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Tax evasion still crippling Africa as rich countries fail to deliver support
Africa   Congo   Development   Photos   Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo		  The Guardian 
Tax evasion still crippling Africa as rich countries fail to deliver support
Africa Progress Panel also calls on resource-rich countries to invest in jobs and development, not squander opportunities Copper and cobalt are extracted in Lubumbashi, in DR Congo, whose economy is... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Pictured is a landmine or unexploded ordinance warning sign during the mine clearance activities carried out by the Armor Group and coordinated by the United Nations Mine Action Office (UNAMO) in consultation with the Government of Southern Sudan, other national and international actors.
Defence   Human Rights   Photos   Weapons   Wikipedia: Land mine		  The Independent 
IoS Investigation: The shocking truth about landmines
The landmine belongs to another era – or so many of us like to believe. We think of it as an evil all but consigned to history by the entreaties of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a Nobel prize-winning... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank  The Guardian 
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank
Report finds discovery of oil and mineral resources doing little to improve prospects for poor people, whose lot may even worsen A miner holds wolfram in Ngungu, 60km west of Goma in the Democratic... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Africa   Mineral   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: African Union
Cities rises in a vast  The Guardian 
Rise of the megacities – get the data
Out-of-date censuses, inconsistent methodologies and the political manipulation of official statistics mean estimating and predicting city populations is fraught with difficulty • Get the data • More... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
America   China   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Megacity
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An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police, not seen, during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Independent online (SA)
Amnesty lifts lid on Cairo violence
Cairo - Egypt has seen state violence on an “unprecedented scale” since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last July following mass protests... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Amnesty   Egypt Crisis   Human Rights in Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia : Egypt Protests
Mine workers sit on a hill where a year ago, police opened fire on fellow workers killing 34 and injuring 78, during a memorial service to get under way, near the Marikana, South Africa, platinum mine, Friday Aug. 16, 2013. New Straits/Business Times
South Africa braces for mass platinum strike
Tens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
Marikana Protests   Photos   South Africa   South Africa Mines   Wikipedia : Marikana
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Business Day
Obama to invite leaders to US-Africa summit
Related articles NEWS ANALYSIS: Fixing mismatch between US aid policy and Africa’s needs US grows more isolationist, but the world still needs it THE US is joining the... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
Africa   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Anti-Balaka Christan youth loot the Muslim market in the PK13 district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Al Jazeera
UN expert: CAR risks spiralling into genocide
The UN chief's special adviser on genocide prevention has warned of a "high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide" in the Central African Republic. Adama... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Photos   C.A.R. - Conflict   C.A.R. - Violence   Ethnic War - C.A.R.   Wikipedia: Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration
President Barack Obama pauses at the stage curtain as he arrives to sign the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 which settles long-standing lawsuits by African American farmers and Native Americans against the federal government, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, part of the White House complex, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The act also authorizes $1.15 billion for black farmers who say they were discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chosunilbo
Obama to Host Africa Summit in Washington
President Barack Obama will host a summit with African leaders in a bid to strengthen trade and investment ties with the continent. The... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Africa   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Britain's business secretary, Vince Cable, right, and Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, left, attend a global business environment meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Independent online (SA)
Dangote sees company in top 100 by 2017
Davos, Switzerland - Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said his Dangote Group would join the ranks of the world’s biggest 100 companies within three years as... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
2014 World Economic Forum   Aliko Dangote   Dangote Group   Photos   Wikipedia : Dangote Group
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks to the media at a press conference in Juba, South Sudan Monday, Jan 20, 2014. Negotiators for Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar told reporters over the weekend that a cease-fire was close at hand, but a Twitter feed believed controlled by Machar said Monday there won't be a cease-fire until Ugandan troops leave the country and political detainees are released. Kiir questions role of U.N. mission in South Sudan The Hindu
In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 photo, a French soldier looks on as the body of a lynched Muslim man is burned by a crowd, in Bangui, Central African Republic. C. African Republic chooses mayor as new leader Times Union
A girl walks past a row of makeshift toilets, with signs indicating costs to use the shower (5 cents) or the toilet (10 cents), in an informal camp housing an estimated 100,000 displaced people, at Mpoko Airport, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Eight candidates to seek CAR presidency Independent online (SA)
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to the Iraqi lawmakers before submitting his new government for approval in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved on Tuesday a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ending nine months of political deadlock that threatened to stall economic development and suck the country back into sectarian violence. 'Diabolical' Arab countries behind Iraq strife: Nuri al-Maliki The Times of India
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A heap of HARIBO gummy bears Haribo stops selling 'racist' sweets The Daily Telegraph
In a picture taken on Tuesday April 24, 2012, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni address the ruling party members in Entebbe about 42kms east of the capital Kampala. Ugandan president slams gays while refusing to sign anti-gay bill The Los Angeles Times
n this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2012, Miles Lappeman, owner of Finfoot Lake Reserve near Tantanana, South Africa, and his son Marc, right, walk past the carcass of a rhino. South Africa says at least 588 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year alone, 8 rhinos at the Finfoot Lake Reserve, the worst recorded year in decades. The number has soared as buyers in Asia pay the U.S. street value of cocaine for rhino horn, a material they believe, wrongly, medical experts say, cures diseases. South Africa rhino toll tops 1,000 Belfast Telegraph
Global Terrorism
This March 13, 2014 photo released by Australian Federal Police, shows thousands of dollars of Australian money seized by the police on a cart, in Australia. Australia Raid On Drugs Linked To Terror Skynews
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak attends a press conference in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 17 2011. Israel 'Foils' Al Qaeda's US Embassy Bomb Plot Skynews
Free Syrian Army fighter carry the body of their comrade away from the front line during clashes against Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Peace talks on Syria stuck over Assad's future The Guardian
President Barack Obama addresses supporters at a fundraising reception in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Obama, Iraqi Sunni leader talk security, terrorism STL Today
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