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• Kenya: Quatre humanitaires étrangers enlevés, leur chauffeur tué

  30 June 2012 ( #News & Prime time )

  Ils sont canadien, philippin, pakistanais et norvégien : les quatre humanitaires ont été enlevés ce vendredi 29 juin dans le camp de Dadaab, un gigantesque complexe situé dans l'est du pays près de la frontière avec la Somalie et où se trouvent des milliers...

• Wycliffe Gordon To Perform At Joy Of Jazz

  10 July 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  The renowned musician will be making his second visit to South Africa to perform at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz which will be staged in Newtown, from August 23 to 25. He joins an impressive list of international performers which includes mater musician...

• London 2012: Great Britain Makes Right Decision to Leave David Beckham Off Team

  30 June 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  Great Britain manager Stuart Pearce was forced to make a tough decision regarding the Olympic team fate of David Beckham. Give credit to him for making the right one. Beckham was not one of the three overage players selected for the squad by Pearce, according...

• Mali: Le Niger et le Mali s'emploient à contenir la menace acridienne

  18 July 2012 ( #Business & Entrepreneurs )

  Communiqué de presse Rome — De bonnes pluies favorisant leur multiplication, les criquets pèlerins représentent maintenant un grave danger pour cultures et pâturages. La menace du criquet pèlerin se précise sur les cultures et les pâturages du Niger et...

• Congo-Brazzaville: Des troubles secouent le centre du pays après les élections

  18 July 2012 ( #News & Prime time )

  Au lendemain du 1er tour des législatives, des troubles ont secoué Gamboma, dans le centre du pays, une circonscription où s'affrontent le maire de Brazzaville (et gendre du président Sassou-Nguesso) Hugues Ngouélondélé et l'opposant Mathias Dzon. Des...

• Ronaldo proud in defeat

  28 June 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  Cristiano Ronaldo was left cursing Portugal's misfortune after they were eliminated 4-2 on penalties by Spain in their UEFA EURO 2012 semi-final. The Real Madrid CF forward came close to breaking the deadlock in normal time and was due to be his team's...

• Africa: Development Conference Ends With Pledge to Future Generations

  26 June 2012 ( #Business & Entrepreneurs )

  Washington — The key to achieving sustainable economic growth while preserving environmental resources will be new ideas, pragmatism and optimism about "a more prosperous future," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in a speech June 22...

• Best and Worst of the 2012 BET Awards: All Eyes on Beyoncé!

  03 July 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  Beyoncé came, she saw and she flashed that million-watt smile every time the camera cut to her. Which was a lot. The 12th annual BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles Sunday night with Samuel L. Jackson handling hosting...

• Joan Smalls for Fendi Fall 2012

  01 July 2012 ( #Worldwide Models )

  Ladies and gents, there’s just no stopping Joan Smalls. In the last month alone, the beauty made her debut as a W Magazine cover girl, a Givenchy campaign star, and now she adds face of Fendi to her ever growing, and increasingly illustrious resume. Joan,...

• Sénégal: Législatives 2012 - Entre majorité absolue et cohabitation

  30 June 2012 ( #News & Prime time )

  Les élections législatives sénégalaises du dimanche 1er juillet 2012, mettent en lice vingt-quatre coalitions de partis (le plus grand nombre jamais enregistré), dans un contexte global de recomposition politique. Au sortir de la deuxième alternance politique...

• Dwyane Wade: Team USA Sure to Overcome Loss of D-Wade to Dominate 2012 Olympics

  30 June 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  Dwyane Wade is out of the London 2012 Olympics, but Team USA will still be taking home gold in men's basketball when it's all said and done. According to an AP news break via ESPN, the Miami Heat star will undergo surgery on his ailing knee: Dwyane Wade...

• US Olympic Swimming Trials Results 2012: Top Qualifiers, Cuts and Highlights

  30 June 2012 ( #Culture & Entertainment )

  This week in Omaha, Neb., America's best athletes in perhaps its finest Olympic discipline find themselves locked in an aquatic battle royale for precious spots on the U.S. swim team and a trip to the London 2012 Olympics. We media types call it the U.S....

• Congo-Brazzaville: Le pays s'engage dans la réduction des gaz torchés

  30 June 2012 ( #News & Prime time )

  En sa qualité de membre de la campagne internationale visant l'amélioration de l'efficacité de l'énergie et la réduction de l'émission des gaz à effets de serre, le partenariat sur la Réduction des Gaz Torchés dans le Monde, conduite par la Banque mondiale...

• Africa: Mobile Music Comes to Africa

  25 June 2012 ( #Business & Entrepreneurs )

  London — There are now several online and mobile music TV platforms that have started in Africa. Some like Iroko Partners started with Nollywood film and went into music, whilst others like Spinlet have started with music and could easily go into TV programming....

• Congo-Brazzaville: 29.655 élèves ont passé le baccalauréat général 2012

  28 June 2012 ( #News & Prime time )

  Ai-Congo — Au total 29.655 candidats ont pris part aux épreuves écrites du baccalauréat d'enseignement général qui avaient débuté le 19 juin dernier sur toute l'étendue du territoire national. Dans tout le pays, l'on a compté 8.394 candidatures libres,...

• Natural Solutions to Cool Menopausal Fires

  29 March 2013 ( #natural, #health, #menopause, #fire, #remedies, #diet, #control, #flashes, #hot )

  Natural remedies, like adding more soy to your diet, can help control those uncomfortable hot flashes. Going through menopause? These five smart tips can cool your path. Perhaps the most common complaints women have about menopause revolve around the...

• Au Mali, l'armée française se déploie au sol

  16 January 2013 ( #armée française, #Bamako, #Cote d'Ivoire, #Diabaly, #l'amiral Guillaud, #Mali, #News, #REC, #RHP, #RIMA, #VAB )

  Après les opérations aériennes menées depuis vendredi 11 janvier, la France engage des troupes au sol au Mali. Des soldats français marchent aux côtés de militaires maliens vers Diabaly, ville tombée lundi aux mains des islamistes. Des régiments parachutistes...

• Sweden Princess Lilian dies at age 97

  11 March 2013 ( #divorce, #Ivan Craaig, #London, #love stories, #News, #Prince Bertil, #Princess Lilian, #Swansea, #Sweden, #Welsh, #World War II )

  Princess Lilian of Sweden, whose romance with husband Prince Bertil became one of Sweden's best-known love stories, has died at the age of 97. Welsh-born Lilian met Prince Bertil in London during World War II. However, they faced objections to their relationship...

• HRW accuse l'armée et le M23 de crimes de guerre en RDC

  09 February 2013 ( #armee congolaise, #crimes, #Goma, #guerre, #Human Rights Watch, #M23, #News, #Nord-Kivu, #RDC, #rebelles, #rebellion )

  Des rebelles du M23 et des militaires de l'armée congolaise ont violé des dizaines de femmes et commis d'autres crimes de guerre pendant l'occupation par cette rébellion de la ville de Goma en novembre 2012, a indiqué Human Rights Watch (HRW) dans un...

• Nouvel accord entre le Soudan et le Sud Soudan sur le pétrole

  13 March 2013 ( #accords, #Addis-Abeba, #Ethiopie, #Juba, #Khartoum, #News, #Nord-Soudan, #petrole, #Soudan, #sud-Soudan, #Thabo Mbeki )

  Un nouvel accord entre Karthoum et Juba sur le pétrole a été signé mardi 12 mars à Addis Abeba en Ethiopie, sous la médiation de l'ancien président sud-africain Thabo Mbeki. Ce texte prévoit la reprise de la production pétrolière du Soudan du Sud d'ici...

• 30 immigrés clandestins meurent au Gabon

  23 March 2013 ( #Benin, #Burkina Faso, #French conjugation, #Gabon, #Government, #immigrations, #Libreville, #morts, #News, #Nigeria, #Togo )

  Au moins 30 immigrés clandestins sont morts dans le naufrage de leur pirogue au large de Libreville. Selon un gendarme sur place, la pirogue transportait 65 personnes et a chaviré pendant de fortes intempéries dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi. Il y aurait...

• 4 Dishes for a Fall Sunday Brunch

  16 December 2012 ( #brunch, #carrots, #feta frittata, #Food, #fried potatoes, #radish salad, #Recipe, #root vegetable, #sunday menu, #vegetarian, #watermelon )

  Inspiration comes easy when you get the kinds of vegetables that were in this week’s box from Golden Earthworm’s CSA. We put together a beautiful and simple brunch to highlight the fresh flavors, (and unexpected colors) of this season’s root vegetables....

• {Celebrities} Exclusive ~ Tina Turner Gets Swiss Citizenship

  24 April 2013 ( #Tina Turner, #Celebrities, #American singer, #Switzerland, #Erwin Bach, #Swiss Passport, #Zurich, #Anna Mae Bullock, #Blick Newspaper )

  American Singer, Tina Turner, moved to Switzerland in 1995 when her longtime partner, German record executive Erwin Bach, was transferred. It is official; Singer Tina Turner has picked up her Swiss Passport at the Passport office in Zurich, last Monday!...

• {Fashion} Solange Knowles In Stéphane Rolland Couture – Vanity Fair and Chanel Party

  22 May 2013 ( #Fashion, #Fashion & Beauty, #Solange Knowles, #Cannes Film Festival, #Paz Vega, #Tetou, #Cannes, #Vanity Fair, #Chanel )

  Stephane Rolland is the one designer I look forward to seeing at Cannes Film Festival, but so far this year I haven’t been impressed with his first two outings; the most painful was Paz Vega. Solange Knowles was spotted leaving Tetou in Cannes on Sunday,...

• {Beauté} Petits Rituels pour de Beaux Cheveux

  21 April 2013 ( #beaute, #soins de cheveux, #hair, #rituels, #fait-maison, #sechage, #brillance, #shampoo, #hydratation )

  Réaliser un shampoing, se sécher les cheveux, les brosser… La beauté de notre chevelure commence par des gestes simples. De bonnes habitudes méconnues, oubliées ou tout simplement sacrifiées pour cause d’emploi du temps trop chargé. Pourtant, pas besoin...