Ramos Horta, East Timor’s President, woke up from his coma after being hurt on a murder attempt during a failed coup. Great news. Maybe it’s time to Portugal also wake up for its coma concerning the foreign policy about Timor.
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10:58 ::
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In Cuba peace can became threatened with Fidel Castro resignation and with Raúl, Fidel’s brother coming into first plan. This time is for real, Fidel says goodbye but leaves a dictatorship and oppression regime behind.
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10:52 ::
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Uganda government and the rebel group of Lords Resistance Army finally signed a peace treat. The rebels were very often accused for not having a clear goal to continue the fighting. Cheers to Peace, at least, till the day…
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10:30 ::
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Egyptian fans running towards a bus carrying their national football team on their victorious return from Ghana after winning the Africa Nations Cup. In the final Egypt won 1-0 against Cameroon. (video)
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12:22 ::
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One hour and a half full of dead boddies with only three dialogs in the entire movie and comfortable seated in a plane business class chair (VIP, not bad at all): a perfect moment for any American red-neck… and for myself. What a movie.
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11:24 ::
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According to a UN report, published by Time magazine, there are 13 countries child-soldiers still fight in wars. The article says that approximately 58 groups still recruit kid to fight in several civil conflicts within those 13 countries. In the United Nations list we may find Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Myanmar, Nepal, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Colombia, Philipins, Sri Lanka and Uganda, that still use young kids to make war.
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11:10 ::
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Tanzania is one of those cases where the African political chaos doesn’t fit. A country where presidents quit as soon as their mandate comes to an end and where it’s citizens live in a quite calm social peace. This week Germany’s ex-colony of Tanganica gave another good example to all african countries with it’s prime-minister, Edward Lowassa, resignation due to a corruption scandal.
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)