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TV puppet satire torments Kenyan elite
Moscow :: Russia | 1 day ago
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A rapping president describes himself as "a real bad dude"; a prime minister and vice-president fight over lavatories; and a set of parliamentarians suffer from a brain disease called "corruptophaelia". Welcome to Kenya , as seen and portrayed by Africa's...
Tags: Gado, puppets satire, Mwai Kibaki, African, Uhuru Kenyatta, France, east Africa, South Africa, prime minister, spitting image, Russia, Moscow, Kukly, Raila Odinga, Les Guignols de l'info, Vice-Presidents of Kenya, Politics of Kenya
RhythmWorks designs theatrical show
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 day ago
Credibility In fact, anybody who attends community arts events on a regular basis has probably seen the percussion group that is led by Vincenzo Carrasco, Judith Hizer and James Riley. Education is definitely important to the group, Carrasco, who along with Riley...
Tags: Vincenzo Carrasco, carrasco says, RhythmWorks, James Riley, David Fink, African, tin flutes, Irish, Japan, Tōkyō, Entertainment Culture
Safari with a difference
Windhoek :: Namibia | 2 days ago
Credibility A conservation project gives Kevin Rushby a glimpse of Africa rarely seen. After dark we sit around the campfire listening to the sounds of the Namibian bush. An owl calls, then comes the pulsating thrum of a nightjar, plus all the insects and the unidentifiable...
Tags: African, bush, Julia, East Caprivi, Mudumu National Park, Namibia, Caprivi Strip, Windhoek, Cuando River, Lion, Hyena, Scavengers, Caprivi Region, Kingdom Hearts characters
Ban Calls For Greater Industrialization In Africa
Wellington :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility We know what is needed, including a green agricultural revolution linked to industrial transformation. Indeed, there is great industrial potential in the emergence of a new, green economic paradigm," he added. African leaders must provide a supportive...
Tags: African, New Zealand, Wellington
Giant snails could help fight hunger
Uyo :: Nigeria | 2 days ago
Credibility A readily available giant land snail could help reduce malnutrition and iron deficiency in African countries, a Nigerian researcher says. The West African land snail, Archachatina marginata, is cheaper and more nutritious than beef, and is tasty when...
Tags: African, land snail, Nigerian, Nigeria, Uyo, Gastropods, Snail, Achatina, Vitamin B12, Achatinidae, Archachatina, Archachatina marginata, Health Medical Pharma
Jeremić starts week-long visit to Africa
Belgrade :: Serbia | 2 days ago
Credibility Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremi� will today embark on a week-long visit to several African countries. The main purpose of the tour, he said, will be to prevent new recognitions of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija, but also to...
Tags: Vuk Jeremi, African, african countries, Serbia, long visits, Kosovo, economic cooperation, Belgrade, Balkans, Metohija
Africa: Continents Leaders Tackle Plight of Their Victims
Kampala :: Uganda | 2 days ago
Credibility Continents Leaders Tackle Plight of Their Victims Agnes Asiimwe 3 November 2009 Kampala — Five heads of state, ministers and delegates from across the African continent met in Kampala last week for a special summit to deal with forced displacement in...
Tags: African, Uganda, Kampala, Ishmael, Africa, Norman Fisher-Jones, Population, Human rights abuses, Displaced person, Internally displaced person, War Conflict, Forced migration, Persecution, Demography, Social Issues
The jewel loses the lustre
Maun :: Botswana | 2 days ago
Credibility Touching down in Maun, a small fishing village in the northeastern part of Botswana, it became clear the extent to which the expectations of the rest of the world lean on this dusty outpost, where only a few thousand people live. It is under the stern...
Tags: Botswana, South Africa, Jeff Ramsay, diamond industry, botswana governance, natural resources, African, HRH Haakon, Maun, Festus Mogae, Diamonds as an investment, Outline of Botswana, Economy of Botswana, Debswana, De Beers
AFRICA: Fighting the "double whammy" of obesity and hunger
Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 days ago
Credibility Africa faces a double burden of obesity and hunger as millions take up increasingly sedentary lives in cities and the global financial crisis hits rural populations’ food security, nutritionists warn. Under-nutrition continues to plague sub-Saharan Africa,...
Tags: African, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Ugandan, IRIN, Thailand, Bangkok, Food security, Overweight, Underweight, Nutrition transition, Nutrition, Body shape, Obesity, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation, Social Issues
Effort Against Trans-Sahara Terrorists
Niamey :: Niger | 3 days ago
Credibility The United States has consulted with African and European partners to support regional efforts to improve the security environment in the Sahel, Carson said. The subcommittee was examining U.S. counterterrorism priorities and strategy across Africa's...
Tags: AQIM, Sahel, Benjamin, Johnnie Carson, United States, African, North Africa, al-Qaida, Tunisia-Algeria, Niger, Niamey, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Islam in Algeria, Counter-terrorism, Sahara, Politics, Islamic terrorism, Algerian Civil War, Al-Qaeda
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