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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>AFCON 2012: Sudan qualifies after four decades</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Walter)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[The Sudanese national team has sealed a historic win over the Stallions of Burkina Faso. For the first time since 1970, the Sudanese proceeded to the quarter-finals stage of the AFCON. The all-locally-based players that constitute the Sudanese squad beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in their last Group B match to pick up four points that has propelled them to the&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Sudanese national team has sealed a historic win over the Stallions of Burkina Faso. For the first time since 1970, the Sudanese proceeded to the quarter-finals stage of the AFCON. The all-locally-based players that constitute the Sudanese squad beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in their last Group B match to pick up four points that has propelled them to the&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>AGRA calls on G8 leaders to support African agriculture</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (adomfeh)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) will represent the voice of African farmers in discussions of world leaders attending the G8 Summit in the USA.

Food security and agricultural development will be at the top of the agenda as US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn plan to boost food security and farm productivity&#8230;]]></description>

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The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) will represent the voice of African farmers in discussions of world leaders attending the G8 Summit in the USA.<br />
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Food security and agricultural development will be at the top of the agenda as US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn plan to boost food security and farm productivity&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of adomfeh</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:19:25 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Senegalese opposition to intensify protests</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Jammeh)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Opposition and civil society groups in Senegal have vowed to increase their fight against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade&#039;s presidential bid. The pronouncement came after the constitutional Council rejected an appeal filed by the opposition.
Senegal&#039;s highest court also rejected opposition appeal and confirming President Wade&#039;s bid&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Opposition and civil society groups in Senegal have vowed to increase their fight against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade&#039;s presidential bid. The pronouncement came after the constitutional Council rejected an appeal filed by the opposition.<br/><br/>
Senegal&#039;s highest court also rejected opposition appeal and confirming President Wade&#039;s bid&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Kenya&#8217;s finance minister resigns</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (nzuve)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned on Thursday together with the Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura. The two alongside Eldoret Member of Parliament William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang were on Monday ordered to stand for trial by the International&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned on Thursday together with the Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura. The two alongside Eldoret Member of Parliament William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang were on Monday ordered to stand for trial by the International&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of nzuve</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Kenya to deworm five million children annually</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (GEORGE OKORE)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Kenya launched the second phase of its national deworming programme at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012, aiming to treat 5 million children annually for the next five years.
The programme is supported by Deworm the World, a cost-effective initiative treating school children for parasitic worms, which stunt development and impair education.&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kenya launched the second phase of its national deworming programme at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012, aiming to treat 5 million children annually for the next five years.<br/><br/>
The programme is supported by Deworm the World, a cost-effective initiative treating school children for parasitic worms, which stunt development and impair education.&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of GEORGE OKORE</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Sierra Leone: Army dismisses Al shabab threat</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Murtala)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[A senior military officer attached to the Sierra Leone ministry of defense has said that the recent threat by Al Qaeda link Somalia Islamist group Al Shabab does not come as a surprise to them.
The officer who was speaking on condition of anonymity to AfricaNews at the Defense headquarter in Freetown said the threat by Al Shabab is just part of their&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[A senior military officer attached to the Sierra Leone ministry of defense has said that the recent threat by Al Qaeda link Somalia Islamist group Al Shabab does not come as a surprise to them.<br/><br/>
The officer who was speaking on condition of anonymity to AfricaNews at the Defense headquarter in Freetown said the threat by Al Shabab is just part of their&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone
The former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war, at his trial in The Hague. He was accused of backing rebels who killed tens of thousands during Sierra Leone&#039;s 1991-2002 civil war. Taylor has been on trial at the Special&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone
The former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war, at his trial in The Hague. He was accused of backing rebels who killed tens of thousands during Sierra Leone&#039;s 1991-2002 civil war. Taylor has been on trial at the Special&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Kenya: Community radio brings succour to dwellers</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Korogocho, a slum in northeastern Nairobi with 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those that rocked other parts of Kenya in early 2008. It is crowded and very poor and has a reputation for brutal crime. But when a contested election brought violent protests to Mathare and other nearby slums, with hundreds&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Korogocho, a slum in northeastern Nairobi with 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those that rocked other parts of Kenya in early 2008. It is crowded and very poor and has a reputation for brutal crime. But when a contested election brought violent protests to Mathare and other nearby slums, with hundreds&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Dakar mayor&#8217;s detention raises political tension</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Jammeh)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[The detention of Barth&#233;lemy Diaz, the mayor of Sicap Baobab Mermoz a district of Dakar has triggered a serious political tension in Senegal. Police and youth wing of various opposition parties clash in a City Hall in the Senegalese capital Dakar over protracted detention of Mayor Barth&#233;lemy Diaz beyond the 48 hours limit.
Mayor Diaz is accused of allegedly&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The detention of Barth&#233;lemy Diaz, the mayor of Sicap Baobab Mermoz a district of Dakar has triggered a serious political tension in Senegal. Police and youth wing of various opposition parties clash in a City Hall in the Senegalese capital Dakar over protracted detention of Mayor Barth&#233;lemy Diaz beyond the 48 hours limit.<br/><br/>
Mayor Diaz is accused of allegedly&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Zimbabwe: Indigenous trees under siege from farmers</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Problem Masau)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Scores of stumps could be seen in a once densely populated area along Tengwe River in this area and the situation promise to be worsening as the tobacco is ready for reaping and curing. Most farmers here have since abandoned maize cropping citing low prices and viability challenges and have adopted tobacco farming which is fetching high prices on the&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Scores of stumps could be seen in a once densely populated area along Tengwe River in this area and the situation promise to be worsening as the tobacco is ready for reaping and curing. Most farmers here have since abandoned maize cropping citing low prices and viability challenges and have adopted tobacco farming which is fetching high prices on the&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of Problem Masau</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Zimbabwe: Pensioners languish in poverty</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Problem Masau)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[A visit to some local savings banks where pensioners come to collect their monthly pension funds showed that many pensioners are languishing in poverty in Zimbabwe.  Their lifetime savings were eroded by inflation. Most pensioners had sad stories to tell ranging from how they served their employers diligently yet they do not have anything to show for&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[A visit to some local savings banks where pensioners come to collect their monthly pension funds showed that many pensioners are languishing in poverty in Zimbabwe.  Their lifetime savings were eroded by inflation. Most pensioners had sad stories to tell ranging from how they served their employers diligently yet they do not have anything to show for&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of Problem Masau</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Delta opens new terminal at Atlanta Airport</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (mohamonami)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[
ATLANTA, May 15, 2012 &#8211; Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) flight 295 to Tokyo-Narita  became the first flight to depart Concourse F at the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal as it opens yesterday at Atlanta&#8217;s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Shortly after flight 295&#8217;s departure, Delta flight 177 from Dublin, Ireland&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><br/>
ATLANTA, May 15, 2012 &#8211; Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) flight 295 to Tokyo-Narita  became the first flight to depart Concourse F at the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal as it opens yesterday at Atlanta&#8217;s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Shortly after flight 295&#8217;s departure, Delta flight 177 from Dublin, Ireland&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of mohamonami</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Travelstart Launches in Nigeria</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (mohamonami)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[
Lagos, 16 May, 2012 &#8211; Currently an industry leader in its prime market of South Africa, the popular
travel website has launched in Nigeria to much acclaim. Bookings sales value in Nigeria surpassed other
Travelstart markets in Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya just 6 weeks after launching.
According to Worldbank (2010), Nigeria is the technology&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><br/>
Lagos, 16 May, 2012 &#8211; Currently an industry leader in its prime market of South Africa, the popular<br />
travel website has launched in Nigeria to much acclaim. Bookings sales value in Nigeria surpassed other<br />
Travelstart markets in Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya just 6 weeks after launching.<br />
According to Worldbank (2010), Nigeria is the technology&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of mohamonami</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:29 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Finance Minister Bemoans poor revenue collection</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Moses Chibaya)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[
BY MOSES CHIBAYA

Minister of Finance Tendai Biti says lack of transparency, accountability and looting of diamonds has made his job a nightmare as fiscal budgeting appears to be derailing amid poor revenue performance.
&#8220;They key cause of the short fall is the non performance in our diamond revenue. It is quite foreseeable that major adjustments&#8230;]]></description>

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BY MOSES CHIBAYA<br />
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Minister of Finance Tendai Biti says lack of transparency, accountability and looting of diamonds has made his job a nightmare as fiscal budgeting appears to be derailing amid poor revenue performance.<br />
&#8220;They key cause of the short fall is the non performance in our diamond revenue. It is quite foreseeable that major adjustments&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of Moses Chibaya</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Senegalese music icon appointed culture minister</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Jammeh)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Senegalese music icon Youssou Ndour has been appointed as the West African country&#039;s minister for culture and tourism. The world music icon is one of the twenty five selected members of the new Senegalese cabinet, which also include seven women.
The announcement of President Macky Sall&#039;s new government was made Wednesday night, two days after&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senegalese music icon Youssou Ndour has been appointed as the West African country&#039;s minister for culture and tourism. The world music icon is one of the twenty five selected members of the new Senegalese cabinet, which also include seven women.<br/><br/>
The announcement of President Macky Sall&#039;s new government was made Wednesday night, two days after&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>Jammeh</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Plan underway to save 96% chimpanzees</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Mforgham)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Plans to save about 50, 000 eastern chimpanzees representing 96% of their population are underway in East and Central Africa.
East and Central Africa have developed a 10-year plan to save the eastern chimpanzees from illegal hunting, habitat loss, disease, the capture of infants for the pet trade and other threats, International Union for Conservation&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Plans to save about 50, 000 eastern chimpanzees representing 96% of their population are underway in East and Central Africa.<br/><br/>
East and Central Africa have developed a 10-year plan to save the eastern chimpanzees from illegal hunting, habitat loss, disease, the capture of infants for the pet trade and other threats, International Union for Conservation&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>Solomon Mforgham weblog</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Senegal: Rebels attack army base</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Rebels attacked an army base in the southern Casamance region, Senegal. At least 12 people, including five Senegalese soldiers, have been killed. Five suspected rebels and two civilians died in the clashes, the army says.
The Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) has been fighting for the region's independence since 1982. Casamance is separated&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rebels attacked an army base in the southern Casamance region, Senegal. At least 12 people, including five Senegalese soldiers, have been killed. Five suspected rebels and two civilians died in the clashes, the army says.<br/><br/>
The Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) has been fighting for the region's independence since 1982. <br /><br />Casamance is separated&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Nigerian artist turns art into furniture</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Samuel)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[A Nigerian artist Gerald Chukwuma is exploring the world and creativity of arts by applying arts into the making of furniture with African and contemporary designs.
&#8220;Cars are getting finer because of the arts in them, the formica, the beauty of the colours, these are artistic works, so I thought to myself what do I do as an artist, If I do a&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Nigerian artist Gerald Chukwuma is exploring the world and creativity of arts by applying arts into the making of furniture with African and contemporary designs.<br/><br/>
&#8220;Cars are getting finer because of the arts in them, the formica, the beauty of the colours, these are artistic works, so I thought to myself what do I do as an artist, If I do a&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of Samuel</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Tunisia: British holidaymakers boost tourism</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (KingsleyKobo)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Increasing numbers of Britons are flying to Tunisia for holidays, a trend that has seen the country&#039;s national airline launch extra services.
Figures from the Tunisian National Tourist Office say there was a 29 percent increase in UK arrivals to the North African country in January to September 2010, compared to the same period last year.

Tunisia&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Increasing numbers of Britons are flying to Tunisia for holidays, a trend that has seen the country&#039;s national airline launch extra services.<br/><br/>
Figures from the Tunisian National Tourist Office say there was a 29 percent increase in UK arrivals to the North African country in January to September 2010, compared to the same period last year.<br />
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Tunisia&#8217;s&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>ECOWAS urges members to back Mali against rebels</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[West Africa&#039;s top regional decision-making body, ECOWAS, urged member states on Monday to back Mali with military equipment and logistics in its fight against northern rebels, but also said it would launch mediation efforts within days.
Fighting erupted in Mali's north in mid-January after heavily armed fighters from Libya last year poured into&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[West Africa&#039;s top regional decision-making body, ECOWAS, urged member states on Monday to back Mali with military equipment and logistics in its fight against northern rebels, but also said it would launch mediation efforts within days.<br/><br/>
Fighting erupted in Mali's north in mid-January after heavily armed fighters from Libya last year poured into&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Ghana: Foreign retailers cited for currency depreciation</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (adomfeh)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activities of foreigners in the retail sector. GUTA President, George Ofori, has cited this as one of the justifications in the renewed drive to flush out foreigners operating in the retail business, emphasizing&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activities of foreigners in the retail sector. GUTA President, George Ofori, has cited this as one of the justifications in the renewed drive to flush out foreigners operating in the retail business, emphasizing&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>South Africa's national parks poised for surge in "pink' tourism</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Redactie AfrikaNieuws)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[&#160;South Africa's national parks are poised for a surge in "pink" tourism now that a tourist operator has launched a series of tours designed to initiate gay visitors to the delights of the savannah. While Cape Town is consistently voted one of the top five gay holiday destinations worldwide, Strider Expeditions says it aims to lure gay tourists&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160;South Africa's national parks are poised for a surge in "pink" tourism now that a tourist operator has launched a series of tours designed to initiate gay visitors to the delights of the savannah. While Cape Town is consistently voted one of the top five gay holiday destinations worldwide, Strider Expeditions says it aims to lure gay tourists&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:51:08 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Senegal gets new president, kicks out Wade</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[The winner of Senegal&#039;s presidential election, Macky Sall, has said the poll marks a &quot;new era&quot; for the country. He was speaking after his rival, current President Abdoulaye Wade, admitted defeat in Sunday&#039;s run-off. Macky won with about 65% for Mr Sall and 35% for Mr Wade
Mr Wade's bid for a third term in office sparked violent&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The winner of Senegal&#039;s presidential election, Macky Sall, has said the poll marks a &quot;new era&quot; for the country. He was speaking after his rival, current President Abdoulaye Wade, admitted defeat in Sunday&#039;s run-off. Macky won with about 65% for Mr Sall and 35% for Mr Wade<br/><br/>
Mr Wade's bid for a third term in office sparked violent&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Malawi: Chronology of Joyce Banda swearing in</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Mtheto Lungu)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Malawi has a new State President, she is Her Excellency Joyce Hilda Mtila Banda, aged 62. She now assumes the status of the Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Service (MPS). She was recognised by the military through a Guard of Honour and a 26 gun salute outside parliament chambers in the capital city Lilongwe.&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Malawi has a new State President, she is Her Excellency Joyce Hilda Mtila Banda, aged 62. She now assumes the status of the Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Service (MPS). She was recognised by the military through a Guard of Honour and a 26 gun salute outside parliament chambers in the capital city Lilongwe.<br/>&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Ex-Zambian leader defends African democracy</title>
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					<author>dummy@example.com (Mabvuto Phiri)</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda has made a strong defence for democracy as the African Presidential Center&#039;s new President-in-Residence. He was speaking to a packed house at Boston University in his maiden lecture.
In his opening salvo Banda said, &#8220;For democracy to flourish there must be a continuing stream of individuals of integrity&#8230;]]></description>

					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda has made a strong defence for democracy as the African Presidential Center&#039;s new President-in-Residence. He was speaking to a packed house at Boston University in his maiden lecture.<br/><br/>
In his opening salvo Banda said, &#8220;For democracy to flourish there must be a continuing stream of individuals of integrity&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
<category>The AfricaNews articles of Mabvuto Phiri</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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