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<title>EIN News: Central Africa Elections News</title>
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<title>Let&apos;s Pray Against &apos;Sometimes in April&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191949177</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 20:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  events in these few months to the elections raise a lot of questions as to  ...  beacon of democracy in not only the West-African sub-region but the entire Africa, a continent  ...  its past. For me, the experience of Rwanda alone and not to even talk about  ...
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<title>Parliament Gets Female Speaker</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191910789</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 16:47 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to become Parliamentary Speaker, the sixth in Africa and 31st in the whole world, according  ...  House. For the first time since the elections were held two weeks ago, President Paul  ...  on the world record women representation that Rwanda realized in these past elections. &quot;This means  ...
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<title>Tourism is the Untapped Country&apos;s Wealth</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191893257</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 15:44 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Churchill that Uganda is the Pearl of Africa. Moreover, the beauty that Churchill saw is  ...  watch advertisements from Kenya, and some times Rwanda being broadcast on the television. Hardly do  ...  neighbour Kenya experienced political violence after presidential elections last year. The conflict caused unnecessary suffering  ...
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<title>Tanzania does better in governance - survey</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191889901</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 15:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  latest edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, the country also ranks lower than  ...  included economic stability, corruption, security, rights, laws, elections, infrastructure, poverty and health. But the survey  ...  Almost as bad were Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad and Sudan - all affected by  ...
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<title>Burundi Tea Earnings Rise 62 pct on Low Supplies</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191889209</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... The tiny central African nation earned $11.2 million from January to  ...  a post-election crisis in nearby Kenya. Landlocked Burundi exports 80 percent of its tea to  ...
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<title>Governance Improving in Africa - Survey</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191888239</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 15:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has improved in nearly two-thirds of sub-Saharan African nations between 2005 and 2006 with Liberia  ...  most were, in order of performance, Liberia, Burundi, Uganda, Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. However, governance deteriorated  ...  Almost as bad were Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad and Sudan - all affected by  ...
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<title>Africa improving</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191887668</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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... The 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance said 31 of 48 sub-Saharan nations  ...  including economic stability, corruption, security, rights, laws, elections, infrastructure, poverty and health. The index, however,  ...  Almost as bad were Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad and Sudan - all affected by  ...
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<title>Female-Majority House Elects Speaker After Historic Poll</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191878476</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 14:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Posted to the web 7 October 2008 Rwanda&apos;s newly elected Members of Parliament voted in  ...  last month&apos;s parliamentary elections, the tiny East African country will after the swearing in ceremony,  ...  crimes or living as refugees in neighbouring Congo, Rwanda&apos;s women, at first by default, took  ...
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<title>Country Improves in Governance Ratings</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191873548</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 14:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  is among the top 20 countries in Africa in the Mo Ibrahim Index, which measures  ...  Many of them showed increased participation in elections, which were generally deemed free and fair  ...  did well in the ranking with Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda ranking in the top  ...
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<title>Governance &apos;has improved in two-thirds of Africa&apos; </title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191855525</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  two-thirds of the countries in sub Saharan Africa, according to this years Ibrahim index of  ...  including economic stability, corruption, security, rights, laws, elections, infrastructure, poverty and health. The index, however,  ...  as bad were the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad and Sudan  all also affected  ...
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<title>Tanzania: Local Businessman Locks Horns with Kenya Port Authority</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191846711</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  ever to be filed before the East African Court of Justice based in Arusha will  ...  firm is an agent for East and Central Africa of Masafi products from Dubai. The consignment  ...  be sold in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Southern Sudan. Advocate Muite told reporters  ...
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<title>SOUTH AFRICA HANDS OVER RAPID REACTION BATTALION TO DR CONGO</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191842456</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 06:38 GMT</pubDate>
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... SOUTH AFRICA HANDS OVER RAPID REACTION BATTALION TO DR CONGO By Edwin Tshivhidzo MURA BASE, LIKSAI, DR  ...  its troops in the DRC, Sudan and Burundi on United Nations peace keeping missions. Recently,  ...
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<title>State of the Union speech,</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191836883</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 05:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  occupiers and chose new leaders in free elections. In 2005, the people of Afghanistan defied  ...  fight HIV/AIDS, especially on the continent of Africa. (Applause.) Because you funded our Emergency Plan  ...  proud to call this son of the Congo a citizen of the United States of  ...
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<title>The Big Question: Is political and economic stability beginning to take root in Africa?</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191825796</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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... It was Pliny who said, Africa semper aliquid novi &amp;ndash; out of Africa  ...  the league are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Sudan and Angola with Somalia as  ...  Human Rights looks at everything from free elections to women&apos;s rights. Sustainable Economic Opportunity considers  ...
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<title>Nigeria improves governance performance, slips one step in latest rating</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191825716</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  place to rank 39th out of sub-Saharan Africa&amp;rsquo;s 48 countries. The 2008 Ibrahim Index of  ...  African oil producing nations, which includes Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Sudan, Nigeria ranks third. Three  ...
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