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  Recovered British Ebola patient to return to Africa

  World | September 12, 2014 11:42 IST

  London: The first British person to contract Ebola in Africa is to return to the country where he was infected in order to help others fight the disease.William Pooley was treated in a special isolation

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  Doordarshan set to expand global footprint, go on air in Europe, Africa

  India | August 06, 2014 8:20 IST

  New Delhi: State broadcaster Doordarshan's international channel is all set to become available to viewers in Europe, Africa and even Australia after Prasar Bharati yesterday entered into an agreement in that regard with German public

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  Delegates to be screened for Ebola at US-Africa summit

  World | August 02, 2014 11:19 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has ordered compulsory screening of all the African delegates arriving in Washington for a summit for Ebola virus symptoms.The issue of Ebola "is something that we take very seriously", Xinhua

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  Senegal to host summit on financing Africa's infrastructure

  May 24, 2014 20:14 IST

  Addis Ababa: President Macky Sall of Senegal will host a summit on financing Africa's infrastructure from June 14-15 in Dakar, announced the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Friday.The event aims to promote the participation

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  World Economic Forum on Africa attracts huge investment

  May 10, 2014 19:14 IST

  Abuja (Nigeria): The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa wrapped up here in the Nigerian capital, attracting investment worth more than 68 billion U.S. dollars.The forum started Wednesday and ended Friday.“The funds are targeted

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  Sunil Mittal to co-chair World Economic Forum on Africa

  May 06, 2014 21:47 IST

  New Delhi:Bharti Entreprises' founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal will co-chair the World Economic Forum on Africa beginning Wednesday in Nigerian capital Abuja. The Forum will focus on sustainable healthcare and service delivery.The event is

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  Africa's financial services sector presents opportunities: report

  April 19, 2014 21:35 IST

  Johannesburg: An international logistics group has said growth in Africa's financial services sector is providing great opportunities to drive the continent's economic growth and development.In a report released here Friday, DHL Express Sub-Saharan (SSA) director

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  Facebook purchasing 11,000 drones to connect Africa

  March 04, 2014 18:45 IST

  New Delhi: Reports suggest that social networking giant Facebook is in negotiations to buy a drone manufacturer with the aim of using its high-altitude autonomous aircraft to beam internet connections to isolated communities in Africa.Facebook

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  Know about a ghost town in Africa abandoned since 50 years

  World | September 04, 2014 6:33 IST

  New Delhi: Kolmanskop in Namibia was founded in 1908 when a railway worker, Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond in this place and showed it to his supervisor, who then got the gem tested and approved.After

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  Indian model of partnership with Africa more promising than Chinese: Khurshid

  India | November 20, 2013 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: In the backdrop of increasing Chinese footprints in Africa, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid sought to downplay China's “commercial model” in the continent and said India had far better and “more promising partnership

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  Africa emerges as drug trafficking hub

  World | October 16, 2013 11:30 IST

  Harare: Endemic corruption, poverty and disorganisation, have made some parts of Africa new drug hubs.Reports say, a weak criminal justice system boosts such activities here.Since 2004, Africa has become a major hub for cocaine trafficking,

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  Kerry: terrorists can run, but can't hide

  World | October 06, 2013 13:14 IST

  Bali, Indonesia : U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today that a pair of U.S. military raids against militants in north Africa sends the message that terrorists “can run but they can't hide.”In raids

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  A look at major terror attacks in East Africa

  World | September 23, 2013 20:09 IST

  Johanesburg: A look at the major terror attacks in East Africa, outside of Somalia:Sept. 21, 2013: Gunmen use grenades and assault rifles to attack an upscale mall in Kenya's capital, killing more than 60 people

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  Africa's worst famines in recent past

  World | September 19, 2013 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: Famine has been a tragic problem with most of the countries in the recorded history of mankind. Some countries are still facing famine particularly in the sub-Saharan region. Famine is a condition which

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  US to re-open 18 diplomatic missions

  World | August 10, 2013 7:13 IST

  Washington, Aug 10: The U.S. State Department says 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday

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  Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial

  World | July 02, 2013 15:57 IST

  Dar Es Salaam, Jul 2: Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring the victims of a terrorist attack in an unprecedented chance encounter

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  Obama in Tanzania for final stop on Africa tour

  World | July 01, 2013 17:19 IST

  Dar Es Salaam, July 1: President Barack Obama is in Tanzania, kicking off the final stop on his week long, three-country tour of sub-Saharan Africa.Obama arrived on Monday in Dar es Salaam. He's not the

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  Obama says not threatened by China focus on Africa

  World | June 29, 2013 18:10 IST

  Pretoria, Jun 29:  President Barack Obama says he doesn't feel threatened by the fact that other countries, led by China, are investing in Africa. In fact, Obama says the more countries that come to Africa,

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  Petersen's 182 steers Proteas to 419 at Headingley

  Cricket | August 03, 2012 22:02 IST

  Leeds (England), Aug 3: Alviro Petersen hit his highest score of 182 Friday before England took four wickets in the afternoon session to dismiss South Africa for 419 by tea on the second day of

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  Indian businessman in NY pleads guilty to illegal ivory sales

  World | July 13, 2012 13:29 IST

  New York, Jul 13 : An Indian-American businessman here has pleaded guilty to selling jewellery and artifacts in Manhattan worth over USD two million made from illegal ivory obtained from endangered and threatened elephants from