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| Xenophobia and its discontents in South Africa Aljazeera.com But South Africa's violence is not limited to rape. As we approach the 20-year anniversary of the fall of apartheid, South Africa remains one of the most violent societies in the world. A video posted to YouTube on June 1 shows the gruesome killing of ... |
The Guardian | Demand for ivory destabilising central Africa The Guardian The massacre of elephants has gone beyond being a problem for animal rights activists. It now concerns international institutions and governments at the highest level because it is perceived as a threat to political and economic stability in central ... |
| Fighting female genital mutilation in Africa Aljazeera.com On the International Day of the African Child, the suffering caused by female genital mutilation is under the spotlight with the controversial practice widely condemned by rights and health organisations. According to the World Health Organisation ... |
The Guardian | Fawad Ahmed to tour Africa at same time as Ashes The Guardian Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series. But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time, the chairman of selectors John ... |
| Land rights, not land grabs, can help Africa feed itself CNN International (CNN) -- Nothing better sums up Africa's extraordinary mixture of challenges and opportunities than agriculture. On the one hand, Africa is home to one in four of the world's hungry and is the only continent which fails to grow enough food to meet its ... |
| West African Piracy Exceeds Somali Attacks, Report Says New York Times LONDON — In a marked shift in patterns of maritime piracy, three leading organizations reported Tuesday that in 2012, for the first time, the number of ships and sailors attacked off West Africa exceeded those assaulted by pirates based in Somalia, on ... |