"Clubs are all too often full of people prattling on about things they no longer know about. On July 7th the leaders of the group that allegedly runs the world - the G7 democracies plus Russia - gather in Japan to review the world economy. But what is the point of their discussing the oil price without Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest producer? Or waffling about the dollar without China, which holds so many American Treasury bills? Or slapping sanctions on Robert Mugabe, with no African present? Or talking about global warming, AIDS or inflation without anybody from the emerging world? Cigar smoke and ignorance are in the air". in The Economist
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African Union peacekeepers from Uganda sweep for mines in Mogadishu's K4 area, where insurgents often stage attacks on government troops and their Ethiopian allies. Only Uganda and Burundi have sent troops to Somalia and the understrength AU force has failed to end the violence.
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BBC: The previous day, Somalis angrily demonstrate in the capital, Mogadishu, about rising prices and the refusal of traders to accept the old Somali shilling notes because of high inflation.
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Africa is becoming a chess game. A couple of weeks ago a chinese ship filled with guns tried to enter in Mozambique and South Africa’s ports. It’s goal: provide Mr. Robert Mugabe with guns to fight in a more than probable war after the 2nd run for the presidency. Right now is in Luanda port, in Angola, waiting for authorization. Are the chinese the bad guys? I don’t think so… at least they’re not the only ones. The Africans are not playing this game and it’s time to do it. They are starting to become short in excuses like the colonization trauma that lasts for 50 years in some cases.
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Children looking trought the window of the burnt-out school where 19 other children died during the night last week.
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BBC- Burundi's army has launched a counter-attack in the hills around Bujumbura after the capital was shelled by suspected rebels. Four soldiers and 10 rebels were killed in the clashes, the government says.
A BBC correspondent in the city says the sound of explosions and gunfire could be heard throughout the night. Peace deals have been signed with most of Burundi's rebel groups - including one which now forms the government - except the FNL, which remains active. The military's deputy spokesman Colonel Justace Ciza said the fighting had broken out in Bubanza, 50km (30 miles) north-west of the capital, Bujumbura. "FNL rebels shelled mortar bombs and threw hand grenades on our different positions... but we retaliated," he said, Reuters news agency reports. He also told the AFP news agency there were clashes in numerous locations around the city following a "major attack" by the rebels. Read more.
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Rubert Mugabe in Lisbon with portuguese PM last December
A crisis goes on and on till zimabwan authorities calls for patriot emergency and give the opposition a final and big kick in the ass... Business as usal for Robert Mugabe. Three weeks since millions of zimabweans went out of their homes to vote in a "democratic" election... and no results have been piblished.
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Big game hunting hasn't died out with fears for endangered species, it's just moved to private game reserves. Louis Theroux went to South Africa to try to understand the thrill of paying to kill an animal. Read more
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Inhaca - Namaacha, Moçambique 2001
Namaacha, 2001 (AVP) e (Ingrid)
Ilha de Moçambique (AVP) e Pemba, 2002 Moholoholo, África do Sul, 2005 (AVP)
Murchison Falls, Uganda, 2006
Murchison Falls, Uganda, 2006
Entebbe, Uganda, 2006
Eu, há muitos anos
Pemba 2002 Momemo 2003 (Moçambique) e Gambozinos 2005 (Ponte de Lima)