Doonesbury Slams Dem Lobbyist for Defending Ivory Coast Dictator

from PolitisiteDoonesbury artist  Garry Trudeau slams Democratic Strategist  Lanny Davis on his Lobbying for Ivory Coast dictator Laurent Gbagbo in a six-figure deal.   Lanny not liking this,...

The January Review. (Motorsports).

By Charles Oladeji. As the year 2010 started off with the Dakar there was a resilient display of defiance by many in the motorsports industry that permeated all aspects of the business. The effect of the global...

Senegal Statue Angering Locals Over Cost and Nudity

The African Renaissance statue in Senegal is nearly complete, just in time for criticism on many fronts. The statue, built overlooking Senegal's capital city of Dakar, depicts a muscular man holding aloft a child...

South African Wins 31st Dakar Rally

    South African Giniel De Villiers finished two seconds ahead of Russian driver Leonid Novitsky to win the 31st Dakar Rally this weekend. The two week race which is traditionally held in Africa...

Chinese oil workers killed in Sudan (Updated II)

As China condemned the killing of its CNPC oil workers as an inhumane terrorist act, the Justice and Equality Movement denied any responsibility in their captivity and death. " UPDATES: China...

Grand Prix Winner Kovalainen Tells How it Feels to Win his First F1

Finnish Grand Prix Champion 100th F1 Winner tells AUTO RACING DAILY how it feels as a driver and as a Finn.   " Question: It has been a long road but your first win in Formula One. Describe your feelings...

Social Entrepreneurship: Tobias Sturmer, Artistic Director for Empowerment Works

"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...

Nigerian Militants Strike Shell Oil Rig

Nigeria has a tragic history of conflict between Shell oil and local interest groups. Today, militants attacked one of Shell's offshore oil rigs."Royal Dutch Shell was forced to shut down production of its Bonga...

Senegal: Tourism in Eastern Senegal

" Tambacounda is the largest region in Eastern Senegal. It lies across major transit hubs linking Senegal to four of their neighboring countries; The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The region also has an Airport which is...

More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhur...

"More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhurt Tuesday after their Boeing 747 jet caught fire as it landed in Bangladesh, an official said.The 326 passengers were evacuated after...

Indonesia to send more peacekeepers to Lebanon, Sudan

"As part of its efforts to help maintain peace in the world, Indonesia has decided to send more security personnel to join the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon and Sudan. The Indonesian government made the decision when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held...

TNI to prepare 90 personnel to join Unifil

""The military chief will of course discuss the matter with President Yudhoyono shortly after he has returned from his overseas trip," Head of the TNI Headquarters` Information Service Rear Marshal Sagom Tamboen said on Saturday.Yudhoyono is currently visiting South Africa as...

OIC adopts new charter with focus on human righs

""In adopting new programs members raised several topics among other things on democracy, good governance and elimination of Islamophobia," Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said after the closing of the summit here on Friday evening.The president said that OIC...

Sudan asks for additional peacekeeping forces from Indonesia

""Sudan wants Indonesia to play more roles in peacekeeping efforts in Darfur," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said at the closing of the 11th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).The...

Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing

" DAKAR, Senegal - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of implementing policies he claimed were part of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign in the Palestinian areas of Jerusalem. ...

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