[Ugnet] South Africa's peace initiatives falling apart

South Africa's peace initiatives falling apartJean-Jacques Cornish 10 September 2007 06:00 DisplayDCAd('220x240','1',''); Things have gone distinctly pear-shaped in South Africa's two most prized mediation subjects -- the

[Ugnet] Africanc suffering mercilessly -- again

September 10, 2007 Drugs Banned, Many of World’s Poor Suffer in Pain By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. WATERLOO, Sierra Leone — Although the rainy season was coming on fast, Zainabu Sesay was in no shape to help her husband. Ditches had to be dug to protect their cassava and peanuts, and their

[Ugnet] Bird-Brained African genius dead at 31

New York Times, September 10, 2007 Alex, a Parrot Who Had a Way With Words, Dies By BENEDICT CAREY He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he established himself in TV shows, scientific reports, and news articles as

[Ugnet] Mali’s Farmers Discover a Weed’s Pote ntial Power

New York Times, September 9, 2007 Mali’s Farmers Discover a Weed’s Potential Power By LYDIA POLGREEN KOULIKORO, Mali — When Suleiman Diarra Banani’s brother said that the poisonous black seeds dropping from the seemingly worthless weed that had grown around his family farm for decades

[Ugnet] Top Taxpayers

These companies are apparently the cash cows of Uganda government. They, plus 990 other tax contributors, contributed 84% of total tax revenues collected for the last financial year. What is the population of Uganda? Now, do you really need to read the entire article to see how