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Uganda's ugly vendetta weapon: acid
YAHOO Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:02:00 GMT
Outside the burns ward of Kampala's Mulago hospital, Darlison Kobusingye gingerly adjusts the headscarf she uses to cover the worst of the scars patterning the right side of her face.
Indian liquor baron 'had £25 million in cash in secret vault'
FEEDSPORTAL Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:55 GMT
'Ponty' Chadha, A billionaire liquor baron and financial backer of Mayawati, the 'Dalit Queen', is under investigation for tax evasion after more than £25 million in cash was seized from a secret vault in the basement of one of his shopping malls.
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Zambia
BBC Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:23:06 GMT
Zambia beat co-hosts Equatorial Guinea 1-0 to win Group A and book their place in the quarter-finals of this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Zimbabwe must hold fresh polls by March 2013: Tsvangirai
YAHOO Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:03 GMT
Zimbabwe will have to hold fresh elections by March next year to replace the uneasy power sharing government with President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday.
Thai 'crony' Of Mugabe To Promote National Image
TOPIX Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:27:11 GMT
A Thai Cabinet member who was the target of U.S. sanctions for alleged business deals with Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe is now in charge of promoting Thailand's national image.
Tropical depression hits Mozambique; 2 more killed as storms affect more than 250,000 families
TOPIX Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:44:55 GMT
MAPUTO, Mozambique - Mozambique's meteorological service says the second tropical depression to hit the southern part of the country in two weeks has destroyed thousands of homes.
Zimbabwe: Mystery deepens around general's death
TOPIX Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:26 GMT
A general in Zimbabwe burned beyond recognition in flames a police officer says didn't seem quite like other fires.
Zimbabwe: Mystery deepens around general's death
YAHOO Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:06 GMT
A general in Zimbabwe burned beyond recognition in flames a police officer says didn't seem quite like other fires. Questions over possible arson. And fire trucks arriving without water.
Kenya and the ICC: Brace yourself
ECONOMIST Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:02:59 GMT
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) on January 23rd announced the prosecution of four well-known Kenyans for crimes against humanity. The charges date back to a post-election spree of violence in 2008, which killed 1,500 people and displaced 300,000 more. Among those facing trial are Francis Muthaura, the country’s top civil servant, and Uhuru Kenyatta, the finance minister. Both men resigned three days later. They are from the Kikuyu tribe, while the other accused are from the rival Kalenjin: William Ruto, a former cabinet minister, and Joshua Sang, a radio-show host.Politics is likely to get messy as a result. Messrs Kenyatta and Ruto may still plan to stand in presidential elections this year. Mr Kenyatta, who says he will co-operate with the court, would likely be the main challenger to Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Mr Ruto has little chance of being elected, but could play the role of kingmaker if the result is close.The court’s indictments are unlikely yet to be much of an...
Op-Docs: They Will Say We Are Not Here
NYTIMES Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:05:18 GMT
The filmmakers explore the motivations, sorrows and dreams of the slain Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato.
Uganda: Murdered Gay Activist David Kato 'Lives on'
IBTIMES Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:49:39 EST
One year after killing of Ugandan gay activist David Kato, Africa still a long way from recognition of LGBT rights.
Malawi: Street Vendors Strip Women Naked
IBTIMES Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:39:04 EST
Malawi's street vendors' latest attacks on women have angered rights activists who have launched a campaign against their latest violent tactics.
Mozambique: Storms, floods kill 22
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:34 GMT
Storms have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and killed 22 in the southern African nation of Mozambique, disaster relief officials said Monday.
Mozambique: Storms, floods kill 10
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:50:44 GMT
Disaster relief officials say storms have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and killed 10 in the southern African nation of Mozambique.
Mozambique: Storms, floods kill 10
TOPIX Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:43:24 GMT
MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Disaster relief officials say storms have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and killed 10 in the southern African nation of Mozambique.
Int'l court: 4 of 6 Kenyan suspects to face trial
BOSTON Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:49:24 GMT
International Criminal Court judges have ordered four prominent Kenyans to stand trial on crimes against humanity charges of orchestrating a deadly wave of violence triggered by their country's disputed 2007 presidential election.
Int'l Court: 4 of 6 Kenyan Suspects to Face Trial
ABCNEWS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:34:26 GMT
Int'l court orders Kenyan presidential hopefuls to stand trial in postelection violence case
Mozambique: Storms, Floods Kill 10
ABCNEWS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:50:52 GMT
Storms, floods kill 10, force tens of thousands from homes in southern Mozambique
Hague hopes for easing of EU sanctions on Myanmar on Monday
REUTERS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:18:27 GMT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he hoped EU foreign ministers would be able to agree at a meeting on Monday to an easing of sanctions on Myanmar in response to reforms by the government, including the release of political prisoners. Related Stories Yemen's Saleh leaves for U.S., opponents protest Tracking microclimates could help feed the world France votes on genocide law, faces Turkish reprisals Cambodia rebuffs U.N. on new judge for Khmer Rouge trial War crimes court to try four Kenyan suspects
Cambodia rebuffs U.N. on new judge for Khmer Rouge trial
REUTERS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:54:08 GMT
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia refused on Monday a U.N. call to reconsider its veto of a new judge on the Khmer Rouge war crime tribunal, saying it reserved the right to reject unsuitable candidates under a 2003 agreement with the world body. Related Stories Yemen's Saleh leaves for U.S., opponents protest Hague hopes for easing of EU sanctions on Myanmar on Monday Tracking microclimates could help feed the world France votes on genocide law, faces Turkish reprisals War crimes court to try four Kenyan suspects
Leading Kenyans await ICC ruling
BBC Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:13:08 GMT
The International Criminal Court is to rule whether two Kenyan presidential hopefuls and four others will stand trial over violence after the 2007 election.
ICC to rule on top Kenyans' trial
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:14:03 GMT
The International Criminal Court will Monday decide whether six top Kenyans, including Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta should face trial for their roles in bloody post-poll unrest in which 1,100 died.
Malawi leader: Women can dress as they wish
SIFY Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT
A spate of recent attacks on women wearing pants and miniskirts has prompted Malawi's president to declare on national television that women have the right to choose their dress.
Malawian women protest after attacks for wearing pants
CNN Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:25:39 EST
Malawian women protested Friday to demand an end to attacks on those who were stripped naked on the streets for wearing pants, leggings and miniskirts, instead of dresses.
Women in Malawi protest attacks over skirts, pants
YAHOO Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:04:46 GMT
It's been 18 years since the late dictator Hastings Kamuzu Banda's "indecency in dress" laws were repealed in Malawi, but mobs of men and boys in the largely conservative southern African country have recently been publicly stripping women of their miniskirts and pants.
Five dead, thousands affected in Mozambique tropical storm
YAHOO Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:32:41 GMT
Five people died and thousands were affected in the first tropical storm to hit Southern Mozambique since 1984, an official said Thursday.
World Briefing | Africa: Rwanda: 4 Military Officers Arrested
NYTIMES Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:18:51 GMT
The senior officers were placed under house arrest on counts of indiscipline and illegal business dealings in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said Thursday.
World Briefing | Africa: Malawi: After Attacks, President Says Women Have Right to Choose Clothing
NYTIMES Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:49:53 GMT
A spate of recent attacks on women wearing pants and miniskirts prompted President Bingu wa Mutharika to declare Thursday that women had the right to choose their dress.
Malawi women protest stripping attacks
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:20:25 GMT
Women in Malawi plan to protest in the streets Friday over recent beatings by street-vendor mobs who beat and stripped naked several women for wearing trousers or miniskirts.
Kagame 'not excited' by France's genocide report, says Africa shouldn't be judged by outsiders
TOPIX Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:44:12 GMT
KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Sunday he's "not very excited" by a report released by a French commission that found that the missile fire that brought down the Rwandan president's plane in 1994 and sparked the country's genocide came from a military camp and not Tutsi rebels.
Rwanda verdicts in terror trial
BBC Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:32:00 GMT
Twenty-two people, accused of having links with Rwandan rebels in DR Congo, are found guilty of launching a series of grenade attacks in Rwanda.
Kenya army apologises for 'misleading' stoning tweet
YAHOO Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:09:28 GMT
A Kenyan military spokesman apologised Thursday for a "misleading tweet" he posted the previous day linking to pictures of a man being stoned to death by Somali Islamists.
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Rebels Attack Kenya
NYTIMES Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:10:36 GMT
Somali militants have attacked a Kenyan police post near the Kenya-Somalia border, killing at least six people and kidnapping several others, Kenyan officials said Thursday.
Briton faces bomb charge in Kenya
INDEPENDENT Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:03 GMT
A British man and two Kenyans have been charged with handling explosive materials by a court in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa.
Briton in Kenya bomb plot charge
BBC Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:18:01 GMT
A 29-year-old British man is charged in court in Kenya with possessing illegal explosive-making material and plotting to explode a bomb.
Zambia makes bungee jumping offer
BBC Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:28:40 GMT
Zambia's tourism minister offers to bungee-jump with the Australian woman who plunged into the Zambezi River after her cord snapped in two.
Likely French U-turn on Rwanda killing thaws ties
YAHOO Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:35:17 GMT
The change in course of a French judicial probe into the downing of late Rwandan leader Juvenal Habyarimana's jet could help a troubled Paris come to terms with its role in the 1994 genocide.
Waiting to see if rich countries 'fry the big fish' over corruption | John Githongo
GUARDIAN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:01 GMT
It's the turn of the developing world to watch how the west handles fraud and corruption at the highest levels It is most curious that no senior executive of the failed banks and other senior officials whose shenanigans precipitated the financial meltdown in 2008 has been charged with corruption for the abuse of vested authority for personal gain. Banks issued loans they knew would never be repaid and the more of them they pushed out of the door, the bigger the personal bonuses earned. These loans were securitised into instruments that were given triple-A ratings by agencies paid by the banks. All this with the assurance that if it went up in smoke, as some brave officials and well-informed analysts had predicted, then the public would foot the bill. Billions were pumped into banks, often in processes overseen by former colleagues who had joined the government. Despite a small but steady stream of whistleblowers coming forward since 2008, the much-heralded Sarbanes-Oxley Act,..
Probe: 1994 Rwandan leader killed by military fire
BOSTON Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:50:21 GMT
A French investigation has found that the missile fire which brought down the Rwandan president's plane in 1994 and sparked the country's genocide came from a military camp and not Tutsi rebels, according to a lawyer briefed Tuesday.
Paul Kagame allies 'did not shoot down plane' that sparked Rwanda genocide
FEEDSPORTAL Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:44:52 GMT
A French investigation into what sparked the 1994 Rwandan genocide appears to exonerate current President Paul Kagame and his Tutsi allies after Paris had previously accused him of triggering the killing of 800,000 people in 100 days.
Kenya on edge as terror attack threat looms; militants seek security uniforms, official says
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:28:51 EST
NAIROBI, Kenya — The security bulletins warning of an impending assault by terrorists are rising in intensity as Kenya’s capital increases security measures in hopes of preventing what would be the first massive attack here since the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing. Read full article >>
Probe: Rwandan president killed by military fire
TOPIX Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:58:07 GMT
A lawyer says a French judge has determined that the missile fire that brought down the Rwandan president's plane and sparked the country's genocide came from a military camp, and not Tutsi rebels.
Zimbabwe minister gets his knickers in a twist over undergarment imports
INDEPENDENT Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:50:25 GMT
Zimbabwe has banned the import and sale of second-hand underwear after the Finance Minister said women should not suffer the indignity of wearing hand-me-down lingerie.
Watch: Woman Survives Plunge When Bungee Line Snaps
ABCNEWS Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:50:35 GMT
An Australian tourist's bungee cord snapped during a jump in Zimbabwe.
Malawi judicial strike shuts down courts
YAHOO Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:35:55 GMT
Malawi's courts ground to a halt Monday as some 2,000 judicial workers began an indefinite strike over work conditions and higher pay, organisers said.
E. Guinea's Obiang in surprise visit to Zimbabwe
YAHOO Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:54:21 GMT
Africa's longest-ruling leader, Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema, made an unannounced visit Monday to Zimbabwe, which had helped foil a coup bid against him, and pledged to boost ties.
Malawi clerks’ strike for more pay closes courts across southern African nation
WASHINGTONPOST Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:22:36 EST
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s Ministry of Justice says courts across the southern African country are closed because of a strike by clerks demanding pay hikes. Austin Kamanga, a spokesman for the clerks who started striking Monday, says they were promised 40 percent raises in 2006 and 50 percent in 2009, but the increases were never paid. He says the clerks, who earn an average of 16,200 kwacha ($100) a month, will strike until they get the raises they were previously promised, plus another unspecified increase this year. Read full article >>
Victoria Falls bungee jumper survives after cord snaps during descent
GUARDIAN Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:46:25 GMT
Erin Langworthy's cord snapped as she leapt from a bridge over a gorge 111 metres above the Zambezi river An Australian tourist survived after getting more thrills than she had bargained during a bungee jump in Zambia when the cord attached to her feet snapped, sending her plunging into fast flowing rapids below. Footage of the incident shows Erin Langworthy, 22, leaping from a bridge which crosses a gorge 111 metres above the Zambezi river at Victoria Falls, the world's largest waterfall. It shows the cord snapping as she reached the bottom of her descent, when she was still around 20 metres above the water, the Zambia Post reported. With her feet still tied, Langworthy plunged head first into the Zambezi before swimming to the side of the river. "It was quite scary because a couple of times the rope actually got caught on some rocks or debris," she told Australia's Channel Nine television network. "I actually had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was..
Travellers warned of attack plans in Nairobi
TOPIX Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:58:39 GMT
Kenyan authorities have increased security in the capital and the FO warned travellers to be vigilant.
Travellers warned of attack plans in Nairobi
INDEPENDENT Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:00:01 GMT
UK anti-terrorism police have been working with the Kenyan authorities following the arrest of a British national in the country, it has emerged.
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Video: OWS protesters fight eviction in D.C.
CBSNEWS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:50 EST
As police threaten evictions, CBS News' Jacqueline Corba and Chad Sinclair spoke with "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in Washington, D.C.
App rewards couch potatoes
CNN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:21:32 GMT
A mobile application called "Viggle" lets you earn rewards by watching TV. CNN's Chad Myers explains how it works.
Myers: Drivers were in a 'bowl of smoke'
CNN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:12:22 GMT
CNN meteorologist Chad Myers explains why the smoke and fog was so heavy at the scene of a multi-car pileup in Florida.
A psychiatrist in Kenya
CNN Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:34:18 GMT
Kenyan psychiatrist Frank Njenga talks to CNN about his journey into mental heath care.
Lessons of mental healthcare
CNN Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:34:27 GMT
Kenyan psychiatrist Frank Njenga believes that children must be educated about mental heath care.
Odinga talks ICC charges
CNN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:54:34 GMT
Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga discusses the International Criminal Court's charges against Kenyan officials.
Kenya praises aid worker rescue
CNN Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:20:05 GMT
CNN's Becky Anderson talks to the Kenyan prime minister about the rescue of aid workers in Somalia by U.S. special forces.
A journey to Victoria Falls
CNN Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:46:23 GMT
CNN's Errol Barnet travels to Livingston, Zambia to see why tourists are flocking for views of the Victoria Falls.
Court pursues Kenyan leaders
CNN Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:42 GMT
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse explains why Kenyans welcome the ICC investigation into 2007 election violence.
Video: 60 Minutes Presents: Into the Wild
CBSNEWS Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:00:55 EST
In a special hour devoted to the natural world, Scott Pelley visits Kenya to witness the great wildebeest migration; then, Bob Simon listens to the secret language of elephants; lastly, Lara Logan visits with Jane Goodall in the forests of Tanzania.
SC Republicans: "We pick presidents!"
CNN Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:57:04 GMT
South Carolina Republican Party chairman Chad Connelly talks about South Carolina's strong history of picking presidents.
Video: Preview: Into the Wild
CBSNEWS Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:56:25 EST
First, witness the great wildebeest migration in Kenya; then, listen to the secret language of elephants in Central Africa; lastly, visit with Jane Goodall in the forests of Tanzania. Watch "60 Minutes Presents: Into the Wild," a special hour devoted to the natural world, on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Gorilla's filmed up close in the wild
CNN Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:44:19 GMT
CNN films gorillas up close in Rwanda - one of three countries where mountain gorillas can be observed in the wild.
Zambia's investment in infrastructure
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:51:27 GMT
CNN's Errol Barnett travels to visits Livingstone, Zambia where investment in infrastructure is aiming to boost tourism.
Zambia's Jewish settlement
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:47:17 GMT
Livingstone, Zambia was once home to one of the oldest Jewish settlements in Africa.
Who benefits from Huntsman dropping out?
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:45:04 GMT
South Carolina GOP Chairman Chad Connelly discusses Jon Huntsman's withdrawal from the presidential race.
Bungee jumping over the Zambezi River
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:02:28 GMT
Take a leap with Errol Barnett as he bungee jumps off the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zambia.
A new Zambia built on history
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:48:03 GMT
Errol Barnett visits Livingstone, Zambia to see how locals are preserving its past while preparing for the future.
VIDEO: Aid official expelled from Chad
BBC Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:23:10 GMT
A senior British aid official has been expelled from Chad while attempting to visit refugees from Darfur in the east of the country.
South Carolina primary field narrows
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:12:24 GMT
Chad Connelly, Chairman of the S.C. Republican Party, discusses the likely effect of Huntsman's departure from the race.
Cancer survivor tells story
CNN Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:20:38 GMT
In Uganda, a cancer survivor's story of courage and determination. Bart Kakooza of UBC Uganda reports.
Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' ticks forward
CNN Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:05:07 GMT
The end-of-the-world "Doomsday Clock" is "five minutes away." CNN's Chad Myers explains.
Woman Who Survived Bungee Cord Fall May Go Again
ABCNEWS Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:41:36 GMT
Erin Langworthy, 22, discusses falling 365 feet into Zimbabwe's Zambezi River.
Video: Woman survives after bungee cord snaps
TODAY.MSNBC.MSN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:50:58 GMT
A 22-year-old adrenaline junkie is lucky to be alive after her bungee cord snapped, sending her into crocodile-infested waters on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)
VIDEO: Kenya Britons warned over threat
BBC Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:17:15 GMT
The British government has warned tourists that a terror attack may be imminent in Kenya.
Kenya warned of terror threat
CNN Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:46:55 GMT
British officials warn of possible terror attacks in Kenya. CNN's Per Nyberg reports.
UK warns of terror threats in Kenya
CNN Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:00:44 GMT
UK officials warn of terror threats in Kenya as the east African nation battles Islamist militants in neighboring Somali.
Shoppers hit in Rwanda blast
REUTERS Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:16:00 GMT
Jan. 4 - Casualties lose arms and legs in a grenade blast near a fruit and vegetable market in Kigali. Paul Chapman reports.
VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya
BBC Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:56:03 GMT
Kenya, known for long-distance running, is now seeing a growth in the popularity of football.
Video: CBS Sunday Morning presents "The Bright Eye"
CBSNEWS Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:10:03 EST
Chad Solomon and Christy Pope from Cuffs and Buttons create a CBS Sunday Morning exclusive cocktail called "The Bright Eye"
Video: K.I.N.D. donations in action
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:09:30 GMT
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell shares the most recent update on the fundraising total for the K.I.N.D. fund, Kids In Need Of Desks, a special partnership between MSNBC and UNICEF to bring desks to needy students in Malawi. (The Last Word)
Photographer Touched by Wild Mountain Gorillas
ABCNEWS Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:51:50 GMT
Tourists capture chance encounter near Bwindi National Park in Uganda.
Video: Latest K.I.N.D. fundraising totals revealed
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:09:31 GMT
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell discusses the latest news on the effort to get desks to school kids in Malawi. (The Last Word)
Video: K.I.N.D. fund nears new milestone
MSNBC.MSN Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:12:30 GMT
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell gives the latest update on the K.I.N.D. fund, MSNBC’s joint program with UNICEF to bring desks to school children in Malawi. (The Last Word)
Video: Little dresses bring big hopes to Malawi
MSNBC.MSN Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:09:12 GMT
Rachel O’Neill’s idea to sew and hand out dresses to thousands of little girls in Malawi became a symbol of friendship from women 8,000 miles away. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)
VIDEO: Kabila takes oath in DR Congo
BBC Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:30:25 GMT
The Democratic Republic of Congo's President, Joseph Kabila, has been sworn in for a second term in Kinshasa.
Video: Malawi students bursting into song
MSNBC.MSN Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:38:30 GMT
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell helped deliver desks to one Malawi school through the K.I.N.D. fund. During the visit children literally burst into song, expressing their gratitude for your generous donations. (The Last Word)
Kenyan troops secure militia stronghold
REUTERS Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:10:00 GMT
Dec. 14 - Kenyan Defence Force takes foreign media into Ras Kamboni - a region of southern Somalia formerly under the control of al Shabaab militants. Simon Hanna retorts.
NASA looks to 2012 and beyond
CNN Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:14:04 GMT
CNN's Chad Myers discusses what projects are on NASA's radar for 2012 - including the Mars "Curiosity" rover.
Mysterious object observed near Mercury
CNN Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:50:09 GMT
Chad Myers reports on a mysterious object observed near Mercury that has conspiracy theorists chattering.
VIDEO: Mugabe calls for elections next year
BBC Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:42:55 GMT
In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe, who is 87, has called for elections next year as he attempts to win another term in office.
Deep divisions in Zimbabwe
CNN Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:25:31 GMT
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is set to call for early elections. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.
Stopping blood diamonds from being sold
CNN Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:24:56 GMT
Global Witness is withdrawing from the Kimberley process over Zimbabwean diamonds. CNN's Dan Rivers reports.
Kenya floods displace thousands.
REUTERS Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:34:00 GMT
Dec. 6 - Deaths reported as heavy downpours flood large swathes of western Kenya, displacing thousands and causing major infrastructure damage. Nick Rowlands reports.
Crisis at the heart of diamond trade
CNN Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:25:46 GMT
NGO Global Witness is withdrawing from the Kimberley process over Zimbabwean diamonds. CNN's Robyn Curnow reports.
Gorillas threatened by climate change
REUTERS Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:22:52 GMT
A new UN report says climate change is impacting Rwanda's gorillas. Deborah Gembara reports.
Arrest call as Bush arrives in Zambia
REUTERS Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:53:00 GMT
Dec. 02 - Bush arrives in Zambia as a rights group calls for his arrest over his support for the waterboarding interrogation technique. Rough cut (No reporter narration).
Lions send texts of whereabouts
CNN Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:31:56 GMT
Lions in Kenya have been outfitted with GPS collars that will send their location via text message.
Mozambique's 340ml
CNN Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:29:59 GMT
Meet 340ml, a band from Mozambique, making a life and a name for themselves in South Africa.
Kenya on the offensive to save tourism
CNN Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:20:58 GMT
CNN's David McKenzie talks to Kenya's tourism minister, Najib Balala, about the security of tourist sites.

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