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		<title>Who holds the answers for Africa in the new decade?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa means business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into a new decade, does the future of Africa lie in the hands of (click to have your say) CSTS/SETAC Africa 2011 Meeting 31 May–3 June 2011, University of Buea, Cameroon Searching for African solutions to human and environmental toxicological challenges The 5th SETAC Africa meeting will be conducted in Buea, Cameroon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=318&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Tragic Number</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 04:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educating Girls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent TEDx event, hosted by the World Bank&#8217;s Independent Evaluation Group, Irene Khan (former Secretary General of Amnesty International) made a compelling presentation on gender and global issues. Ms Khan shared a statistic that over a week later still jars my senses: 70% of all girls who do not go to school are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=265&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Nelson Mandela is My Hero</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate 20 years since Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison on February 11, 1990, head held high, dignity intact, I share 5 reasons why Madiba is my hero 1 Nelson Mandela is the single most powerful manifestation of the power of forgiveness I have ever seen. As a mere mortal, I am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=232&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why all of Africa&#8217;s stories must be told</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apples]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chocolate-skinned]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: About Africa Tagged: apples, blue-eyed, chocolate-skinned, mangoes, Nigeria, Ted Talk<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=201&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa by the numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diamonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[80 per cent of all malaria deaths are children 53 million cell phone users across the 53 countries 44.3 million Internet users 44 per cent of the population are is 15 years old 36 per cent live on less than $1 27 years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned 14 per cent of the world&#8217;s population [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=196&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good governance is about action and raising the bar</title>
		<link>http://commafrica.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/good-governance-is-about-action-and-raising-the-bar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa means business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kufour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mo Ibrahim]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a good week for governance issues on the African continent. The government of Niger may disagree of course since the West African nation with a population of over 15 million, was suspended as a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on October 20. An ECOWAS spokesperson said: The holding of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=159&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Must read: great post from Hill and Knowlton Into Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t have said it better myself. George Godsal, MD Hill &#38; Knowlton East Africa, shares some great insights including my favorite line which sums up what I know to be true of Africans working to rebuild the continent, nation by nation: &#8230;the reality on the ground is that African nations are looking forward not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=141&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Good Reasons to Invest in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brand 53</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet penetration is set to grow more over the next five years than it has over the past 15: The SEACOM project went live in July 2009 and promises to deliver mass, affordable broadband bandwidth at a fraction of current cost. Africans are using digital communication tools to do business, not to &#8216;friend&#8217; strangers: From [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commafrica.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9127637&amp;post=125&amp;subd=commafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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