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Abdel-Rahman Hussein in Cairo, Julian Borger and agencies The Arab spring entered a new chapter last night when Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt's first democratically elected president, triggering rapture in Cairo's Tahrir Square and a nervous...
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I was recently reminded by a friend of this post of mine from 2006, which I wrote in commemoration of International Women's Day.
In it, I talked about how much I respected my sister and what I had learned (and was still learning) from her (see the last but one paragraph). Sigh. I miss her so much. I can hardly believe that she is gone and in a way that could have been prevented. I can't let myself be burnt out by anger (although I have been through that phase and it still re-surfaces).
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Yes, according to President Michael Sata :
President Michael Sata said that amending the law to allow dual citizenship has its consequences. Mr Sata said that if the law is changed, there will be more Zambians and jobs will be taken away by other nationalities living in the country. The President was responding to a question from a Zambian living in England during a dinner hosted for him at the Zambian High Commissioner's residence. Mr Sata has advised Zambians living abroad to return home and compete for jobs with their compatriots.The President also said that he has a duty to protect the majority of Zambians especially poor citizens.
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The UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo submitted the celebrated addendum to its interim report yesterday. The addendum (apparently the correct terminology) is due to be published later today or tomorrow, but, Security Council politics being what they are, leaked copies are already circulating. I have obtained one; here is a summary and a brief analysis.
The report deals exclusively with Rwandan support to armed groups and sanctioned individuals in the eastern Congo, and the findings are extremely damning. The Group finds that Rwanda is providing extensive support not just to the M23 rebellion, but to six other armed groups in the eastern Congo. Some of the support allegedly dates back to last year, although most of Rwanda's early involvement was aimed at assassinating individual FDLR ...
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Trade, Gender and Women's Entrepreneurship - Opening Scene Setting Remarks - Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders, D.Sc. - Moderator AGOA-CSO Panel as part of the AGOA Ministerial, Washington D.C., 2:00 - 3:30, June 13, 2012
Welcome to this important panel on Trade, Gender, and Women's Entrepreneurship
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from: http://nationalmirroronline.net/news/43410.html
Providing retirement benefit for migrant workers in West Africa
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Family Matters writes thought provokingly on a subject close to mothers' hearts - the great Having It All debate. She - pertinently - questions what the It is - and, she wonders, can a single mum to three, as she is, ever have It All? I don't think you can Have It All. [...]
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The UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo submitted the celebrated addendum to its interim report yesterday. The addendum (apparently the correct terminology) is due to be published later today or tomorrow, but, Security Council politics being what they are, leaked copies are already circulating. I have obtained one; here is a summary and a brief analysis.
The report deals exclusively with Rwandan support to armed groups and sanctioned individuals in the eastern Congo, and the findings are extremely damning. The Group finds that Rwanda is providing extensive support not just to the M23 rebellion, but to six other armed groups in the eastern Congo. Some of the support allegedly dates back to last year, although most of Rwanda's early involvement was aimed at assassinating individual FDLR ...
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