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Dinosaur nest, Rooidraai, South Africa, Early Jurassic. Exhibit in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tiny, new African dinosaur species unveiled
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new dinosaur the size of a house cat and described as a cross between "a bird, a vampire and a porcupine" has been identified in a piece of rock from South Africa. University of... (photo: Public Domain / Daderot) Chicago Tribune
Africa   Animal   Paleontology   Photos   Wikipedia: List of African dinosaurs   Zoo
Anas Mustapha, 14 years old, at right, who was tested with the meningitis epidemic (js1) Vaccines ready for 50 million in Africa's 'Meningitis Belt'
AFP - A huge vaccination campaign to protect 50 million people against meningitis has been launched in seven African countries aiming to stamp out the deadly virus, health officials said Thursday. The... (photo: AP / George Osodi) France24
Africa   Meningitis   Photos   Vaccines   Wikipedia: African meningitis belt
President Kagame speaks to his supporters at a last rally in Bumbogo, Rwanda, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010 Kagame defiant over Congo rebels
Kigali - President Paul Kagame said on Thursday Western governments were “dead wrong” in blaming Rwanda for the rebellion in neighbouring eastern Congo and threatening Kigali with aid... (photo: AP / Margaret Cappa) Independent online (SA)
Congo   Kigali   Photos   Rebels   Rwanda   Wikipedia: 2012 East DR Congo conflict
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, speaks during a felicitation event for him in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. South Africa's Desmond Tutu wins $1 million prize
updated 10:38 AM EDT, Thu October 4, 2012 Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks with Aung San Suu Kyi via satellite in New York City on September 21, 2011. (CNN) -- A billionaire's foundation announced... (photo: AP / Ashwini Bhatia) CNN
Africa   Charity   Desmond Tutu   Photos   Wikipedia: Desmond Tutu
In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, alleged members of al-Shabab are blindfolded and guarded at a former police station by soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) in Kismayo, southern Somalia, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Somalia: Kismayo residents fear new clan fighting
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Renewed clan warfare threatens the future of Kismayo, where African Union and Somali troops earlier this week pushed out Islamic extremists. Kismayo was the last bastion... (photo: AP / AU-UN IST, Stuart Price) Herald Tribune
Fear   Fighting   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Battle of Kismayo (2012)
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