"Bad news for Southern Africa"

Bad news for Southern Africa
Up to ten million people in six Southern African countries could reach the same critical situation as those in Niger because of a shortage of aid, United Nations agencies said on Thursday.

Niger aid gains pace, but many still waiting
The Western world seems to just now be waking to the humanitarian crisis affecting the African nation of Niger, where thousands of children are facing starvation as a lengthy drought continues.

Cote d'Ivoire: University Campus Polarised By Political Violence
At the main university in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, many scholars are more worried about self-defence than self-improvement on a campus dominated by a pro-government student union that uses rape and torture to maintain control.

More Trees Can Mean Less Water, Says Report
Water management programmes across the developing world are based on the mistaken belief that trees increase the available water in an area, says a report published today (29 July).

Who Said Apartheid Ended?
White South Africans have privileged themselves to the extent that they hold Black South Africans hostage in their own country. It was so exciting for everyone in 1994 when the ANC party led by Nelson Mandela won the presidential election and South Africans were able to elect the first African president in the history of the country. However, South Africans did not see it coming that they would still live under economic siege of the white settlers. As it was said about colonialism, the white man gave the Africans independence and took it away from the back door. The case for South Africa is that, they gave the Africans the right to rule or misrule themselves as along as they do not touch white economic power.

Tehran accuses US of nuclear double standard .
Iran accused the Bush administration yesterday of operating a double standard and undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by agreeing to aid India's civil nuclear programme, while insisting that Tehran abandon its nuclear ambitions or face international sanctions.

Life's ingredients found in early universe
The molecular building blocks of life had already formed by the time the universe was only a quarter of its present age, new observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal. The research bolsters the case for extraterrestrial life and may shed light on the nature of galaxies in the early universe.

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