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Morocco: Reverse Expulsion of Sahrawi Activist

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 19/11/2009

(New York) - Morocco must reverse its expulsion of Sahrawi rights activist Aminatou Haidar and allow her to enter her country of nationality, Human Rights Watch said today. Spain must intercede with Morocco to ensure her return, Human Rights Watch added. read more

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Africa: Google sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 18/11/2009

Google is pushing for more content on Kiswahili Wikipedia through Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge: We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili.

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Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

Posted by Jillian C. York on 18/11/2009

Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco). On Friday, November 13 when, upon returning to Laayoune (a city in the Western Sahara region), she was arrested and subsequently deported. Jillian C. York rounds up the reactions of bloggers.

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South Africa: It was good food and wine

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 16/11/2009

Travelwires' post about Good Food and Wine show in South Africa: “According to Cashmore, record crowds thronged through the entrances to see, taste, participate and buy. Many of the visitors came back for a second and even a third time.”

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Sudan: Should South Sudan separate?

Posted by .hj barraza on 16/11/2009

John responds to a statement by South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit that Southerners should form an independent state. President Mayardit said, If South Sudanese want to remain as second class citizens, let them vote for unity in the referendum in 2011. And if they want to be free, they should ...

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