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A Passion for Wrestling in Niger
12.03.2010 02:10
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The military intervention was expected to bring an abrupt end to the cultural event. But that did not happen. Instead, it continued to the point where the last man standing emerged. While speaking to this reporter few days before the military takeover, one of the tournament's principal organizers and its Technical Director, Malama Barka, claims: "wrestling is to Niger, what football is to Brazil." He can't be wrong!
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Volta Chiefs Put Mills On the Carpet
12.03.2010 02:09
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Two chiefs in the Volta Region - Togbe Brentua Asafo IV of the Mafi traditional area and Togbe Dzegblade of Adaklu-Kodzobi - have called on President Mills to fulfill all the promises he made to them during his campaign tour of the area in 2008.
Ghana
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The Gambia Partners NTDC On Tourism Development
12.03.2010 02:09
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Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) and The Gambian Tourism Ministry have pledged to work together for tourism promotion in West Africa.
Gambia
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Tax Relief Tabled a Year Late
12.03.2010 02:09
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FINANCE MINISTER Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has presented tax relief to companies one year later that what she promised in March 2009.
Namibia
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Cellphone Tower Upsets Residents
12.03.2010 02:09
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MOST Namibians remain uninformed about the specifics of numerous, serious scientific studies that indicate long-term health hazards associated with living too close to cellphone towers.
Namibia
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Councillor Denies Fishy Dealings
12.03.2010 02:09
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THE Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency regional councillor, Hilma Nikanor, has rejected allegations that she is denying residents involvement in the Fonteintjie Aquaculture project.
Namibia
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Water, Sanitation a Huge Problem At Aus
12.03.2010 02:09
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WATER rationing has become a common occurrence at Aus in the South, where boreholes often dry up.
Namibia
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Drastic Reduction of Elephants Needed
12.03.2010 02:09
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THERE are too many elephants in the Etosha National Park and in conservancy areas northwest of the park and reducing their numbers by almost 1 000 animals - even through culling - might be an option, a report on the elephant population recommends.
Namibia
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Spencer Challenges Ewan's Record
12.03.2010 02:08
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SPENCER Conway left London, England, on November 1 2009 on an epic journey through Africa that will take about a year to complete.
Namibia
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Tony Mbok Acquitted On Rape Charge
12.03.2010 02:08
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THE legal woes of Cameroonian-born would-be property developer Antoine 'Tony' Mbok are continuing, despite his acquittal on a charge of rape in the Windhoek Regional Court on Monday.
Namibia
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Herunga Finishes Second in Yellow Pages Series
12.03.2010 02:08
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NAMIBIAN 400-meter runner Tjipekapora Herunga maintained her good form at the third meet of the Yellow Pages Series, as she finished in second place in Potchefstroom on Friday. This is Herunga's second successive second place finish at the series.
Namibia
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Rats Help to Clear Landmines
12.03.2010 02:07
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For quite some time, dogs have been one of the main tools used to detect land mines. However recently, there is a new animal that is proving to be just as useful in sniffing out landmines and other unexploded ordinances-rats. The non-profit APOPO, based in Tanzania, has been training rats for mine detection and is currently putting them to work in Mozambique to clear minefields left over from conflicts in the 1960s, 70s and 90s.
Tanzania
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Dar Es Salaam Gymkhana to Host Inter-Club Golf Tourney
12.03.2010 02:07
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THE inaugural Inter-club Golf Championship match play would take place from next Thursday to Saturday at the Dar es Salam Gymkhana Club.
Tanzania
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Mtango New TIC Board Chairman
12.03.2010 02:07
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PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has appointed retired Ambassador Elly Mtango the new board chairman of the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) as per Investment Act of 1997.
Tanzania
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World Economic Forum Preps in Full Swing
12.03.2010 02:07
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PREPARATIONS for the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled to start May 5 through May 7, 2010 in Dar es Salaam are well under way.
Tanzania
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