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Rwanda: Rusizi Businesses Thrive On Cross-Border Trade
It’s 8a.m at Rwanda-DRC border post of Rusizi I, the main entry point between the towns of Kamembe (Rwanda) and Bukavu in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). […]
Vaclav Havel, 'Confused Intellectual' Who Triumphed Over Czechoslovakia's Communist Rule, Dead At 75
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Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright-turned-president and the leading figure in the peaceful revolution that toppled communism in Czechoslovakia, has died. […] |
Nigeria: Govt Set to Renew Leases of Major Oil Companies
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The Federal Government may soon renew oil leases held by Mobil, Shell and Chevron, which expired in December 2008, after the oil majors had operated for 40 years. […] |
Evaluating Aid for Trade on the Ground: Lessons from Cambodia
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The paper assesses the effectiveness of the aid for trade (AfT) initiative in Cambodia. It shows that the AfT initiative have been so far effective in terms of expanding Cambodias trade… |
WCC: Fighting ignorance, fear and stigma through Bible study
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The shock expressed by members of a rural congregation when offered an opportunity for voluntary HIV testing and counselling, and other similar experiences have taught Pauline Wanjiru Njiru… |
Creditors challenge Jefferson County bankruptcy
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It is a terrible failure on the part of international communities to pull together resources that would help fight against HIV and Aids. M. Makoni […] |
Ex-U.S. Senator, Wall Street Chief Can't Explain Missing $1 Billion
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Jon Corzine, a former U.S. senator and top Wall Street financial executive, says he does “not know” what happened to an estimated $1.2 billion that has disappeared from the customer accounts of… |
Zambia: State to Overhaul Labour Laws
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GOVERNMENT has announced it will overhaul the entire set of laws relating to labour issues as part of its efforts to restore sanity to the sector. […] |
Strengthening the Role of Agriculture for a Nutrition Secure India
 India’s central development strategy should be to systematize structural and sector-specific measures the government can implement immediately to promote nutrition security… |
Hundreds Gather for Singapore 'SlutWalk' Protest
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SINGAPORE — Hundreds of people gathered at a park in Singapore on Sunday to protest sexual violence against women as part of the global “SlutWalk” movement, in a rare public demonstration in… |
