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Afghanistan Humanitarian Military Photos Wikipedia: Military |
 The Guardian
Capacity building is key to delivering development in Africa
Development agencies should help governments to define and implement their own priorities, but not dictate what those should be President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim recently called for a renewed... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Africa Development Photos Rwanda Wikipedia: Rwanda |
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 The New York Times
U.N. Votes to Establish Peacekeeping Force for Mali
UNITED NATIONS — Despite qualms about embroiling peacekeeping troops in the global fight against Islamist extremists, the United Nations Security Council voted... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Mali Photos Troops UN Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) |
 Swissinfo
Increasingly fewer quiet oases in Switzerland
Noise is a by-product of modern life but is the price we are paying for increased mobility and development too high? Urs Walker of the Swiss Federal Office of the... (photo: WN / anastasya)
Price Switzerland Environment Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Switzerland |
 Houston Chronicle
Hopes, fears as Zimbabwe marks 33rd birthday
By ANGUS SHAW, Associated Press | April 17, 2013 | Updated: April 17, 2013 5:57am Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The name of... (photo: Public Domain / Martin H.)
Fears Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zimbabwe African People's Union Zimbabwe |
 Nation
Aride fully depends on solar power now
The generator has been switched off on Aride island and the nature reserve is now using electricity made from the sun by solar panels. A press release from the reserve ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Aride Electricity Island Photos Solar Wikipedia: Aride Island |
 Al Jazeera
Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, is beginning a visit to West Africa that will take him to Benin, Ghana and Niger, the world's fourth-largest uranium producer,... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Iran Niger Photos Uranium Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
