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		<title>Corruption: Continued vigilance is the only hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Namibia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An earlier recent report about China giving secret scholarships to the children of top officials in Namibia is yet another indication why Africans must remain vigilant, keeping a watchful eye for signs of corruption involving foreign governments and theirs. China has moved quickly in recent years to build relationships with countries in Africa. These relationships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with would be military leaders: reflecting further on dealing with coup d’états in Africa</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=165</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Suggention Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government overthrow (coup d'états)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On November 30, I presented some first thoughts on dealing with coup d’états in Africa and would now like to address some of my reasoning behind that post. In that posting, I suggested the following as a potentially desirable approach:  
I’d like to offer the following: the African Union, in its charter, and each country in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary: Suggested Reading – 12/02/2009</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=158</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary & Editorial Archive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East African Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV and AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polygamy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Africa’s Stake in the Climate-Change Debate: While industrialized countries worry about how climate-change mitigation will affect their economies, the urgent adaptation needs of the poorest countries have largely been ignored. But, in accordance with the “polluter pays” . . . [read at Project Syndicate]  
Africa at Risk: Climate change will hit Africa – a continent that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates . . . pirates and more African pirates</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=154</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[west africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News of pirate activity off the East African coast, specifically off the Somali coast, has become commonplace. Most individuals who follow world news will be familiar with the numerous Somali pirate incidents, some high-profile, other not, which have from time to time dominated the airwaves. 
But pirate attacks are not limited to waters off the Somali [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First thoughts on dealing with coup d&#8217;états and military overthrows in Africa</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Suggention Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government overthrow (coup d'états)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems the coup d&#8217;état or violent overthrow of Africa’s leaders, civilian or military, is something that had been with us for a while and will continue to be with was, at least for the near future. In recent past, the response of African leaders to a coup d&#8217;état has improved dramatically. Rather than doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Somali Farmers</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=140</link>
		<comments>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=140#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Food Programme (WFP)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to reports, Islamist insurgents who control large parts of southern Somalia have told the UN&#8217;s World Food Programme (WFP) to stop importing goods into the country. They claim that imports have devastated local agriculture. But why would they do this? Apparently, the insurgents are hoping to boost their support in farming areas.
Helping local farmers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protesting oppression</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=136</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women of Zimbabwe Arise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zimbabwe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read, and was move by, stories about Magodonga Mahlangu, Jennifer Williams and the women of Women of Zimbabwe Arise. This movement of as many as 75,000 women engages in non-violent protests on social justice issues, including food, education and health care. These women catalog their struggle on their website at http://wozazimbabwe.org/. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discouraging corruption in Africa</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=131</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abba Abacha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sani Abacha]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we have good news out of Switzerland. According to the BBC, a Swiss court has ordered the seizure of $350 million in assets from the son of Nigeria&#8217;s former military ruler, General Sani Abacha. General Abacha ruled Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. Swiss authorities have been investigating laundering of Nigerian state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello and welcome</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=1</link>
		<comments>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Admin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our blog. We plan to use this blog as a means of communicating valuable information to users of our site. We encourage you to visit often as we intent to provide a wealth of information on these pages.
Thanks,
Mark
]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary: Suggested Reading &#8211; 11/18/2009</title>
		<link>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=100</link>
		<comments>http://findafrica.com/blog/?p=100#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary & Editorial Archive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFRICOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development & renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers and farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horn of Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States of America]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Somali Piracy: An Escalating Security Dilemma
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown exponentially in recent years. Only a unified stance by the international community that addresses a two-part strategy can facilitate the eradication of Somali piracy&#8230;. [read at Africa Policy Journal]
Through the Looking Glass: A Comparative Case Study Analyzing the Origins of Central Command [...]]]></description>
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