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20 Jun 2010 20:38

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World: Currently missing, feared dead: A bunch of mining executives

  • 11 people were on the plane that went missing over Cameroon
  • eight were mining executives, six for Sundance Resources
  • one was a billionaire, Aussie mining magnate Ken Talbot source
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25 May 2010 10:53

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World: Madagascar’s shaky government directly affecting the environment

  • cause In March 2009, 16-year-old (not really) Andry Rajoelina took over the island’s shaky, weakened government in a coup.
  • reaction Since then, the country’s huge, diverse rainforests have been cut down en masse for sake of huge profits. source
  • » Cha-ching!: The government has been reportedly turning a blind eye to the massive damage to the country’s rainforest because they’re reportedly taking in some of the ill-gotten profits. How much money are we talking? $167 million or more. For a nation like Madagascar, that’s huge.
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05 May 2010 20:31

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World: Spam your condolences: Nigeria’s president dies after long illness

The soft-spoken Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, went missing from the public eye for nearly six months before his death due to health issues. source
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26 Apr 2010 10:19

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World: Officials: Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir re-elected handily

  • 68% of the vote went to the
    war criminal guy source
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18 Apr 2010 11:46

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World: This fresh-faced Ugandan kid has way more power than you do

King Oyo, who just turned 18, is now on his own to lead Uganda’s Tooro kingdom. He’s been running it with advisers since his dad died in 1995 – when he was three. source
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04 Apr 2010 11:10

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World: African Renaissance Monument: Have monuments jumped the shark?

  • We love monuments just as much as the next guy. But for some reason, this pet project out of Senegal leaves us with a cold feeling. It screams, “look at us!” And well, it looks less like a statement of boldness and more like an illustration out of a comic book. We admit it: We’re not easily impressed anymore. They should consider putting an iPad in it. source
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24 Mar 2010 10:23

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World: Is the radicalized Somalia ready to turn a major corner?

  • I’m not saying Somalia’s going to be a modern state, but it won’t be a radical Islamic state either.
  • An unnamed U.S. official • Speaking about the current status of Somalia, a country that has spent most of the last 20 years under a militant radical Islam leadership. But a corner seems to be turning, and many people (particularly the weakened Somali government) are starting to fight back against the Shabab militants. Could this be the beginning of the end of the anarchy that’s peppered the African nation? source
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02 Jan 2010 11:00

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World: Mount Nyamuragira blows: Eruption threatens rare chimpanzees

  • 40 chimps in Congo could lose their habitat as a result source
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08 Dec 2009 10:25

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Music: Some weird animal guy wants to go to Africa. Give him money.

Deacon, the least-prominent member of Animal Collective, wants to go to Africa. So he’s using Kickstarter to raise $25,000 for a trip. Donate and get cool crap. source
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29 Nov 2009 10:07

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World: Due to superstition, albinos in Africa sold for their body parts

  • 50 albinos have been killed in the last two years, due to belief that their body parts bring good luck
  • 10,000 albinos are in hiding throughout East Africa; they’re segregated throughout their lives  source
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