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Swaziland: People Cannot Elect Government 27 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
[Swazi Media]Newspapers in Swaziland seem determined to mislead their readers into believing they are voting for a government in the national election now taking place - they are not.
Swaziland: Corruption Claims At Swaziland Poll 27 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
[Swazi Media]About 1,000 people in a chiefdom in Swaziland voted at the primary election even though only 300 actually live there.
Gambia: Are We Really Meeting the MDG Targets? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
[The Point]Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is the first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, it is becoming increasing clear that many countries in the world may not meet the ta...
Africa: Protected Areas, a Global Perspective 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
[UNEP]The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive dataset on the world's protected areas covering both terrestrial and marine protected areas. Currently there are about 200,...
Kenya: Kenyan Support for ICC Trials Falls 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
[IWPR]Observers differ on how waning support will affect the justice process in The Hague.
Guinea: Presidential Security Attacks Media On Campaign Tour in Guinea 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
[IFEX]Four days after attacking and closing down a radio station for covering a presidential rally, soldiers belonging to the security detail of President Alpha Conde, have attacked and brutalized a n...
Mozambique: A Boom for Whom? Natural Gas and the New Development Opportunity 27 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
[SAIIA]SAIIA Occasional Paper No 151, August 2013
Nigeria: Floods Test Nigeria's Preparedness 27 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
[IRIN]Lagos -Heavy rains have unleashed floods in parts of Nigeria, testing the country's emergency preparedness one year after its worst flooding in decades.
Nigeria: Insecurity Still Biggest Challenge 27 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
[ISS]Nigerians can be very touchy when it comes to the performance of their economy. In its effort to project an image of Nigeria as the leading heavyweight on the continent, despite its huge and seem...
Africa: Eavesdropping On the Whole World 27 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
[IPS]Berkeley -How do U.S. intelligence agencies eavesdrop on the whole world? The ideal place to tap trans-border telecommunications is undersea cables that carry an estimated 90 percent of internati...
