers of Justice of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) are looking to find common ways to speed up... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342840&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:25 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342840&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec editorial The fight against child labour in Ghana has always been concentrated in the cocoa farming and fishing areas. The international press has also capitalised on this, and is churning out storie... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342836&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:24 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342836&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Rio Tinto signed a $1.35bn deal on Thursday that allows the Chinese state-owned miner to buy in to a rich iron ore project in Guinea, in a move that places both mining companies at the centre of multi... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342824&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:14:29 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37342824&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec African leaders gather to pose for a group photograph near lake Victoria in the background at the venue for the opening of the African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda, 25 Jul 2010. Uganda's President ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339195&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:54:18 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339195&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec del.icio.us In Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will add about 70 million new names to the voter registry for next year’s election. INEC chairman Attahiru Jega ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339197&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:54:16 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339197&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Uganda's Second Deputy PM and Minister for East African Affairs, Eriya Kategaya launches the East African Community common market of about 130 million people in Kampala 01 Jul 2010 http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339196&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:54:15 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339196&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Peacekeepers on patrol in the west of the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur were ambushed today by unidentified gunmen, with seven blue helmets sustaining injuries, the United Nations reported tod... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339222&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:51:44 -0400 UN News Centre http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339222&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Ugandan police inspect the destroyed Ethiopian Village restaurant in Kampala after twin bomb blasts late on July 11, 2010 tore through crowds of football fans watching the World Cup final, killing 64 ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338597&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:39:00 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338597&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The Catholic Church on Thursday renewed its calls for the rejection of the proposed constitution, warning that a ‘Yes’ vote would endanger the nation. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339208&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:45 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339208&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec A boat capsized on a river in Democratic Republic of Congo killing at least 140 people, the provincial governor’s office said today. The boat overturned on the Kasai river, a tributary of the Congo ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339210&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:39 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339210&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec South African President Jacob Zuma may have used the benefit of foresight when he said early this year that the parties in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government should prepare for the holding of fresh ele... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339209&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:36 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339209&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Magnate Technology and Services, Ltd. , an industry leader in security solutions, have completed the implementation of Ghana's Customs Trade Lane System (GCeTrak). All bonded cargo arriving at Ghana's... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338855&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:44 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338855&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec . Savanna recently began its 2011 fiscal year and completed a corporate reorganization and restructuring to support a strategic business plan update and renewal. The Webcast presentation released tod... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339201&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:32 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339201&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Nigeria became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final as they overcame Columbia with a 2nd-minute goal in Bielefeld. They now face Germany in the same stadium on S... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339203&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:23:37 -0400 FIFA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339203&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Guinnea-Bissau is an example of failed military reforms, despite efforts from 16 EU advisers over two years, says a Chatham House analyst. What comes next for a country that's now a major stopover poi... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339216&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:21:09 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339216&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec The ebola virus is one of the nastiest pathogens known to man. It corrodes blood vessels and stops clotting, leaving most of its human victims bleeding to death through their pores. And guinea pigs &#... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339217&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:10:39 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339217&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec ISMAILIA Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean migrant as he tried to cross the Egyptian-Israeli border, medical and security sources said on Thursday. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339224&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:52 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339224&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations' climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-week issuance drought but failing... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339225&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:51 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339225&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Submit your comment South Africa is falling behind the rest of the continent in education and skills development, an economist said on Thursday. "SA's role in Africa has declined significantly over... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339212&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:37:21 -0400 Business Report http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339212&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished. The country's 13 black ethnic kingships were used to muster support for white-led rule in the apartheid e... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339219&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:12 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339219&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec And for South Africa's large army of migrants the end of the world's most popular sporting event was probably a harsh reminder that home is always best. Among the migrants are Zimbabweans who fled th... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339185&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:14 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339185&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agr... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339186&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:12 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339186&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Ouagadougou — An ambitious development partnership aimed at strengthening agricultural collaboration between Africa and Brazil was launched at the 5th African Agriculture Science Week in Burkina... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338350&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338350&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec In other words the hysteria over the burqa in France is because a miserly 0.04 per cent of the Muslim population wear it! However, what truly blew me away was an opinion article in the popular techno... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339226&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:04 -0400 AllAfrica.com http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339226&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec MBABANE, Swaziland — Police in Swaziland say they have arrested three traditional healers for allegedly desecrating graves to retrieve human skulls and bones for healing rituals. Police officia... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339213&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:17:14 -0400 Pioneer Press http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339213&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Guinnea-Bissau is an example of failed military reforms, despite efforts from 16 EU advisers over two years, says a Chatham House analyst. What comes next for a country that's now a major stopover poi... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339202&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:03:13 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37339202&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec -(Dow Jones)- South Africa's antitrust regulator said Thursday it is recommending a penalty of 10% of annual revenue against airlines accused of fixing prices on fuel surcharges and cargo rates. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338374&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:42 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338374&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec -(Dow Jones)- De Beers SA, the world's largest producer of uncut diamonds, said Thursday it has been approached by investors interested in acquiring two assets in http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338160&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:32 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338160&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec -(Dow Jones)- South Africa's antitrust regulator said Thursday it is recommending a penalty of 10% of annual revenue against airlines accused of fixing prices on fuel surcharges and cargo rates. http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338373&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:30 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37338373&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Zimbabwe's Coalition Parties Meet in Rare Talks Defense lawyers in Zimbabwe say the country's attorney general is persecuting Movement for Democratic Change Party treasurer Roy Bennett for political r... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335238&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:44 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335238&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Women's Peace Conference Underway in Juba, Sudan The Manu River Women Peace Network, a West Africa-wide association that works to improve living conditions for women, is launching a program in Mali's ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335237&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:43 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335237&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Riot police surround supporters of slain man Khaled Said - one carrying a poster with his picture - after the trial session of two Egyptian policemen in front of the court house in Alexandria, Egypt, ... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37334700&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:41 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37334700&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Excessive regulation of genetically modified crops has delayed release of a variety of rice that could help reduce the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, according to an editorial pub... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335239&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:39 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335239&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Beliefs in witchcraft and other occult forces are widespread in Africa, as they are in many other parts of the world. Animist beliefs consider death, disease, crop failure and other disasters not as n... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335278&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:04:19 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335278&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Football enthusiasts in Africa and the world over will long remember the exploits of Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. With the competition held on African soil for the very first time, the Bla... http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335243&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:01:26 -0400 FIFA http://feeds.theafricanews.net/?rid=37335243&cat=c1ab2109a5bf37ec