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All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:19:49 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 169049 | South Africa, Zimbabwe Sign Investment Agreement http://en.redtram.com/go/233030400/top100/ 233030400 Zimbabwe, South Africa sign long delayed trade deal after last minute attempt by South African farmers to stop the agreement from being signed was settled Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030400/top100/ 169049 | Slow Climate Change, Improve Health, Says New Group http://en.redtram.com/go/233030374/top100/ 233030374 International doctors and health professionals say it's their duty to speak out Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030374/top100/ 169049 | Equatorial Guinea Prepares to go to polls http://en.redtram.com/go/233030357/top100/ 233030357 President Teodoro Obiang is expected to easily win Equatorial Guinea's presidential vote Sunday; 291,000 people are registered to vote Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030357/top100/ 169049 | Poor Rains in Africa's Sahel Mean Below Average Harvest http://en.redtram.com/go/233030342/top100/ 233030342 Poor farmers in Niger, Chad and northeastern Mali will likely need food aid until the early harvests of August. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030342/top100/ 169049 | Namibia Votes in Presidential Election http://en.redtram.com/go/233030318/top100/ 233030318 Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is forecast to retain its two-thirds majority in parliament. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:04:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030318/top100/ 169049 | Gabonese-Born Supermodel Advocates for Political Freedom http://en.redtram.com/go/233030299/top100/ 233030299 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:04:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030299/top100/ 169049 | African College Students in US Promote their Heritage http://en.redtram.com/go/233030271/top100/ 233030271 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:04:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030271/top100/ 169049 | Sudanese Refugees Confront Fears in New Play in Australia http://en.redtram.com/go/233030257/top100/ 233030257 A new play in Sydney highlights the difficulties Sudanese refugees face as they adapt to life in Australia. While cast members have escaped conflict and the squalor of refugee camps, resettlement in Australia has new problems and challenges. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:04:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030257/top100/ 169049 | Conflict Minerals Under Study in US Congress http://en.redtram.com/go/233030227/top100/ 233030227 Bipartisan legislation on so called "conflict minerals" was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill is designed to create transparency and allow consumers to make informed choices when they purchase electronic devices like cell phones. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:03:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030227/top100/ 169049 | Nigeria's Bad Roads Are Getting Worse http://en.redtram.com/go/233030217/top100/ 233030217 Nigeria's 194,000-kilometer network of roads has deteriorated over the years and now poses grave danger to motorists. Bad roads are now one of the major causes for road deaths in Nigeria. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:03:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030217/top100/ 169049 | Namibia Prepares for National Elections http://en.redtram.com/go/233030207/top100/ 233030207 Some 1 million registered voters are expected to take part in Namibia's 5th general election since independence nearly 20 years ago Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:03:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233030207/top100/ 126165 | Uganda: African Union Peacekeepers Go Unpaid http://en.redtram.com/go/232990686/top100/ 232990686 Failure by African Union officials to account for millions of dollars for Somalia operations has dried up payments for the 4,500 peace-keeping troops after upset donors abruptly halted disbursements. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:35:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990686/top100/ 126165 | Africa: Continent Looks Beyond 'War On Terror' http://en.redtram.com/go/232990656/top100/ 232990656 The government of Mali declared in early June that it would mount a "merciless struggle" against terrorist forces operating in the country's far northern desert. President Amadou Toumani Touré vowed that the killers of a British hostage, murdered just a Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:35:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990656/top100/ 126165 | Nigeria: Group Seeks Probe of Killings By Security Forces http://en.redtram.com/go/232990591/top100/ 232990591 The Human Rights Watch has urged the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute members of security forces implicated in the killing of more than 130 civilians in Jos, about a year ago, and those involved in series of subsequent abuses. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:35:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990591/top100/ 126165 | Uganda: AU Forces Not Paid http://en.redtram.com/go/232990566/top100/ 232990566 The African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops from Burundi and Uganda deployed in Somalia have not been paid since May this year, an official has said. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:35:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990566/top100/ 126165 | Rwanda: UN Security Council Should Act On FDLR Report http://en.redtram.com/go/232990516/top100/ 232990516 The Group of Experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has delivered on its mandate, producing a report that seems to be well-researched and detailed in its accusations against those giving support to the rebel outfit, FDLR. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:35:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990516/top100/ 126189 | Liberia: Taylor Says He Helped Rebel Leaders Unite http://en.redtram.com/go/232990488/top100/ 232990488 Charles Taylor helped three major Sierra Leonean rebel commanders to reconcile their differences but such reconciliation was not for purposes of a military takeover of the country, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:34:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990488/top100/ 126165 | Liberia: Muslims Entangled in Haj Scandal http://en.redtram.com/go/232990489/top100/ 232990489 The Liberian Muslim Community is apparently embroiled in a scandal, with some Legislators allegedly linked, resulting into the deportation of Several Liberian Muslim members from the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:34:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990489/top100/ 126165 | Nigeria: Saraki Asks Citizens to Live Peacefully http://en.redtram.com/go/232990473/top100/ 232990473 Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki has appealed to adherents of religious groups in Nigeria to continue to live together peacefully and display love towards one another as only this can make the country to progress. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:34:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232990473/top100/