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At the Ethiopian News Agency, Hope for Freer Journalism

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 20:55
The Ethiopian News Agency is planning a 24-7 TV news channel in four languages — if it earns government approval.

Megrahi’s Death Revives Debate Over Trial and Release

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 20:50
Controversy arose again over who was ultimately responsible for the Lockerbie bombing and whether Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was among them, or a scapegoat.

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, Dies at 60

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 20:10
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people.

In Egypt’s Election, Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Suspense

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 08:23
Ahmed Shafik, a prime minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeed Sabahi, a socialist, appear to be gaining support before the election.

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Libyan Convicted in Lockerbie Bombing

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 07:26
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Mugabe Seeks Zimbabwe Edge by Pressing for Black Ownership

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 05:03
President Robert G. Mugabe has begun pressuring companies operating in the country to comply with a law requiring that black Zimbabweans own more than half their shares.

In Zimbabwe’s Bounty, a Political Chip

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 04:23
The party of the aging president, Robert G. Mugabe, is seeking to enforce a law that requires that black Zimbabweans own more than half the shares of companies working in the country.

Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugees Rebuild After Irene Floods

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 02:04
Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.

World Briefing | Africa: Malawi President Wants to Repeal Nation’s Antigay Laws

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 21:09
President Joyce Banda declared Friday that she wanted to repeal Malawi’s laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are increasingly singled out for prosecution.

In Algeria, Belittling Elections, but No Arab Spring

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 21:04
The military-backed government’s victories in recent elections brought scorn on the streets of Algiers, but no Arab Spring-like marches, rallies or demonstrations.

In Egypt, Amr Moussa Makes an Insider’s Run for President

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 05:40
Amr Moussa, a former Egyptian foreign minister who served under President Hosni Mubarak, is trying to make a strength from the liability of his long government career.

Finding a Match and a Mission, to Help Blacks Battle Cancers

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:24
Seun Adebiyi launched Nigeria’s national bone-marrow registry, a potential lifesaver for black cancer patients, after experiencing firsthand the difficulty of finding donors for those of African descent.

Algerians Skeptical of Election Results Favoring Party in Power

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:20
The announcement on Friday was at odds both with analysts’ predictions and the experience of Algeria’s neighbors in the wake of last year’s Arab Spring.

World Briefing | Africa: Congo: General Indicted in ’03 for Using Child Soldiers Is at It Again, Report Says

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 09:59
A Congolese general already sought on an international arrest warrant on charges of using child soldiers has forcibly recruited another 149 boys and teenagers since April, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation.

World Briefing | Africa: Morocco: Jailed Islamists Stage Hunger Strike, Advocates Say

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 09:50
A group of Islamists who say they are being unfairly detained are trying to put more pressure on the new government to release them, advocates say.

European Forces Strike Somali Pirate Base for First Time

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:30
The European Union’s antipiracy force attacked a Somali pirate land base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships.

François Hollande Meets Angela Merkel After Delay

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 17:58
Hours after being inaugurated, President François Hollande of France arrived in Germany for a much-anticipated meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Eastern Conference Finals: N.H.L. Playoffs — Absorbing the Blows of Rangers-Devils

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 17:28
A Devils fan saw Game 1 against the Rangers from on high at Madison Square on Monday night. The view was breathtaking, but the result was not satisfying.

Rebekah Brooks Charged With Perversion of Justice Over Hacking

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 17:05
Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper outpost in Britain, and five others will face charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice in the case.

Movie Review: ‘The Dictator,’ Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Comedy

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 16:47
Sacha Baron Cohen’s newest creation, Admiral General Aladeen, is the star of the new comedy “The Dictator.”


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Remittances: Over the sea and far away

Economist - Special Report - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:05
For consumers who want to “wire” money to some far corner of the world, not much has changed since the days of the Old West. If you try to send a small amount of money from America to the Philippines, say, or Mexico, you will probably have to queue at a neighbourhood money-transfer agent and pay a fee that could easily reach 10% of the value of the remittance.

Mobile payments: A wealth of wallets

Economist - Special Report - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:05
Turn left off the main reception to PayPal’s offices in San Jose, open a nondescript door and you step into a garish living room dominated by a flat-screen television. This is a laboratory for what PayPal calls “couch commerce”: people sit in front of the television buying things with their mobile phones or tablet computers.

Expose, engage, empower: Connecting unlikely entrepreneurs in the mobile era

World Bank: Private Sector Development Blog - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:48
The infoDev team has taken a closer look at his and the other five finalists’ backgrounds, and we found some helpful insights about new sources of innovation, their promise, and their needs.

Breeding Wheat To Grow Where Other Plants Can’t

Fast Company's Co.Exist - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 14:00
We need to nearly double the amount of food we grow by mid-century if 9 billion people are going to have enough to eat. Yet most of the world’s prime farmland is already planted. The rest of the available land tends to lie under forests, or suffer from problems that keep it fallow. But feeding the world will mean redefining what is "arable" land.

More African nations hit agricultural investment target

Science and Development Network - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:45
Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.
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