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Moa river basin-Sierra Leone
Africa   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Pygmy hippopotamus   Wildlife  
 Scientific American 
Conflicts and Cooperation in Conservation: Adventures in Researching the Pygmy Hippopotamus on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leon
| Our vehicle pulled into the village late one rainy night. Dozens of my new neighbors, Sierra Leone’s Mende people, emerged from their thatch-roof houses, looking cross at being woken up and not ex... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
File - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor alights from the Nigerian government plane into the waiting handcuffs of United Nations Peacekeepers who effected his arrest at Monrovia's Roberts International Airport on his arrival from Nigeria, 29 March, 2006.
Africa   Crimes   Hague   Photos   Wikipedia: Liberia  
 Star Tribune 
Charles Taylor lawyers seek to reopen defense case to admit UN report on mercenaries
| AMSTERDAM - Lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor have asked a U.N.-backed war crimes court for permission to reopen their defense case, saying a recently published Security Council r... (photo: UN / Mathew Elavanalthoduka)
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011.  Al Jazeera 
Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'
| He stands accused of funding rebels who hacked the arms off small children, smuggling blood diamonds, keeping sex slaves and torturing his opponents, but former Liberian President Charles Taylor als... (photo: AP / Jerry Lampen)
CIA   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberia)  
The Sierra Leone-flagged Kayan-1, an 86-meter (282-feet) freighter carrying empty containers, tilts on its right side as crew pumped out water, while a tugboat wait to tow it if needed, in the Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.  The Guardian 
Ship sinking after collision in Bosphorus -agent
ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. "The situation on M/V Kayan I is getting cr... (photo: AP)
Accident   Cargo Ship   Istanbul   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosphorus  
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President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day. The Guardian
Africa begins to rise above aid
| Many African countries are moving out of aid dependency as the private sector boosts economic growth on the continent Kenyan workers building part of the Thika road und... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Economy   Kenya   Photos   Sierra L:eone   Wikipedia: Africa  
A woman and her child stand outside their new tent at a camp in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Displaced Haitian families have resettled at the camp site follwing a devastating earthquake, 5 April, 2010. The Guardian
Haiti, Somalia and global jobs
| Where the aid has gone in Haiti, why the international community dragged its feet on Somalia famine, and a request for questions on the global jobs crisis | If you are ... (photo: UN / Sophia Paris)
Development   Haiti   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake  
File - Alastair Campbell is seen in his office at Downing Street after announcing his resignation as director of Communications to Prime Minister Tony Blair, in London, Friday, Aug. 29, 2003. The Daily Telegraph
Tony Blair: 12 months in his diary
A huge amount of the former Prime Minister's £8m expenses is said to have gone on foreign travel by him and his team; Josie Ensor charts just how extensive his trav... (photo: AP / Stephen Hird)
Diary   Photos   Tony Blair   UK   Wikipedia: Tony Blair  
Politics Terrorism
- Nigeria ruling party wins vote in violence-hit north
- Keita spot on as Mali ruin Gabon's Cup party
- Senegal opposition holds fresh rally as campaign begins
- Somalia: TFG evicts IDPs from government buildings
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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- Qaddafi’s Arms, Appropriated by Old Allies, Reinvigorate R
- Nigeria attracts enterprising Indians despite terror
- Mali says 20 rebels killed, thousands flee
- Mali says 20 rebels killed, thousands flee
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlines the main areas of proposed spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan., 26, 2012.
Panetta concerned about doctor who helped in bin Laden raid
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Senegal opposition holds fresh rally as campaign begins
- Sierra Club takes hush money
- Somalia: Puntland President Statement at ICG meeting
- Reshuffled Ministers Assume Office On Wednesday
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- Sierra Club takes hush money
- Nigeria oil militants Mend 'hit Eni Bayelsa pipeline'
- Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack
- Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack
Equatorial Guinea national team sing their country national anthem during the opening ceremony of the  African Nations Cup soccer opening ceremony at the  Estadio De Malabo stadium.
Ivory Coast coast to semi-finals
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Health Society & Culture
- Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study
- 75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable
- Aid groups: 15,000 flee Mali amid Tuareg rebellion
- Regular exercise key to good health – Minister
Common method of protecting from malaria while sleeping. Tabuk, Kalinga province, the Philippines.
Study shows malaria deaths declining
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- Keita spot on as Mali ruin Gabon's Cup party
- Nigeria's security situation 'intolerable': sena
- 5th Annual School Exchange Programme Opens
- Aid groups: 15,000 flee Mali amid Tuareg rebellion
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Man ‘kidnapped, forced girl to marry him’
- 'Government Would Assist All The Libyan Returnees'
- Where to turn for help on taxes
- Tapping into Generation Z
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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- Ivory Coast and Zambia sail into Africa Cup of Nations semis
- Racing: Options weighed for Waikato Guineas winner
- African Cup of Nations - Mali stun hosts Gabon on penalties
- Mali Pounce On Gift Of Gabon
Ivory Coast's captain Didier Drogba, left, and Gervinho celebrate after Drogba scored against Equatorial Guinea in their African Cup of Nations quarter-final match at Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
Ivory Coast power past co-hosts
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