Ponzi Scheme Shakes West African Nation Of Benin
More than a hundred thousand people in the tiny West African nation of Benin have lost their savings in a Ponzi scheme run by a now-defunct company that appeared to be publicly endorsed by the country's president.
The government said in a ...
Congo Leaders: We Begged UN To Protect Civilians
Congolese community leaders say they begged local U.N. officials and army commanders to pr...
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's invitation to hundreds of young women to convert to Isla...
Leaked UN Report Accuses Rwanda Of Possible Genocide In Congo
The United Nations has accused Rwanda of wholesale war crimes, including possibly genoci...
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Wildfires Cost Russia Some $15 Billion
Hundreds of wildfires that has swept western Russia and cloaked Moscow in suffocating smog has caused billions of dollars in damage, a newspaper said Tuesday.
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Egypt signs $2B refinery Deal With China
Egypt's oil ministry says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies to build a $2 billion refinery that would be the largest such plant in th...
Africa Malaria Drugs 'low-grade'
Africans suffering from malaria may be getting sub-standard treatment, a study by US-based experts has suggested.
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FIFA To Re-Examine Technology After Mistakes
FIFA reversed its stubborn resistance to considering goalline technology on Tuesday after two glaring mistakes blighted the World Cup and caused an international outcry.!...
When Humanitarian Aid Winds Up in the Wrong Hands
British rock impresario and Africa aid promoter Bob Geldof, a.k.a. "Saint Bob," was back in the headlines this past week after blowing his stack at the BBC for a story it...
Young and Invisible, domestic workers in Yemen
While the employment of migrant domestic workers in the oil-producing countries of the Arabian peninsula is well-known, few people know that also in a poor country like y...
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