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Beatrice Debut works from Johannesburg, South Africa. AFP journalist for Southern Africa. Formely in Nairobi, London and Paris. Views my own, RTs not an endorsement Beatrice Debut has over 1495 followers on Twitter.
Industry and campaigners spar over carbon tax
The new tax, the first of its type in Africa, was cautiously introduced last month in the first of several gradual step
Chinese fishing deal makes waves ahead of Madagascar polls
Against the backdrop of an already tense situation due to the presidential poll, a new fisheries deal with Chinese investors has provoked an outcry
Ex-rulers favourites in Madagascar’s high-stakes election
Many voters see accessing water, electricity and jobs as their priorities
Gang wars erupt over abandoned mines in SA
With the emergence of armed gangs operating in illegal mining, rival miners kidnap and force each other to work in slave-like conditions underground.
Tension high as student protesters march in London
Thousands of students have marched through London against cuts to university funding, facing off against police armed with rubber bullets.
Bill Gates, UK pledge billions to vaccinate 250-million children
Britain and Bill Gates have pledged more than half of the $3.7-billion sought to vaccinate nearly 250-million children against preventable diseases.
Wikileaks chief Assange fears US charges
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday it was "increasingly likely" the US would try to extradite him.
On Jo’burg minibuses, confusion reigns
The minibus throws itself into reverse on a busy road in Pretoria, after 30 minutes of driving in circles around the city.
Southern Africa gears up for 2010
Fancy world-class soccer in SA alongside a trip to the Victoria Falls or a Namib desert safari? This is possible, according to Fifa organisers.
Rotting corpses reveal ethnic massacre in Kenya
In the remote west Kenyan village of Koiluget, a deadly attack by a rival ethnic group just over a week ago left behind more than just twisted sheet metal and charred walls —…
East Africa feels the butterfly effect
Beating the air with her homemade net, Aicha Ali chases a swirling black and turquoise butterfly. Far from indulging in a frivolous pastime, this Kenyan mother is earning crucial…
Kenyan Millennium Village tests poverty-reduction goals
Gaudencia, a Kenyan woman in her fifties, works barefoot preparing her fallow field for sowing corn. Until two years ago, she had no idea leaving the land untilled some seasons…
Somalia: ‘The situation will deteriorate further’
A day after the United Nations endorsed an African Union peacekeeping force for Somalia, and almost two months after the ouster of the Islamists from Mogadishu, analysts on…
Top DRC court to rule on presidential challenge
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Supreme Court will announce its ruling in failed presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba’s challenge to the election results on Monday,…
Child ‘paparazzi’ snap DRC at election time
Bwinja Bwinja points his digital camera at a ripped election poster of presidential hopeful Jean-Pierre Bemba and snaps away. The 12-year-old boy’s camera has given him a special…