Democracy
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Is Atta-Mills Ready to Rule Ghana? |
| Is Atta-Mills under too much pressure as a presidential candidate? Is he uncomfortable with the burden of being a presidential candidate within the walls of the Rawlings’ autocracy?... |
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MDC Faults SADC Extra Ordinary Summit |
| SADC approached summit without any concrete strategy- Tsvangirai... |
Development
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Europe-Africa: the Indispensable Partnership |
| We must change the donor-recipient patterns of behaviour which generate on each side paternalistic or supplicant attitudes and reflexes.... |
Regions
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Congo Peace Deals are Cosmetic |
| Many nations such as the United States are simultaneously involved in peace negotiations between Congo and Rwanda. Who are they representing at the negotiation table, and whose interests are they defending?... |
Commentary
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Obama - A Journey Rooted in Family and God |
| Obama will succeed as we lend him support, pray for God's guidance and hold together our situation knowing we are just as good.... |
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Zimbabwe: My Vision of a True ‘Civolution’ |
| Morgan Tsvangirayi, Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara claim to represent our interests yet they are in pursuit of self-aggrandisement.... |
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Chagosians’ plight: UK and US Must be brought to Account |
| How could such a despicable act be committed by countries that boast to be the citadels of civilization and human rights? Isn't this double standards, terrorism and hypocrisy?... |
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The Congo Genocide Must Stop |
| It is therefore ethically, politically and morally wrong for the international community to keep silent while Rwandan-backed militias continue to slaughter innocent civilians — the way it remained silent when genocide unfolded in Bosnia, Rwanda and, now, in Sudan.... |
Investment Opportunities
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Uganda Wary of IMF Bid on Investors |
| The call to harmonize tax incentives also comes on the back of growing pressure by Uganda’s private sector on government to create Export Processing Zones (EPZs). Kenya and Tanzania have EPZs, areas where exporters enjoy tax breaks and other incentives.... |
News Round Up
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Miriam Makeba, Queen of African Music Passes On |
| The 76 year old South African singing star, Miriam Makeba whose career took off in the 1950s is best remembered for her stand against apartheid... |
Events
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IREN Intra- East Africa Farmer Exchange Program |
| The Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) will be launching an intra East Africa farmer exchange program.... |
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Global Forum on Africa’s Natural Resources Wraps Up |
| The Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) a winner of the 'Top to-go-to Think Tank' 2008 award was honored to host a cross section of experts from across Africa to discuss resource exploitation in Africa... |
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Successful IREN Intra – Africa Students Exchange Program Applicants in Zimbabwe |
| It is important that young people take advantage of the tripartite agreement that was signed by 26 African countries, to travel and get to know the continent better... |
Health
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Individual Responsibility versus “Free” Health Care for All |
| Government policies that have the objective of encouraging citizens to be healthier should be based on reality. Promising South Africans that they will all benefit from free health care is fraudulent.... |
Feature
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Obama Faced with Daunting Challenges |
| Obama will have many options on domestic policy given his majorities in Congress. But his Achilles' heel, as it was for Bush and for many presidents, will be foreign policy.... |
Agriculture
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India-Africa Summit on Food Security Begins in Delhi |
| More than 100 experts on food and agriculture will be participating in the six technical sessions on alleviation of hunger, Inputs Management, R and D, Agro forestry, genomics for livelihood security and management for natural resources and climate change.... |
Report
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Communiqué of the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State |
| The Extra-Ordinary Summit will continuously remain seized with the ongoing political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Zimbabwe.... |
Announcement
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FREE Downloads on Agricultural Product Stewardship |
| It’s Free. Click below and download information on agricultural product stewardship.... |
Human Rights
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Child Abuse: Booming Business for Religeous Leaders? |
| Priests charge £170 - in a country where millions of people are living on less than £1 a day - for "treating" a child every night for two weeks, and holds them captive until the bill is paid.... |
