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U.S. Strongly Refutes Press Report on…

10 Hours, 11 Minutes ago

By Charles W. CoreyStaff Writer Washington — The U.S. Department of State March 19 strongly refuted a press report alleging that U.S. troops had been placed on alert for possible intervention in the event of severe political instability in Nigeria. A spokesman for the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs,…

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Quiet Corruption Harmful to Africa’s Long-Term…

March 18 2010, 9:10pm

Washington — “Quiet corruption” can be just as detrimental to a country’s overall economic growth and development as large corruption and bribery scandals that receive much sensational press play and media attention, warns a just-released World Bank report. In a report entitled Africa Development Indicators 2010, the World Bank defines…

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Spearheading a Grass-Roots Movement for Change…

March 15 2010, 10:36pm

By Carlyn ReichelStaff Writer Washington — There were three times Ann Njogu considered quitting her work in human rights activism in Kenya. The first was when a woman walked into her office so badly beaten by her husband that her head and face were swollen to the size of a…

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