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July 26, 2012
AFRICA NEWS
Mozambique told to tackle crime
Maputo (AFP) July 25, 2012
A US-based think tank on Wednesday called on Mozambique to tackle rising crime amid a wave of high-profile kidnappings and as the country becomes a major corridor for trafficking of African wildlife to Asia. "The Mozambican government has the mandate to put forward the strategic framework for crime and violence prevention," Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) said in a report. The report said inequality, corruption, organised crime, high number of street dwellers, a weak justice ... read more

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DRC oil 'fans flames of civil war'
Recent oil strikes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised fears they will exacerbate the resource-driven war that's been raging in the mineral-rich eastern sector of the African state for nearly two decades. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Search for mountain gorillas after DR Congo fighting
Congolese rangers on Tuesday began searching the dense Virunga jungle for six families of critically endangered mountain gorillas who have not been spotted since fighting erupted three months ago. ... more
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Climate change and deforestation: When the past influences the present
The impact of deforestation on loss of biodiversity is undeniable. Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot for its richness of endemic species, has been especially hard hit by deforestation and subsequent ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Flooding in central Nigeria's Jos kills at least 35
Heavy rainfall in central Nigeria forced a dam to overflow, causing flooding that left at least 35 people dead and destroyed or damaged some 200 homes, the Red Cross said Monday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

US suspends aid to Rwanda amid DR Congo violence
The United States announced Sunday it will suspend military aid to Rwanda on allegations that the southern African nation is backing the rebellion in the neighboring DR Congo. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

S. Korea arrests Indonesian for Japan tsunami fraud
South Korean police said Monday they have arrested an Indonesian woman for a scam related to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster in March last year. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

New sapphire find sends panners into Madagascar lemur park
Knee-deep in muddy water, a 10-year-old child and a woman with braided hair lean over a large sieve, washing earth and rocks, their eyes clenched against the filthy splashing water. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Asia fuels record elephant, rhino killings: WWF
China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa, environment group WWF said on Monday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Sudan denies bombing South
Sudan on Saturday denied launching an air strike against South Sudan during fragile peace talks, saying it had only targeted Darfuri rebels inside northern territory. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Commentary: Pakistani nuclear hero villain
Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's national nuclear hero, was also a nuclear black market pariah. He sold and smuggled bomb-making secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya, and was put under house arrest by former President Pervez Musharraf for five years (2004-09). ... more
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FARM NEWS

Conflict, hunger, cholera and locusts: Mali's woes mount
A toddler's cries ring out in a paediatric ward where about 20 children lie emaciated from malnutrition in this northern Mali town, whose occupation by Islamists has caused a humanitarian crisis. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Aquifer could supply water for centuries
A newly discovered underground source could supply water to northern Namibia of the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa for hundreds of years, experts say. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

China doubles loans to Africa to $20 billion
China said Thursday it would offer $20 billion in new loans to Africa, underscoring the relationship's growing importance, as Chinese companies agreed to operate more responsibly on the resource-rich continent. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Israel navy needs ships to guard gas fields
Israel's navy is pressing for $756 million to buy four corvettes to bolster protection for the country's growing natural gas bonanza while naval exercises around Cyprus has heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Nigeria increases defense spending
Nigeria's Ministry of Defense has projected spending $16.4 billion within the next four years. ... more
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Sudan rebels claim Darfur helicopter shoot-down
Rebels in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region on Tuesday claimed they shot down a military helicopter which the army said crashed because of a malfunction, killing seven. ... more
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Endangered languages get a Google protection plan
Google on Tuesday unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages. ... more
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Somali pirates release Taiwan fishing boat
A Taiwanese fishing boat seized by Somali pirates nearly 19 months ago was freed, and its crew members were taken to safety by a Chinese naval vessel, Taiwan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq PM for 'militarisation': Kurd official
The spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish regional president sharply criticised national premier Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday for allegedly militarising Iraqi society and using violence for political ends. ... more
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Viktor Bout cronies tried to renew arms trade: NGO
Two alleged accomplices of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout sought to relaunch his business from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, a US non-governmental organization said Tuesday. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

South Africa recalls 500,000 HIV test kits: ministry
South Africa is recalling 500,000 HIV test kits it ordered from a South Korean company despite a World Health Organisation (WHO) warning over inconclusive results, the health ministry said Tuesday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Afro-Japanese fusion music puzzles traditionalists
One of Africa's most traditional instruments, the thumb piano, may look a little out of place in the hands of Sakaki Mango, a Japanese musician who has adopted it as his own. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Nigeria fines Shell $5.0 bn over oil spill
Nigeria has fined Shell $5.0 billion over an oil spill late last year at an offshore field, but the company told AFP on Tuesday there was no basis for the fine. ... more
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GMV Leads Satellite Navigation Project In Collaboration With The South African National Space Agency
GMV is leading a major satellite navigation project in collaboration with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The project, SBAS Awareness and Training for South Africa (SATSA), wi ... more
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WAR REPORT

Defected Syrian envoy lashes out at Assad
Nawaf Fares, who this week defected as Syria's ambassador to Iraq, on Saturday accused President Bashar al-Assad of allowing Al-Qaeda to use Syria as a springboard for attacks in his former host country. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Iraq seeks to speed up F-16 deliveries
Iraq wants the Pentagon to speed up delivery of the 36 F-16IQ jet fighters it ordered from Lockheed Martin as it seeks to fast track the development of its armed forces following the U.S. military withdrawal in December. ... more
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Clinton lands in Israel on last-leg of world tour
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel late on Sunday for top-level talks with Israeli officials expected to focus on Iran's nuclear programme and the stalled peace process. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Over 2,000 evacuated, dozens stranded in South Africa storms
Rescue workers evacuated over 2,000 people and dozens of trucks were stranded as heavy rains and snow battered southern parts of South Africa over a freezing weekend, officials said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Hundreds flee Nigerian villages ahead of army raid: official
Hundreds of villagers have quit their homes in central Nigeria ahead of a planned army raid on suspected militant hideouts, over recent attacks that killed more than 100 people, the army said Monday. ... more
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New Au. sediba fossils discovered in rock
South African scientists will share the country's latest fossil discovery with the world using live virtual technology. Scientists from the Wits Institute for Human Evolution based at the Univ ... more
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Up to Africans to decide on Mali intervention: Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that it was up to the community in Africa to decide how and when to intervene militarily over the Islamist occupation of northern Mali. ... more
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