taz.de: Erschütternder Bericht eines Flüchtlings Anrennen gegen die Festung Europa

Gefunden bei taz.de. Siehe auch den gesamten Bericht von George: Georges' Odyssee durch Afrika

Er wollte auswandern. Er reiste quer durch Afrika. Er saß bereits im Boot nach Lampedusa. Jetzt ist Georges N. wieder in Kamerun. taz.de dokumentiert seinen erschütternden Reisebericht.

Typisches Ende einer Flucht: Gekentertes Einwanderer-Boot im Mittelmeer – so endete auch der Auswanderungsversuch von Georges N. Foto: reuters

Dank an die Taz, die nicht immer korrekt ist aber, sich selbst treu bleibt - und berichtet!

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2.7.09 taz.de von taz-staff und Georges N. (Kamerun)

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AfricaNews.com: Africa mourns Michael Jackson

Africa joins the rest of the world to mourn the sudden death of the King of Pop - Michael Jackson. Reports reaching AfricaNews editorial desk indicate that Jackson's death was the major news item featured on most radio and television stations across Africa and on the front pages of top newspapers.

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26.06.09 Africanews.com by Kent Mensah, AfricaNews editor in Accra, Ghana

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AfricaNews - Tanzania: Even the poor have a phone

Joseph Alam Aron, VoicesofAfrica Alumnus, Arusha, Tanzania -

Majority of Tanzanians own now a mobile phone. Yet, that same majority live below the poverty limit. The most amazing thing is that even the poorest's priority is to hold the latest version of a mobile phone.
There are four main companies providing phone services : Vodacom, Zain, Tigo and Zantel. They cater for more than three millions subscribers.

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Afroklick.de: Langston Hughes "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Poem Animation

Langston Hughes via last.fm

Heres a virtual movie of Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) discussing and reading his earliest and possibly best known poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" written the summer after his graduation from high school in Cleveland, and first published in an African American publication called "Crisis" in (1921). [Wikipedia: The Crisis is the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1910.]

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voicesofafrica.africanews.com - A mobile phone is more than just calls

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Nana Kofi Acquah has been the VoicesofAfrica regional coordinator for West Adfrica since April 2009. He is an experienced photo journalists who also joined the project for the early testing stages in Ghana. His tasks, include identifying the candidates and training them on mobile reporting

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Timbuktu Chronicles: Telemed - the first low cost sub-Saharan medical service

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TeleMed Africa will be the first low cost medical service enabling millions of sub-Saharan Africans to access timely, affordable, and professional diagnosis and advice. By leveraging existing mobile technologies and infrastructure, TeleMed Africa is advancing the front lines of healthcare. 05.06.09 by Emeka Okafor

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blogs.reuters.com: Nigeria: Ten years of civilian rule

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Nigeria marks its first 10 years of unbroken civilian rule on Friday after emerging from nearly three decades of uninterrupted military dictatorship on May 29, 1999.

The political elite in Africa’s top oil producer are rolling out the drums to celebrate the milestone. And why not?

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former military ruler who won elections in 1999, ended Nigeria’s pariah status and brought Africa’s most populous nation back into the international fold, helping secure an $18 billion debt write-off in 2005.

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29.05.09 blogs.reuters.com by Tume Ahemba

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