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Chad seeks arrest of exiled president's allies
ReutersN'DJAMENA, May 17 (Reuters) - Chad has charged four allies of the country's former president with human rights abuses and issued warrants for their arrest, a senior government source said on Friday. The source, who asked not to be identified, said they...Tags: Idriss Deby Itno, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, National Government, International Court or Tribunal
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Dakar (Senegal), Travel, Bangladesh, Los Angeles International Airport
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Senegal clairvoyant finds fame as advises wrestlers, politicians
ReutersBy Elise Knutsen DAKAR, May 3 (Reuters Life!) - Hidden in a warren of dirt roads choked with street hawkers and rust-covered spluttering Peugeots lives Selbe Ndom, a 43-year-old clairvoyant who has become one of Senegal's biggest household names....Tags: Dakar (Senegal), Barcelona (Spain), Abdoulaye Wade, David Lewis, Wrestling
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The world within Vanessa Williams
Most of us are curious about our family lineage. For Vanessa Williams, who recently took part in the show "Who Do You Think You Are" and explored her family's history, the task was both surprising and informative. Here, she talks about what she learned...Tags: Togo, Cameroon, Chemical Industry, Ghana, Finland
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Iran's wooing of Africa yields scant results as sanctions bite
Reuters* Visits, pledges of deals mark Ahmadinejad's Africa policy * Ties fail to deliver votes for Iran at UN Security Council * Sanctions on nuclear activity cut African trade with Iran By David Lewis DAKAR, April 23 (Reuters) - Before Iranian President...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Hamas, Niger, Iran
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Burkina Faso's film industry reemerges with a populist bent
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The film festival crowd had filled the last seats in the Cine Neerwaya and, when there was no room left, sat four abreast in the aisles. The opening credits hardly dimmed the buzz in the theater; for those who missed a...Tags: Festive Events, Environmental Issues, Nokia Corp., World Bank Group, Western Africa
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Anquan Boldin shocked but not bitter about trade to 49ers
Anquan Boldin was on another continent when he learned he had been traded from the team that had won the Super Bowl in January to the team that he had helped to beat in the big game. The now former Baltimore Ravens receiver said he had just arrived in...
Tags: Anquan Boldin, Oxfam America, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII, ESPN (tv network)
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David Katzenstein Photographs At Connecticut College In New London
The Department of Art at Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave. in New London, presents two concurrent exhibits of work by photographer and alumnus David Katzenstein (’76), “World Views: Ritual and Celebration in Global Culture” and...
Tags: Connecticut College, Arts, Arts and Culture, New London (New London, Connecticut), Africa
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Gambia, Iraq executions buck worldwide abolitionist trend
World NowGlobal Focus: Human rights advocates the world over have been shocked and outraged by Gambia's first executions in 27 years and an escalation in hangings in Iraq that has already sent 91 to their deaths this year. The rash of executions in the two... -
Pictures in the News | October 16, 2012
FrameworkTuesday's Pictures in the News begins in Cambodia, where people mourn the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Cambodians prayed for the soul of Sihanouk on Tuesday and world leaders sent their condolences as the... -
Benefits of soy in baked products bring African bakers to NCI short course
Fargo, N.D. - The benefits of soy protein were in the spotlight at the Baking with Soy short course, hosted September 24-28 at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for seven bakers from Senegal and Rwanda. The course was sponsored by WISHH, The World Initiative...Tags: Dakar (Senegal), Breads, Healthy Diet, Liberia, Burkina Faso
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Senegal reality TV show features prettiest sheep
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The street level of Ousmane Ndiaye's building features a fabric shop. He and his family live in a posh apartment on the second floor. Their upstairs neighbors? His beloved ram Billal and 10 other sheep. Here his animals prance...Tags: Religion and Belief, Reality Television (genre), Dakar (Senegal), Islam, Television
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Mar 12, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Aug 31, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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Oct 12, 2012
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Oct 11, 2012
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