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Freedom fighter to address gay marriage at UF Law

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Freedom fighter to address gay marriage at UF Law : Albie Sachs, retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and lifelong freedom fighter in the struggle against apartheid, will be speaking about gay marriage at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, on Tuesday – the same day ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

South African presidency says Nelson Mandela responding positively to hospital ...

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South African presidency says Nelson Mandela responding positively to hospital ... JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was back in the hospital for the third time in four months Thursday, and the 94-year-old former South African president was reported to be responding well to treatment for a chronic lung infection. South Africa's ...

Ancient Kingdoms in Land of War

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Ancient Kingdoms in Land of War For many people around the world, Sudan conjures images of war, instability, drought and poverty . All of those things exist here, often in tragic abundance. But lost in the narrative are the stories of the ancient kingdoms of Kush and Nubia that once ...

S.African troops alarmed over killing child soldiers in C. Africa

S.African troops alarmed over killing child soldiers in C. Africa : South African soldiers who survived last week's rebel takeover of the Central African ... of the rebels killed were child soldiers , local Sunday newspapers reported.

South Africans pray for Nelson Mandela, but dismiss fears his death will mean ...

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South Africans pray for Nelson Mandela, but dismiss fears his death will mean ... : It has become an ominously frequent ritual. Officials announce that Nelson Mandela, 94, is in hospital; their statements are hungrily dissected for subtexts and hints between the lines; the president's spokesman is bombarded with calls and fails to ... The Guardian

African American entrepreneur urges swift action on black ...

African American entrepreneur urges swift action on black ... : Citing a Zogby poll on African American attitudes, he said "When polled on why African - Americans believe black unemployment is consistently double that of ...

Drought: how science can help save Africa - The Globe and Mail

Drought: how science can help save Africa - The Globe and Mail : Drought has become a chronic phenomenon in Africa , connected to many humanitarian emergencies. As Geoffrey York writes, Canadians will save millions in ...

Archbishop Justin Welby's olive branch to gay rights groups

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Archbishop Justin Welby's olive branch to gay rights groups : In was in response to an open letter in which Mr Tatchell accused the Archbishop of being “homophobic” by opposing gay marriage and said that Anglicans had “colluded” in extreme suppression of homosexuality in Africa . The gesture is likely to further ... Telegraph.co.uk

C.Africa strongman vows to hand over in three years

C.Africa strongman vows to hand over in three years : BANGUI, Central African Republic (AFP) – The Central African Republic's new strongman Michel Djotodia vowed Saturday not to contest 2016 polls and hand over power at the end of the three-year transition he declared after his coup a week ...

Oklahoma patient speaks out after potential exposure to HIV, hepatitis

Oklahoma patient speaks out after potential exposure to HIV, hepatitis : Officials say the Oklahoma dentist who may have put 7000 patients at risk of contracting hepatitis and HIV could face criminal charges. Dentist's office a 'perfect storm' for HIV , hepatitis exposure, health official says Investigators say Doctor ...

'Dirty' Oklahoma dentist put 7,000 patients at risk of HIV and ...

'Dirty' Oklahoma dentist put 7,000 patients at risk of HIV and ... : A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilize equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials warned Thursday. Officials do not yet know if any patients were ...

Beshear Signs Human Trafficking Bill | WEKU

Beshear Signs Human Trafficking Bill | WEKU : Gov. Steve Beshear, joined by legislators and child protection advocates, today signed House Bill 3, which is designed to increase protections for victims.

Tunisia needs new economic model to end poverty: president

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Tunisia needs new economic model to end poverty: president TUNIS: Tunisia must find a new economic model to raise the roughly 20 percent of its people living in poverty from their quagmire, President Moncef Marzouki said on Saturday. "The objective is liberate from poverty two million Tunisians over the course ...

Are geoengineering insects behind Africa's bizarre fairy circles?

Are geoengineering insects behind Africa's bizarre fairy circles? : A German scientist has come up with an explanation for the strange rings of grass that pockmark vast expanses of Africa's Namib Desert: A sand termite known as Psammotermes allocerus. These circles are actually tiny oases built by the ...

School told of fine work in Tanzania

School told of fine work in Tanzania : STAFF and students at Mater Dei Primary School are doing their bit to help break the poverty cycle in Tanzania . Since 2006 the school has raised funds to put one boy named Solomon through the School of St Jude. The school has three campuses and offers ...

Churches engage in development dialogue on Africa

Churches engage in development dialogue on Africa : Organized by the WCC's Poverty , Wealth and Ecology programme, in cooperation with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the event was hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania . At the consultation, participants highlighted the need ...

Angola's Wealth and the Angolans' Impoverishment

Angola's Wealth and the Angolans' Impoverishment : There is still a high percentage of the population living below the poverty line, on less than $1.25 a day. Angola is a country of profound disparities. While there are millions of people living without basic necessities and facing extreme difficulties ...

Central African Republic president flees to Cameroon

Central African Republic president flees to Cameroon JOHANNESBURG — The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon on Sunday after rebels overran Bangui, the capital of the impoverished nation long racked by rebellions. South Africa , which has had troops stationed in the ...

Zambian leader says major task is to tackle poverty, unemployment

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Zambian leader says major task is to tackle poverty, unemployment : LUSAKA, March 14 — Zambian President Michael Sata Thursday said despite the southern African nation's economy recording impressive economic growth in recent years, the major task facing his administration is to reduce the high poverty and ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Govt Urges Inclusive Growth

Govt Urges Inclusive Growth : The Finance minister was speaking in Lusaka yesterday when Government launched the World Bank's productive Safety Nets Report whose theme is 'Using social safety nets to accelerate poverty reduction and share prosperity in Zambia .' In a speech read ...

World poverty is shrinking rapidly, new index reveals

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World poverty is shrinking rapidly, new index reveals : The UN also pointed to trade as being a key factor which was improving conditions in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone . These improvements have not been picked up in the past when poverty has been measured strictly in income terms ... The Guardian

Obama to meet African leaders Thursday

Obama to meet African leaders Thursday : President Barack Obama will Thursday meet leaders from four sub-Saharan African nations to stress the need to develop democratic institutions on a continent scarred by poverty and unrest. Obama will welcome leaders from Sierra Leone , Senegal, Malawi ...

Why the Fights for Racial Justice and LGBT Equality Are Inseparable

Why the Fights for Racial Justice and LGBT Equality Are Inseparable The myth that African Americans and lesbian , gay , bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) people are two separate -- even hostile -- communities has been a recurring narrative in recent years, especially from religious conservatives. In 2011, for example, ...

Report that gay Somalian teen stoned to death in doubt due to fraudulent photos

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Report that gay Somalian teen stoned to death in doubt due to fraudulent photos Reports by an LGBT activist group in Africa that a gay Somalian teenager was stoned to death last week as a punishment for the crime of homosexuality, and widely reported by LGBT bloggers on Wednesday, may prove to be false. The group Somali Gay ...

Public opinion needs nudge in direction of law on gay rights

Public opinion needs nudge in direction of law on gay rights : In South Africa , the LGBT story has been somewhat different from that of the US, particularly in relation to the role of the law. Whereas LGBT laws in the US are being reviewed to give effect to a shift in public opinion, laws in South Africa were ...