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  1. Four of last eight white rhinos taken to game parkRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

    Rhinokeeper Jan Zdarek, back right, calls Suni, a 29-year-old male white rhino, after it arrives at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  2. MONUC Ready to Repel Rebel LRA Attack, Says SpokesmanRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Voice of America

    Refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo at the Falco site, Betou in the Republic of Congo, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Congo, Africa, World News

  3. 4 rare northern white rhinos relocated to KenyaRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WHBF-TV Rock Island

    Four of the world's last known eight northern white rhinos landed in Kenya on Sunday and were transported to a game park where officials hope the endangered mammals will reproduce and save their subspecies.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  4. 4 Rare Northern White Rhinos Moved to KenyaRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Air America Radio

    Four of the world's last known eight northern white rhinos landed in Kenya on Sunday and were transported to a game park where officials hope the endangered mammals will reproduce and save their subspecies.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  5. Four white rhinos shipped to KenyaRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

    Sudan, one of four extremely endangered northern white rhinos explores his new pen in the Kenyan reserve.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  6. 24th AFCCM (Q/Finals): Petro zoom into semi-finals, beat Coop-BankRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Basketball in Africa

    Petro Atletico basketball club of Angola Saturday became the first team to make it to the last four of the 24th FIBA Africa Champions Club for Men holding at the sports hall of the Amahoro stadium, Kigali, Rwanda.

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  7. 24th AFCCM (Q/Finals): Mazembe stops ASPAC run 86-82Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | Basketball in Africa

    The quarter-final game between ASB Mazembe basketball club of Democratic Republic of Congo and ASPAC basketball club of Benin Republic was indeed a game to watch as both side treated the large crowd at the sports hall of the Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda to the best basketball display.

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  8. Lonrho bent on regaining lost...Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | Sunday Times

    Lonrho, the conglomerate once led by Tiny Rowland and which was nearly wound up four years ago, is seeking to restore some of the wealth and power it enjoyed during its heyday in the "80s. It is building an African business empire of plantations, airlines, ports and agribusinesses, and has raised 25-million with two share placings in the past ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

  9. Centre's gifts a joy to deliverRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | The Courier Mail

    NYIBOL Will and her six-month-old daughter Serina had a good reason to help celebrate Brisbane's Refugee Maternity Service's first birthday yesterday.

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  10. Playing with fire in CongoRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

    ... is the peacekeepers rescuing me." Furaha's story shows why 10 years into its mission, the Democratic Republic of the Congo 's UN peacekeeping force a ' better known by its French acronym Monuc a ' is as vital as ever. She literally owes them her ...

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    Related Topix: Congo, Africa, World News

  11. Climate Change: The African StandRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Newswatch

    African negotiators at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference demand immediate reduction in emissions generated by developed countries and financial support to combat the negative impact on the continent The conference was intended to be the continuation of the journey towards saving the environment, mankind's common heritage, but the intrigues ...

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  12. Rape in Congo linked directly to cell phones, computers, iPodsRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Examiner.com

    If you are reading this you're probably in front of a computer. If you get a call from a friend, it is most likely from a cell phone.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  13. A father's anguish: Fire kills his wife and three of his six childrenRead the original story

    May 16, 2006 | Canada.com

    Eddy Etibako lost his family for the first time in 1997, when his wife and children fled war-torn Congo after he was arrested as a political prisoner.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Family, Kids

  14. Siddhartha Mitter's top world albums of 2009Read the original story

    23 hrs ago | Boston Globe

    BURAKA SOM SISTEMA "Black Diamond'' From the immigrant suburbs of Lisbon comes the flagbearer group of kuduro, the wildly fun dance music with roots in Angola now rocking international clubland.

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    Related Topix: World News, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Bollywood, Music, Entertainment

  15. Nuns take modern technology to Africa missionsRead the original story w/Photo

    23 hrs ago | Boston.com

    The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have had missions in Africa for more than 110 years.

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  16. Big Names Dump DeMbareRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Zimbabwe Standard

    DYNAMOS' Champions League firepower has suffered a setback with reports that Evans Gwekwerere is eyeing a move to the club's namesake in South Africa.

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  17. EDITORIAL Persevere in DR Congo's long road to peaceRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Bangkok Post

    The announcement last week that the United Nations peacekeeping effort in the Democratic Republic of Congo would end a joint military operation with the DR Congo army underscores the difficulty in any attempts by the international community to impose peace in a war zone from outside.

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Joseph Kabila, Rwanda, Opinion

  18. AfricaRead the original story

    Saturday | Guardian Newspapers

    Sudan heading towards 'violent breakup,' says ICG -181209 "U NLESS the international community, notably the U.S. , the UN , the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Horn of Africa Inter-Government Authority on Development , cooperate to support , return to north-south war and escalation of conflict in Darfur are likely," International ...

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  19. UN force on alert against LRA threatRead the original story

    Saturday | Gulf Times

    Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels, who murdered over 800 civilians around Christmas and early January last year, have threatened a fresh wave of attacks despite a year of multi-national military operations against them, analysts warn.

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    Related Topix: Central African Republic, Africa

  20. Club World Cup earns the fans' praiseRead the original story

    Saturday | TheNational

    Daniel Bardsley Last Updated: December 19. 2009 11:49PM UAE / December 19. 2009 7:49PM GMT Fans of Estudiantes cheer their team during last night's match with Barcelona.

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