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¤ Algeria Strikes Very Late to Eliminate Ivory Coast
Hameur Bouazza scored in extra time as Algeria beat Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals of the African nations Cup.

¤ Angola Moves to Make President Stronger

The Angolan Parliament approved a new constitution Thursday that will further concentrate power in the hands of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

¤ A Big Part of Life, and Now Death

World sports, and not simply African soccer, now have to face up to the reality that they can no longer presume they are immune from terrorism.

¤ Congo and Angola Agree to End Expulsions
Both countries had forced out each other’s citizens; some had fled war, while others sought economic opportunity.

¤ U.S. Sees Opportunities in Angola
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s visit last month sent the message that America is eager to help transform the former cold war battleground into a stable energy giant.

¤ Clinton Praises Angola, but Urges More Reform

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Angola to bolster ties with a country that rivals Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil producer.

¤ Eden? Maybe. But Where’s the Apple Tree?
A new genetic survey of people in Africa suggests that the borderland where Angola and Namibia meet seems to be the origin of modern humans.

¤ Pope Tries to Send Ripples of Hope Through an Ocean of Angolans
Pope Benedict XVI drew the biggest numbers of his African visit, a multitude that a Vatican spokesman put at one million, but was more likely hundreds of thousands.

¤ Pope Tells Clergy in Angola to Work Against Belief in Witchcraft

Pope Benedict’s decision to raise the issue of sorcery may please human rights advocates who have reported children suffering abuse as a result of the practice.

¤ Pope Urges Angolans to Help the Poor and Embrace Democracy

The longtime leader of Angola, where two-thirds of the country’s people still live on less than $2 a day, seemed to agree with the pope’s every exhortation.

¤ In Brief: How to end natural resource-fuelled conflict?
NAIROBI Monday, February 01, 2010 (IRIN) - The international community should draw up a comprehensive strategy to tackle conflicts fuelled by natural resources especially in fragile African states, US campaign group Global Witness says.

¤ AFRICA: Rotavirus data must propel immunization - experts
DAKAR Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (IRIN) - Health experts hope the release of data showing the success of rotavirus vaccine will help compel policymakers to ensure all children will be immunized.

¤ How To: Track the scent of life
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The best search and rescue workers have stamina, a phenomenal sense of smell, and sharp hearing - they usually also have four legs.

¤ AFRICA: Crackdowns on gays make the closet safer
NAIROBI Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalizing homosexual acts, and despite accounting for a significant percentage of new infections in many countries, men who have sex with men tend to be left out of the HIV response.

¤ AFRICA: Vaccination key to stemming rotavirus, say experts
DAKAR Tuesday, December 08, 2009 (IRIN) - African health experts are calling on governments to vaccinate all children against rotavirus, to end an “unacceptable” yet preventable situation in which the virus kills some 1,400 children in developing countries daily.

¤ ANGOLA: HIV-positive couple live happily ever after
LUANDA Monday, November 30, 2009 (IRIN) - The story of Epalanga, a poor farm boy, and his love for Belita, the daughter of a prosperous village merchant, captured the hearts of Angolans when the national broadcaster started airing the soap opera, "Camatondo", in 2004.

¤ In Brief: All I want for Xmas ...is a bag of manure
NAIROBI Thursday, November 26, 2009 (IRIN) - From the first goat sales about five years ago, creative NGO fundraisers have expanded a range of animal and farm-related "gifts" for sale online to benefit developing countries.

¤ ANGOLA: Esperança Mutamba, "I'm living this double life"
LUANDA Monday, November 16, 2009 (IRIN) - Esperança Mutamba (not her real name), who has been living with the virus for 10 years and works as HIV/AIDS counsellor in the Angolan capital, Luanda, is still not ready to publicly disclose her HIV status.

¤ In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production
DUSHANBE Thursday, November 12, 2009 (IRIN) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for November, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 12 November.

¤ In Brief: Cash does not always mean quality food aid
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region or beneficiary country and save on transport and warehousing costs, is not addressing nutritional needs, according to a new report.

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