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A new war in Africa – part 2
Global Dashboard —
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The UN is pessimistic about the situation in Guinea. In Tambacounda last night, in the south-eastern wastes of Senegal, I met a World Food Programme employee from Dakar. Like everyone else in this one-horse town, he was on his way somewhere else, in this case to Kedougou, near the border with Guinea. He is going to ...1 day ago -
My expectations of Glo Mobile Ghana
Oluniyi David Ajao —
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Glo Mobile is very likely to be launched in Ghana before the end of this year 2009. Having shifted their launch date severally, a launch in December 2009 seems imminent.Glo Mobile’s entry into...1 day ago -
My expectations of Glo Mobile Ghana
Mobile Africa —
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Glo Mobile is very likely to be launched in Ghana before the end of this year 2009. Having shifted their launch date severally, a launch in December 2009 seems imminent. Glo Mobile is set to launch in Ghana soon Glo Mobile’s entry into Ghana comes at a time when Ghana’s mobile communications industry appears ...1 day ago -
How to add more TV & Radio channels to your Multi TV decoder
Oluniyi David Ajao —
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Before reading, I assume you already have a Multi TV subscription or intend to do so and that you have read my earlier blog posts on Multi TV. Else, you should read Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital...5 days ago -
Gambian Minister of Finance Addresses Sub Regional Conference on Money Laundering
Net News Publisher —
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The Gambian minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdou Colley, has informed a sub-regional conference in Banjul that the Gambia Government has set up a unit at the Central Bank of the Gambia to monitor suspicious financial transactions with a view to combating money laundering in The Gambia. The two-day ...6 days ago -
Arab Monetary Fund Grants $47m Loan to Mauritania
Net News Publisher —
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The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has granted to Mauritania a loan for $47 million designed to restructure the country’s financial sector. The loan will help conduct urgent structural reforms of the Mauritanian public finance sector through the devolution via transfer scheduling to departments, the creation of financial ...1 week ago -
MADAME THE EXPAT AND THE REPAIRMAN
LIFE IN THE EXPAT LANE —
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Every expat knows that settling in a new foreign country can be a fascinating frustrating experience. So I was not surprised that setting up our house in Ghana, West Africa had its problems. Some time ago I posted the story about a dysfunctional stove and the repairman pretending to fix it. As it turned out, my ...1 week ago -
Experts, Decision Makers Discuss “Migrations And Globalization” in Senegal
Net News Publisher —
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Human movements are at the center of African societies’ dynamics, the minister in charge of Senegalese living overseas, Sada Ndiaye, said at the opening in Dakar of an international conference on “Migrations and Globalisation : Present and Future Challenges.” According to Mr. Ndiaye, the present stakes and ...1 week ago -
African superstars await Nations Cup fate
Soccer News Info —
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African superstars Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o and Michael Essien will discover Friday who they face at the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola. A draw ceremony in the capital of the oil-rich south-west Africa state divides the 16 qualifiers into four groups from which the winners and runners-up advance to the ...1 week ago -
African Institute Calls for Full Implementation of ECOWAS Free Movement Treaty
Net News Publisher —
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The president of the Africa Regional Institute for Training Research and Development (ARITRD), Prof. Anthony Asiwaju, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fully implement the treaty on free movement of persons to enable the sub-region to benefit maximally from the policy. Article ...1 week ago -
Wind Power: Cell Phone Towers Powered by Wind
New articles on eBoom —
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helix_wind_savonos.jpg Helix Wind Corp . ( OTC:HLXW ) recently announced it will be testing two small vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT) to power cell phone towers from Core Communications Group .1 week ago -
Pygmy hippo shot and killed in…Australia
Mongabay.com News —
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Hunters going after pigs in Australias Northwest Territories got a big surprise when they shot an animal they mistook for a pig, only to find out it was a pygmy hippopotamus, reports the Northwest Territory News.1 week ago -
Illegal Migrants Escape From Mauritanian Shelters
Net News Publisher —
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The 34 Malian illegal immigrants, deported on Wednesday by Moroccan authorities and blocked at the border with Mauritania, have left their reception center for an unknown destination. The so-called illegal immigrants escaped in small groups from tents set up by the Mauritanian Red Cross which also provided food and ...2 weeks ago -
New realities for ancient Timbuktu
Ginny's Thoughts & Things —
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The general view here is that the extremists, apparently now signed-up members of the al-Qaeda franchise, are a minor, containable threat However, the tweet I got which linked to this article was entitled “Timbuktu Terror”. Huh!? Sounds a lot worse than it really is, it seems. via BBC NEWS | Programmes | From ...2 weeks ago -
ARTIST ON OUR RADAR: Tabi Bonney
Teen Diaries Blog —
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Tabi released his first independent album entitled A Fly Guy’s Theme. In fact, Bonney is the only truly independent artist (no label, no publicist) to appear on MTV’s Sucker Free countdown (A BIG DEAL). The up and coming rapper has worked with many DC natives along with Walé and Raheem DeVaughn. His hit singles ...2 weeks ago -
Yet Another Country Adopts BNP Policy: Irish Government Starts Voluntary Repatriation
The British National Party —
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Another country has adopted a part of British National Party policy. Last week, the Irish government formally launched a voluntary repatriation programme for immigrants and asylum seekers in Eire, offering them cash incentives to leave that country for good. An Irish government spokesman said that the scheme will ...2 weeks ago -
Hunters shoot pygmy hippo in NT bush (Australia)
Stupidica —
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A PYGMY hippopotamus has been shot dead during a pig hunting expedition in the Territory. The hippo is normally native to the swamps of west Africa, in particular Liberia. The Northern Territory News reports, Nico Courtney, 27, was out spotlighting for pigs with his mate Rusty on a station in the Douglas Daly district ...2 weeks ago -
Be My (Fair-Trade) Valentine
Carrie and Danielle —
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Today, many of us will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. It’s estimated that about 50% of us will do it with candy –and that probably means chocolate. The Love Drug On this day of love, nothing quite says “I love you” like chocolate, and lots of it. Its texture seduces. Its taste comforts all ills. ...2 weeks ago -
“Not Real Men…”
Kiva Stories from the Field —
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Me and the other Africa-based Kiva Fellows (photo provided by John Briggs) By Taylor Akin, KF9, Togo In the months of preparation leading up to my Kiva Fellowship in Lomé, Togo I have had plenty of opportunity to practice my take on the taxicab test – a concise explanation of Kiva’s mission and the work of a ...2 weeks ago -
Kinos
Find Me A Cure —
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Botanical Name: Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus erinaceus , Butea frondosa Family: N.O. Leguminosae/Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Pterocarpus marsupium:- ____________________ __ Other Names: Malabar Kino, Benga, Bijiayasal (in western Nepal), Piasal (Oriya), Venkai, and many others. Common Names: ...2 weeks ago
