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 The Kagame Dilemma
| No one is quite sure what to make of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. Since his re-election this month with 93 percent of the vote, the United States has reacted warily. The White House cited &... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer) The New York Times
Elections Photos Politics Rwanda Wikipedia: Paul Kagame |
 61% obese in SA - survey
| Sixty one percent of South Africans are overweight, according to a survey released on Wednesday. | Cape Town was the worst affected with 72 percent of those surveyed there overweight, obese or morbi... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Independent online
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 The NPP's Akufo-Addo Bites The Bullet In Cape Coast
Some problematic aspects of the human element in our democracy were on full display at Cape Coast on Saturday when the NPP's Akufo-Addo was marginalized (downgraded, beli... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) Peace FM Online
Akufo-Addo Cape Democracy Human Photos |
 STC pegs its food prices in spite of global increases
| The Seychelles Trading Company said yesterday it will not raise its food prices now, despite global price rises caused by disasters like floods in Pakistan and fires in... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Nation
Consumers Food Photos Prices Wikipedia: Inflation |
 UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July - more than do... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Times Of India
Congo Photos Rapes UN Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo |
 'Slow genocide' in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
The sound of gunfire echoes through almost every street in Mogadishu. | Residential areas frequently come under heavy, indiscriminate shelling, corpses litter the alleywa... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor) BBC News
Genocide Government Mogadishu Photos Wikipedia: Somali Civil War |
 UN peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. | Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of system... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) BBC News
Congo Photos UN Violence Wikipedia: Congo Civil War |
 UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapes
2010-09-08 06:40:17.0UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapesUN,mass rapes,DRC,rape,Atul Khare,peacekeeping11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> | UNITE... (photo: AP / Olivier Pollet, pool) China Daily
Photos Rapes UN Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo Women |
 Soros gives $100 mn to Human Rights Watch
WASHINGTON: Billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday he is giving Human Rights Watch up to 100 million dollars to help transform it into a global organisation. “It’s ... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana) The Times Of India
Human Rights Money Photos US Wikipedia: Human Rights Watch |
 UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. children's foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote regions of needy nations top priority for aid, an approach it... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan) The Star
Aid Photos Poverty Unicef Wikipedia: UNICEF |
 Zuma's two bad calls
| When he became president of South Africa just over a year ago, Jacob Zuma promised to quench South Africans' thirst for renewal. After the aloof and idiosyncratic Thabo... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) Gulf News
Economy Photos Politics S Africa Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma |
