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1. Riders saving lives in Lesotho

   (Newsletters)

   ... is the official charity of the Grand Prix motorbike championship, or MotoGP. The organisation operates in Gambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Lesotho, with projects completed in Ghana, Democratic ...

   Wednesday, 03 March 2010

2. Nigeria - The Good News?

   (Newsletters)

   ... just returned from a no-holds-barred tour of the city and in the background there is an "Inside Africa" CNN report on Zimbabwe; lamenting economic disaster, corrupt politicians and the purging of white ...

   Wednesday, 30 September 2009

3. China in Africa: Is the continent being re-colonised?

   (Newsletters)

   ... local competition through importing their own labour and driving down cost, and how the Chinese government has propped up illegitimate states such as Sudan and Zimbabwe through its policy of non-intervention ...

   Wednesday, 23 September 2009

4. Investment in Africa

   (Newsletters)

   ... on African Stock Exchanges are very healthy," I remarked. "Maybe Zimbabwe!" was the sarcastic (typically afro-pessimistic) reply from the speaker, much to the mirth of the gathered audience. This exchange ...

   Wednesday, 05 August 2009

5. African heroes

   (Newsletters)

   ... dictators, and of political tyrannies worldwide, including the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. A great deal of his writing has been concerned with "the oppressive boot and the irrelevance of the colour of ...

   Wednesday, 22 July 2009

6. From the World Economic Forum on Africa: a sense of opportunity, not crisis

   (Newsletters)

   ... do as much as possible to soften the effects of the crisis for their citizens and should also plan for economic recovery. It was also refreshing to see that instead of the usual hand wringing about Zimbabwe ...

   Wednesday, 17 June 2009

7. Diverse water sources key to food security: report

   (News/Environment)

   ... Research, Zimbabwe, Niger, Africa]  ...

   Tuesday, 07 September 2010

8. Zimbabwe tobacco output rebounds, up 100 percent

   (News/Economy)

   Tags: [Tobacco, Robert Mugabe, farming, Andrew matibiri, Zimbabwe Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board, Zimbabwe]  ...

   Monday, 06 September 2010

9. Drought tolerant maize to hugely benefit Africa: study

   (News/Environment)

   Tags: [Agriculture, drought tolerant maize, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico, Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa, drought, maize, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Africa]  ...

   Friday, 27 August 2010

10. Zimbabwe: Diaspora can also discuss new constitution

    (News/Diaspora)

    Tags: [constitution, diaspora, Select Committee of Parliament on the New Constitution, Edward Mkhosi, MDC, Douglas Mwonzora, consultation, Admore Tshuma, remittance, Global Political Agreement, Zimbabwe] ...

    Wednesday, 18 August 2010

11. SADC summit ends with pledge for continued peace efforts

    (News/Regional Integration)

    Tags: [SADC, 30th Summit of Heads of State and Government, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacob Zuma, SADC Tribunal, SADC Declaration on Poverty Eradication and Sustainable ...

    Wednesday, 18 August 2010

12. SADC to mark 30 years of regional integration

    (News/Regional Integration)

    Tags: [SADC, SADC Heads of State Summit, Jacob Zuma, Ayanda Ntsaluba, Joseph Kabila, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Madagascar, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, ...

    Friday, 13 August 2010

13. Econet Wireless enters UK market

    (News/ICT)

    Tags: [cellular, Econet, Orange, Europe, ICT, Zimbabwe]  ...

    Tuesday, 03 August 2010

14. FAO works to reduce human-wildlife conflict in rural Africa

    (News/Environment)

    Tags: [United Nations, FAO, Forestry and Wildlife Officer, Rene Czudek, Conflict Mitigation Tool Kit, Elephant, Baboon, crops, snake sandwich, Mozambique, Zimbabwe]  ...

    Friday, 23 July 2010

15. Zimbabwe's coalition parties meet in rare talks

    (News/Conflict)

    Tags: [Robert Mugabe, ZANU-PF, MDC, Committee for National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration, Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe]  ...

    Thursday, 22 July 2010

16. 'Holistic grazing' wins sustainable practice award

    (News/Environment)

    Tags: [Holistic grazing, Operation Hope, grasslands, Africa Center for Holistic Management, Buckminster Fuller Challenge, USAID, John Thackara, Doors of Perception, Zimbabwe]  ...

    Wednesday, 14 July 2010

17. Safer sex by young in Africa drives HIV rates down

    (News/Health)

    Tags: [HIV/AIDS, HIV prevention, UNAIDS, safer sex, condom use, young people, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Lesotho, Rwanda, Swaziland, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, ...

    Tuesday, 13 July 2010

18. Mozambique to build bridge for giant coal mine

    (News/Infrastructure finance)

    Tags: [Infrastructure, Zambezi river bridge, Tete province, Mozambique government, Estradas do Zambeze, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique]  ...

    Friday, 09 July 2010

19. 15 African Heads of State to grace World Cup finale

    (News/2010 Fifa World Cup)

    Tags: [2010 FIFA World Cup, African Heads of State, World Cup final, World Cup closing ceremony, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozabique, Gabon, Comoros, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Burundi, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso, ...

    Thursday, 08 July 2010

20. Zimbabwe to amend voting laws to minimise disputes

    (News/Changing Perceptions)

    Tags: [Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Patrick Chinamasa, Johannes Tomana, Parliament, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, electoral law, Zimbabwe]  ...

    Thursday, 01 July 2010