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Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to roughly 25% of the world’s mountain gorillas. (CNN) – Fighting between the national army and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening mountain gorillas, a critically endangered species, the Virunga National Park said Sunday. Just two of the park’s five gorilla [...]
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The success of Rwanda in providing health care to its poor has drawn the attention of the international community and has inspired a new program at Harvard University. Rwanda was one of the poorest countries in the world in 1994, after a genocide claimed more than 500,000 lives and left the country with little or no access to medical services. [...]
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Two decades ago, a woman having a difficult birth in a Ugandan village would have had few options to get life-saving treatment if there was not a nearby health clinic. But today, mobile technology can help her get advice from a doctor in Kampala over the telephone, alert a community health worker about her situation, [...]
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By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan troops captured a top Lord’s Resistance Army commander, Caesar Achellam, in the jungles of the Central African Republic as the hunt for fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony enters a decisive stage, the Ugandan army said Sunday. Mr. Achellam, a major-general in the rebel ranks, was captured alive after a firefight with [...]
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THE HAGUE — Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberiaand once a powerful warlord, was convicted by an international tribunal on Thursday of 11 counts of planning, aiding and abetting war crimes committed in Sierra Leone during that country’s civil war in the 1990s. He is the first head of state to be convicted by an international court [...]
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By NICHOLAS BARIYO Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir vows to ‘liberate’ South Sudan from its ruling party as tensions escalate. Video: Reuters/Photo: Getty Images KAMPALA, Uganda—Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, Thursday declared war on South Sudan, vowing to topple its government. The move comes after Sudan’s parliament passed a resolution branding South Sudan’s ruling party an enemy that [...]
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By AIDA ALAMI Published: April 18, 2012 CASABLANCA — The Moroccan government’s cherished ambition to build a fast train linking its major cities is running into trouble. Mohamed Raoui The plan has provoked a debate not only about the wisdom of the project but also about what form development should take in a country [...]
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By FARAI MUTSAKA HARARE, Zimbabwe—President Robert Mugabe, appearing spry despite rumors of ill-health, on Wednesday repeated his party’s demand for elections this year in order to end a troubled coalition government. The call came during a speech to mark the 32nd year of Zimbabwe’s independence. It was Mr. Mugabe’s first major public appearance after spending close [...]
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By PATRICK MCGROARTY JOHANNESBURG—Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will accelerate this year, boosted by emerging-market demand for its raw materials, the World Bank said Wednesday. Gross domestic product for the region, encompassing all of Africa except the northern crescent of the continent from Morocco to Egypt, will probably expand 5.2% this year and 5.6% in 2013, [...]
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Africa’s Free Press Problem By MOHAMED KEITA Published: April 15, 2012 AS Africa’s economies grow, an insidious attack on press freedom is under way. Independent African journalists covering the continent’s development are now frequently persecuted for critical reporting on the misuse of public finances, corruption and the activities of foreign investors. Why this disturbing trend? [...]
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