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		<title>As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas – Africa should not be forgotten!</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15137</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Famine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Almighty God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is very important in the world’s calendar. It is the month our saviour and Lord Jesus Christ was born. We have every reason to be joyful, thankful and delighted. Because of Christ, we are saved and free. The celebration of the birth of Christ is a poignant reminder of why he came to this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics of the Moment &#8211; The Role of the Media in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12736</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sylvia Olayinka Blyden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The political history of Sierra Leone can never be complete without cataloguing the role the media is and has played in the politics of the moment and that of the past. Journalists have been used for good as well as for bad. But the bad far outweighs the good. As some have even lost their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling child witchcraft accusation</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13469</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kofi Akosah-Sarpong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Witchcraft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The flowering of The African Century, as a material progress scheme, is also an enlightenment struggle. Most African elites have not thought about this despite their cultural obstacles wheeling around them that have asphyxiated their greater progress. And this means The African Century also embraces a critical look at the African culture that is expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sierra Leone Daily Mail has been revived</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12315</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone Daily Mail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serra Leone as a country is moving from decades of political and economic demise to a country full of hope, potential and opportunity. There is an increasing need for its potential to be showcased and presented to educate the outside world of just how much this paradise nation has to offer. There is a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is money the root of all evil?</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13116</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nanette Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is tempting to say that money is the root of all evil &#8212; with people seemingly scrambling about doing inhuman, if not entirely unspeakable acts that show no regard whatsoever for the well-being of others only to add a few numbers to their bank account, or add some pieces of paper to their wallets. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African leaders should learn from Asamoah Gyan&#8217;s penalty miss at the FIFA 2010 World Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13110</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13110#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Morie Samuels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asamoah Gyan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fifa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ghanian striker Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss in the dying seconds of extra time against Uruguay on Friday cost the African side a place in the World Cup semi-finals and broke hearts across the continent. The event of that day triggered a series of reactions such as an invitation from Nelson Mandela, father of the African [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uneasy calm returns to Guinea as election results to be announced on Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12929</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captain Dadis Camara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conakry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Sekouba Konate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thierno Balde, the chairman of Guinea’s Research Institute on Democracy and the Rule of Law, a non-governmental organization, has said that an uneasy calm has returned to the capital, Conakry ahead of Friday’s scheduled release of last Sunday’s election results. Balde said the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has assured Guineans that it will be ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rape-aXe Condom to help protect Women from being Raped</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12902</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faith Karimi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Sonnet Ehlers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protect women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rape-aXe Condom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse. &#8220;She looked at me and said, &#8216;If only I had teeth down there,&#8217;&#8221; recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All mobile phone numbers to be registered in Kenya – In a bid to reduce crime</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12849</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a bid to cut crime, the government in Kenya has started to register all mobile phone numbers in the country. Any numbers still unregistered at the end of July will be disconnected, the government says. Apparently, it has come to light that kidnapping gangs often use unregistered mobile numbers to text ransom demands. According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting in Nigeria’s Parliament – As Speaker is accused of Corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12844</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament Speaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Goodluck Jonathan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Governors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was turmoil in Nigeria&#8217;s parliament on Tuesday as fighting broke out after a group of members were suspended for accusing the speaker of corruption, causing further distraction in a body meant to be dealing with a raft of pending legislation. The group, calling themselves &#8211; The Progressives &#8211; are 11 in number, and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya receives Ksh480 million European Investment Bank funding for Airport Rehabilitation</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12839</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suleiman Mbatiah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jomo Kenyatta Airport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kenya has received a Ksh480 million European Investment Bank fund towards upgrading and rehabilitation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) passenger facility. The European Investment Bank agreed in December, 2009 to co-finance the JKIA upgrading project and will provide Ksh7.4 billion. Air transport has become increasingly important to the economy of Kenya, sustaining the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Chinese Banks agree to Finance Three Projects in Mozambique</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12825</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mozambique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$165 million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export-Import Bank of China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mozambique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister Aires Ali]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[$165 million has been put together by two Chinese banks to help finance three projects in Mozambique . This was according to a statement by Prime Minister Aires Ali, the Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique reported today. $65 million of this amount will be disbursed by the Export-Import Bank of China, the Maputo-based state-run news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World Should Help Niger – Aid Agencies call for Immediate Assistance to the West African Country</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12817</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save The Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starvation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A $10m appeal for drought-stricken Niger in West Africa has been launched by two major aid agencies. Over seven million people &#8211; half of the country&#8217;s population &#8211; face food shortages after crop failures last year.  Oxfam and Save The Children say the situation is growing more critical by the day. The UN shares the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in South Africa Arrest four people in connection with shooting of Rwanda’s former Army Chief</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12813</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Kagame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Police in South Africa are saying they have arrested four people for the shooting of an exiled Rwandan army general on Saturday. The police spokesman, Govind Samy, would not give the nationality of those arrested. According to him, they are still busy with the investigation. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, who is a former Rwandan army chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Equality &#8211; A Question of Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12798</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nanette Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nanette Thomas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Men and women are indeed equal. When discussing the controversial topic of gender equality we would do well to understand each other before making our decision on gender superiority. Why is it that many people believed women are inferior to men? Why it is so many believe men should work while the women stay at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Benjamin’s Overtures to Ban-Ki-Moon – A disgraceful Attempt to Cover-Up the SLPP’s Abysmal Record in Power</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12777</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12777#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ban-Ki Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Oponjo Benjamin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[un]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was shocked and dismayed to read the plea made by the Chairman of the Opposition SLPP party in Sierra Leone, John Oponjo Benjamin, in the  form of a classroom tabulated lecture, to the U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon during his recent visit to Sierra Leone. First of all I should advice John Benjamin to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces decision not to award 2010 Ibrahim Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12743</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12743#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ibrahim Prize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mo Ibrahim Foundation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Prize Committee met yesterday to discuss the award of the 2010 Mo Ibrahim Prize. Following its deliberations, the Prize Committee informed the Board of the Foundation that it had not selected a winner. Last year the Prize Committee announced that it had considered some credible candidates, but after in depth review could not select [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need for a Two-Term Koroma Presidency in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12665</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Oponjo Benjamin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julius Maada Bio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Blair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The political climate has changed for the better, over the past two and a half years in Sierra Leone! It is very rare in African politics to see a leader committed to his people’s welfare that employs a conscience-politics approach to changing the dynamics of how his country is governed. For over 30 years, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Biden to Visit Kenya With a Special Message from Barack Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12658</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12658#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Mwaura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headline News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharm el-Sheikh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.  Vice President Joe Biden, who is on a week-long trip to Africa has already arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Mr Biden who is expected in Nairobi later on Monday evening, was due to hold a meeting with President Hosni Mubarak to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues.  Security officials in Nairobi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museveni Prevents Omar Bashir of Sudan from Attending AU Conference in Uganda</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12649</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has not been invited to next month&#8217;s African Union conference in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda said in a statement. Museveni, a no-nonsense African leader, probably made the decision to improve on his credibility and impress on the ICC after calls by a member of Uganda’s opposition to have him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jacob Zuma’s Wife is Pregnant &#8211; But it Seems the President is Not the Father – The Bodyguard May Have Gone Too Far!</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12642</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South African people have been made to endure a national embarrassment once more as a result of the presidency of Jacob Zuma.  President Jacob Zuma, the polygamous leader of South Africa is battling another scandal concerning his private life, this time involving a local newspaper report that his second wife is pregnant after an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Shabaab Dealt a Big Blow as Somali Government Troops Recapture Key Towns</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12617</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been serious clashes between Somali government forces and Islamist militants. And the fighting has left at least 17 people dead and about 60 wounded in the capital Mogadishu.  The fighting appears to be the start of a government offensive using troops trained in Ethiopia, analysts say. The government controls only a few parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somali Troops Rescue Panama-flagged Cargo Vessel from Pirates</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12612</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Troops from the Puntland region in Somalia stormed a Panama-flagged cargo vessel held by pirates, but gang members killed the captain in the operation, a minister said on Thursday. Mohamed Raage, Minister of Ports and Marine Transport said &#8220;Our troops stormed the Panama-flagged vessel and engaged the pirates. There was brief fighting before they defeated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa&#8217;s Transport System Gets an Overhaul in Time for World Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12606</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final stages of preparation for the June 11th kick-off of the football World Cup are being put in place.  One of the world&#8217;s biggest sporting events is being held for the first time on African soil.  South Africa has spent billions of dollars preparing for the event, including more than $2 billion upgrading transportation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma Commended for Timely Completion of EU Funded Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12597</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has expressed satisfaction in the implementation of its funded projects in Sierra Leone by offering more direct financial support to the country. The commitment of the President of this small West African country to see through internationally funded assistance programs has been remarkable. Not only has the international stakeholders been impressed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria&#8217;s President Jonathan Expresses Gratitude to The President and People of Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12419</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 16:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pasco Gerald Temple</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,  Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been very categorical in telling Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma that he appreciates Sierra Leone and his (President Ernest Bai Koroma) and his delegation’s move to leave their busy schedule and come to Nigeria  to sympathize with the People and Government of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian Senator Marries 13 Year Old Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12381</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 11:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  senator in the West African country of Nigeria, has been criticized for marrying an Egyptian girl who happens to be 36 years his junior. The Senator, Sani Ahmed Yerima, 49, is said to have paid $100,000 as dowry for the 13-year-old girl. But he has defended his decision to marry a fourth wife as the prospect of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight on Nigeria as Petroleum Boss is Sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12360</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 08:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has fired the head of the country&#8217;s oil firm NNPC, after less than six weeks at the helm and ordered the finance ministry to audit the company&#8217;s accounts. The president has appointed Austin Oniwon, executive director of refineries and petrochemicals, to replace Shehu Ladan as group managing director of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone&#8217;s Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura Heads For OIC Meeting in Tajikistan after a Successful UAE Trip</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12354</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alhaji Jalloh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a very successful trip to the United Arab Emirates that saw closer bilateral ties forged between the UAE and her country, Sierra Leone&#8217;s Foreign and International Cooperation Minster, Madam Zainab Hawa Bangura is to join over 50 of her counterparts in Dushanbe, capital of the Republic of Tajikistan, to attend the Thirty-seventh session of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andry Rajoelina Will Not Take Part in Madagascar’s Presidential Elections in November</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12325</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 12:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andry Rajoelina, the President of Madagascar,  made a surprise announcement on the country’s state television that he will not participate in the upcoming presidential elections he has scheduled for 26 November. In his televised speech, Rajoelina said there would be a national convention from 27th to 29th May, aimed at drafting a new constitution ahead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Ungrateful Public Servant – When the Love for Money Overshadows One’s Love for Country</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12308</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are born of  a country that is in desperate need for a dramatic overhaul of its political and economic systems, and you are positioned by virtue of your trade, experience and education to help turn around its fortunes and you then decide because you are offered a more lucrative employment to turn your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Ibori Arrested and Then Freed by Police in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12301</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 09:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Ibori, a powerful Nigerian political powerbroker, has reportedly been freed on bail in Dubai, where he was arrested on corruption charges. Ibori a former governor of the oil-rich Delta state, is accused of stealing $290m by Nigeria&#8217;s EFCC anti-corruption agency. He was asked to surrender his passport to ensure he does not leave the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruling Party Chairman Resigns Over Corruption Allegations in Nigeria</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12296</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 08:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to state radio in Nigeria, the chairman of Nigeria&#8217;s ruling People&#8217;s Democratic Party (PDP) has resigned, giving in to mounting pressure after being charged with conspiracy and fraud. The ruling PDP&#8217;s executive body is expected to meet later on Friday to decide on a replacement for the chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor.  Mr. Ogbulafor pleaded not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Important Step in the Right Direction – International Agencies Laud the President of Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12282</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beverly Collins, a health policy adviser at the International Medical Aid Organisation Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) has hailed Sierra Leone’s President Koroma’s decision to introduce free health care for pregnant women and children under five in his country as an ‘extreme important development’. According to the health professional, “It is hugely encouraging and quite brave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morgan Tsvangirai Receives Award from the National Democratic Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12275</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Averell Harriman Democracy Award]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pro-democracy group, The National Democratic Institute, gave one of its highest honors to the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai,  on Monday. The Averell Harriman Democracy Award recognizes individuals and groups who have demonstrated a commitment to democracy and human rights. Prime Minister Tsvangirai received a standing ovation. He was introduced to the audience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaduna State Governor Namadi Sambo Nominated to be Vice President of Nigeria</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12270</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newstime Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Nigerian Presidency, President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated the governor of Kaduna state Namadi Sambo, to be Vice President in his new government.  Jonathan surprised many by choosing a relatively newcomer to Nigerian politics to be his deputy. It is unclear whether Namadi Sambo will be the PDP&#8217;s candidate in next year&#8217;s presidential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma has Acted Decisively and Prudently</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12219</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 11:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Tejan Cole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was the intention of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on his election as president of Sierra Leone to end and dismantle the culture of graft that had become the single biggest threat to the development and prosperity of his country.  In line with his commitment to pursue those in high places guilty of squandering  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya’s PM Urges Africa’s Industrial Community to Exhaust African Market Before Exporting Surplus</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12025</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/12025#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Mwaura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headline News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister Raila Odinga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has  challenged the industrial community in the continent to exhaust the African market before exporting the surplus to promote intra- African trade. He said the over one billion population in the continent offered a lucrative market for local products but urged African nations to break existing barriers to trade, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Sierra Leone Prepares to Celebrate its 49th Independence Anniversary &#8211; There is Finally Light at the End of the Tunnel</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/11933</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/11933#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[49th Independence Anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madam Alice Koroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[49 years ago, the founding fathers of our nation started the fight to secure our freedom and protect our way of life. The sacrifices made then have helped define our country’s resilience even in the most turbulent of its years. As we shred our troubled past and embrace our hopes for the future, there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Blair is a True Friend of Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/11902</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/11902#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed M Kamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Awareness Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Koroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Blair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has come to the knowledge of this press that a certain unscrupulous Media Editor has started a smear campaign to tarnish the good reputation of the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair by fabricating stories about private funding of the African Governance Initiative that the former Prime Minister setup to help introduce good governance [...]]]></description>
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