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Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012. Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history? Sun 19 May 2013
Pressing the flesh: with Bill Clinton, who described Kagame as ‘one of the greatest leaders of our time’. Photograph: Ed Ou/Getty Images Paul Kagame is angrier than I've... (photo: AP / Carl Court) The Observer
Africa   Paul Kagame   Photos   Rwanda   Wikipedia: List of awards and honours bestowed upon Paul Kagame   Wikipedia: Paul Kagame
A woman with her child with the back       Une femme avec son enfant au dos  Togo and Africa At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO Sat 18 May 2013
Tweet Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 30 countries in Africa with a total population of 508 million are... (photo: WN / Eteh) Newstrack India
Africa   Beijing   Diseeses   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Yellow fever
File - A look inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp' Thu 16 May 2013
Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Al Jazeera
Jordan   Photos   Refugee   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
Lemur World's most distinct mammals and amphibians mapped Thu 16 May 2013
Scientists have developed the first map of the world's most unique and most endangered mammals and amphibians. The map highlights the fact that only a fraction of... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot) BBC News
Amphibians   Mammals   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Black-and-white ruffed lemur
Mali summit to seek international support Mali summit to seek international support Wed 15 May 2013
On the eve of a major international donors conference, the European Union has announced it is pledging $674.8mn over the next two years to help rebuild the west... (photo: European Community / EC) Al Jazeera
Conference   Mali   Photos   Summit   Wikipedia: Mali
EU pledges 520m euros for Mali reconstruction EU pledges 520m euros for Mali reconstruction Wed 15 May 2013
The EU said Tuesday it will provide 520 million euros to help rebuild conflict-hit Mali, ahead of an international donors’ conference in Brussels on Wednesday from which... (photo: European Community / EC) France24
Mali   Niger   Photos   Pledges   Wikipedia: Niger
Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring a goal against Wigan Athletic during their English Premier League soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates stadium in London, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Arsenal 4-1 Wigan: Podolski double relegates Latics and lifts Gunners up to fourth Tue 14 May 2013
Roberto Martinez's FA Cup winners failed to carry forward their Wembley momentum and slip out of the Premier League as their eight-year top-flight stay ends with a... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) Goal
Arsenal   League   Photos   Sportstars   Wikipedia: Lukas Podolski
Johannesburg aerial view looking towards the south-east. Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 meters (5,751 ft). Tourism Indaba to focus on Africa Sun 12 May 2013
Johannesburg - The South African tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister... (photo: Creative Commons / Andresdewet) Independent online (SA)
Development   Economy   Johannesburg   Photos   Tourism
Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain from Argentina, center, celebrates after scoring their third goal during the Champions League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Player Ratings: Espanyol 1-1 Real Madrid Sat 11 May 2013
Goal.com rates the players on show as Gonzalo Higuain brings los Blancos back from behind, but the point is not enough to stop Barcelona wresting the Liga title from them... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Goal
Football   Madrid   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Gonzalo Higuaín
Africa in pictures: 3-9 May 2013 Africa in pictures: 3-9 May 2013 Fri 10 May 2013
A man dances at a ceremony celebrating the resumption of oil production in South Sudan’s main oil field in Palouge on Sunday after a 16-month shutdown prompted by a... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy) BBC News
Africa   Photos   Production   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan
Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa Fri 10 May 2013
Follow @{0}FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE DAKAR, 10 May 2013 (IRIN) - Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) IRINnews
Africa   Dakar   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: West Africa
Filipina girls taking a bath in this polluted seashore, a poor family that lives in the park, they are homeless family of the philippines, Thursday, January, 22, 2009 Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine Thu 9 May 2013
TRENTON, N.J. - Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly... (photo: WN / James D.) Herald Tribune
Drugmakers   Girls   Health   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Girl
We are in the big market of the capital Lome Togo, e, a country in West Africa. between BENIN, Burkina Faso and Ghana on the West Coast of Africa  Nous sommes dans le grand marché de Lomé la capital e du Togo, un pays de l'Afrique de l'ouest. situe entre le BENIN , le burkina faso et le Ghana sur la cote ouest de l'Afrique  une revendeuse d'eponge       on wednesday, january 05, 2011. Africa has chance to achieve sustainable, inclusive growth Thu 9 May 2013
Related articles IMF urges SA to fix structural problems, ‘do more on its own’ Emerging markets drive investment into Africa, says Ernst & Young Economist challenges... (photo: WN / Eteh) Business Day
Africa   Economy   Investment   Photos   Wikipedia: African Growth and Opportunity Act
nouvelles et analyses humanitaires nouvelles et analyses humanitaires Tue 7 May 2013
Un service du Bureau de la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires des Nations Unies - Tous les pays - Afrique du Sud Afghanistan... (photo: European Community / EC) IRINnews
Afghanistan   Afrique   Angola   Photos
An ethnic Somali man stands in the shared courtyard of several houses in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, Kenya, on February 21, 2013. None of the men living here have found work, saying that Countering the radicalization of Kenya's youth Mon 6 May 2013
SHARE NAIROBI, 6 May 2013 (IRIN) - Unemployment, poverty and political marginalization are contributing to the Islamic radicalization of Kenya's youth, a situation... (photo: IRIN / Phil Moore) IRINnews
Economy   Nairobi   Photos   Unemployment   Wikipedia: Unemployment
In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 photo, a feeding site run by the Somali aid agency Jumbo Peace and Development Organization to cook food provided by the World Food Program (WFP) sits almost deserted Disaster in Somalia: U.N. reports 258,000 die in famine and extremist violence Thu 2 May 2013
This week, CNN reported a study just released by a U.N. led group that estimates a staggering number of people have continued to perish in the country of Somalia in their... (photo: AP / Katharine Houreld) The Examiner
Aid   Famine   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Somalia
African Wild Dog at the zoo Making fine wines for wild dogs Thu 16 May 2013
Cape Town - Wine, wheels and wild dogs. This sums up Jeremy and Emma Borg’s efforts to raise funds for the conservation of these remarkable and endangered... (photo: Creative Commons / Beao) Independent online (SA)
Photos   South Africa   Wikipedia: Wild Dogs   Wildlife   Wines
humanitarian news and analysis humanitarian news and analysis Mon 29 Apr 2013
a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Select a country - Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin... (photo: USAF / Tony Tolley) IRINnews
Afghanistan   Humanitarian   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Military
Juventus Chilean forward Arturo Vidal, right, celebrates with his teammate Milos Krasic after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Parma at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Player Ratings: Torino 0-2 Juventus Sun 28 Apr 2013
Goal.com takes a closer look at the men involved in Saturday's Derby della Mole, decided in the final minutes by goals from Marchisio and Vidal which handed a win to the... (photo: AP / Massimo Pinca) Goal
Juventus   Photos   Sports   Sportstars   Wikipedia: Arturo Vidal
UN Hears Calls to Help Africa Consolidate Gains UN Hears Calls to Help Africa Consolidate Gains Sun 28 Apr 2013
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:00 pm Press Release: United Nations UN General Assembly Hears Calls for Greater Engagement to Help Africa Consolidate Gains New York, Apr 25 2013... (photo: UN / Albert González Farran) Scoop
Africa   Engagement   Help   Photos   Wikipedia: United Nations Mission in Liberia