A lawyer says a Kenyan court has awarded compensation to 11 victims of the largest illegal deportation of terrorism suspects in Africa to countries with appalling human rights records. …read more
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Tag Archives: Africa
Taiwan Is Angry; Is It Also Corrupt?
By Ralph Jennings, Contributor
Bribes paid to the judiciary are accelerating in parts of the world, the NGO Transparency International found this year. It named Ghana, Mozambique and Indonesia, where the rate had gone up by more than 20%. You expect that from Africa and Indonesia. …read more
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Jury to decide if Somali pirates convicted of killing 4 Americans will be sentenced to death
A Virginia jury will deliberate the sentence of three Somali pirates convicted in the 2011 shooting deaths of four Americans off the coast of Africa. …read more
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DuPont wins fight for South African seed company
After a nearly three-year battle with South African regulators, DuPont Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of a majority stake in South Africa’s Pannar Seed. The deal greatly expands the chemical and seed company’s access to new markets, and will help it boost research efforts and seed availability for farmers in Africa. …read more
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S.Africa unemployment nears 26%
Almost 26 percent of the South African workforce is now out of work, according to official data released Tuesday, which showed a worsening of the country’s already dire labour problems. …read more
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Sri Lanka, S.Africa want to light up dead rubber
Sri Lanka and South Africa will not let the intensity slip in Wednesday’s fifth and final one-day international in Colombo even though the hosts have already wrapped up the series. …read more
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Rape accusation withdrawn against S.Africa union boss
South Africa’s top trade union boss said a female subordinate had dropped rape allegations against him Monday, after a brief internal inquiry. …read more
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S.Africa court delays hearing over Mandela firms
A South African judge postponed a court battle over control of Nelson Mandela’s companies Monday, after a lawyer for his daughters withdrew from the case. …read more
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Britain confirms 3,000-pound cash bond scheme for high-risk visitor visas from 6 countries
The British Home Office confirms it will demand a 3,000-pound ($4,350) refundable bond for visas for “high-risk” visitors from six former colonies in Africa and Asia. …read more
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Climate science boost with tropical aerosols profile
Australia’s biomass burning emissions comprise about eight per cent of the global total, ranking third by continent behind Africa (48 per cent) and South America (27 per cent). …read more
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TD Jakes School of Leadership to Launch Classes in Africa, Asia?
Megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says he has been exploring the possibility of taking his School of Leadership curriculum, which offers courses in entrepreneurship, digital media, church media and more, overseas to Africa and Asia, as the Regent University-powered online program prepares to engage its inaugural class. …read more
Source: The Christian Post
Warner fires Ashes reminder with 193 in S.Africa
Controversial Australian batsman David Warner sent a timely reminder to the struggling Ashes team with a 193-run innings against South Africa A Wednesday in Pretoria. …read more
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New species of Hero Shrew found in equatorial Africa
Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum and international collaborators have described a new species of Hero Shrew – the mammal with the most bizarre lower spine on Earth. The interlocking vertebrae of the Hero Shrew render the spine four to five times more robust relative to body mass, a condition not found in any other mammal. The spine has been an enigma to evolutionary biologists, with no known adaptive significance. …read more
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UK court to decide S.Africa murder extradition
A London court will on Wednesday rule whether a British man accused of orchestrating his bride’s murder on their South African honeymoon is mentally fit to face extradition. …read more
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Tiny fossils link 'old bastard' marsupials to South America and Africa
Two tiny fossils are prompting an overhaul of theories about marsupial evolution after they revealed unexpected links to South America – and possibly Africa. …read more
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Former military head says it was quickly clear terrorists behind Benghazi consulate attack
The former head of U.S. forces in Africa, General Carter Ham, told the Aspen Security Forum that it quickly became clear the assault on the American consulate in Benghazi last year was a terrorist attack and not a spontaneous demonstration.
Photo Gallery: Behind the Scenes in June 2013
We’ve shared some of our favorite photos below – then check out the full set on our Flickr gallery.
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Loss of African woodland may impact on climate, study shows
Deforestation in parts of Africa could be reversed with changes to land use, a study suggests. …read more
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Cash-shy S.Africa bank on swimming 'golden boy' Le Clos
Olympic golden boy Chad le Clos carries South Africa’s medal hope at swimming’s world championships, which start Sunday, after the Rainbow Nation’s swim team solved its cash concerns. …read more
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Froome – out of Africa and into yellow jersey
When Chris Froome stepped down from top of the the Tour de France podium on Sunday, there was no plan for a lavish ceremony befitting of the most recent winner of the race’s fabled yellow jersey. …read more
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