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Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Increasing civilian casualties in the conflict between Libya’s government forces and freedom fighters has led observers to classify Libya as the next Sudan. Authorities...
Ethiopia: African Union summit not in danger, says official

Ethiopia: African Union summit not in danger, says official

A top Ethiopia official has debunked a serious security alert issued by the Australian Foreign ministry as unfounded. Several African dignitaries as well as French...
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Australia preparing for more floods

The Australian city of Rockhampton is bracing itself as devastating flood waters are expected to reach their highest levels in the next 12-18 hours. Military...
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Australia and New Zealand: Where are the natives?

I recently traveled through two beautiful countries, Australia and New Zealand. And as English speaking countries that share a common geographic location, I expected...
Yannick Koffi, the 11 year old musical genius

Yannick Koffi, the 11 year old musical genius

Yannick Koffi is an exceptional and enigmatic 11 year-old musician. Affectionately called the «musical genius» by his Japanese fans, the Australian-Ivorian appeared on the...
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Koalas face AIDS threat

The discovery of an AIDS-like virus in koalas is raising newfound fears the animal may soon face extinction. KIDS, or Koala Immune Deficiency Syndrome,...
Cameroon DR Congo plane crash victims found

Cameroon DR Congo plane crash victims found

A private jet that went missing while transporting a group of investors from Yaounde, Cameroon, to Yangadou, a small mining town in Congo was...
World Cup: “Australia will fight” warns Ghana coach

World Cup: “Australia will fight” warns Ghana coach

The Black Stars of Ghana could be regarded as Africa’s World Cup hopefuls after being the only team from the continent to post a...
Guinness World Records challenged over Moroccan flag stunt

Guinness World Records challenged over Moroccan flag stunt

Campaigners today have dismissed the unfurling of the world's biggest flag in occupied Western Sahara as a political stunt by Morocco and demanded that...
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Australian minister for foreign affairs Stephen Smith visit to Botswana

Monday 25 January, I spent the day in Gaborone, the first visit to Botswana by an Australian Foreign Minister. I met with my counterpart Foreign...
Zimbabwe: Australia’s new selective policy is Zanu PF focused

Zimbabwe: Australia’s new selective policy is Zanu PF focused

Australia said on Tuesday it would resume some ministerial contact with Zimbabwe, after “seeing growing signs of a sense of hope and optimism among...
South Africans up in arms over new controversial Caster Semenya claims from Australia

South Africans up in arms over new controversial Caster Semenya claims from Australia

South Africans are up in arms over media reports from Australia claiming Caster Semenya- the world 800m race champion has no “womb or ovaries”. On...
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A Somali Islamist group’s terrorist attack foiled in Australia

Australian police Tuesday arrested four people of Somali and Lebanese descent suspected of attempting to perpetrate a suicide attack on a military base in...
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Malawi: Opening of a huge uranium mine

Paladin Africa, African subsidiary of the Australian group Paladin Energy, has just opened a huge uranium mine at Kayelekera in northern Malawi, Your Industry...
Australia will bail Zimbabwe out on one condition

Australia will bail Zimbabwe out on one condition

Australia government could become the first Western country to offer financial help to Zimbabwe. On Wednesday Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said in a...
No list yet for US led anti-pirate force, but Australia wants in

No list yet for US led anti-pirate force, but Australia wants in

Barely a month after United Nations Security Council authorised the pursuit of Somali pirates, at sea and on land including the country’s airspace, the...