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Court confirms legality of freezing Mubarak family assets
An Egyptian court of appeal on Thursday ruled in favor of the government's decision to freeze assets belonging to toppled President Hosni Mubarak and his family members.…
United States moving into Africa’s Nile River Basin
"Rivers are political systems. Management of rivers is political and management of international rivers is very political. The Chinese got it right long ago: River + Dyke = Political Order."…
Chinese New Year in Pictures – San Francisco
Chinese New Year in Pictures - San Francisco. Photos by Tawanda Kanhema…
Mujuru Inquest: I heard ‘gunfire’, Guard Tells Court
A security guard at the late Zimbabwean general, Solomon Mujuru’s property, Clement Runhare, said on Monday he heard what sounded like gunfire two hours before he was alerted that a…
Flying With Gems: AirZim Receives First Airbus Jet
Air Zimbabwe today received the first of three Airbus jets acquired from the French aircraft giant through a controversial deal that opposition partners in the Zimbabwe government have sought to…
A Tale of Two Democracies: New Hampshire to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has been in power since 1980. During the same period, Story Country, Iowa, has held nine caucuses and the U.S. has had five presidents. Writing for…
Iowa Caucuses in Pictures
As the "invisible primary" winds down in rural Iowa, candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination battle to get the most out of this predominantly conservative state, writes journalist Tawanda…
Thailand: South African Woman Found With Coccaine in Her Dreadlocks
Nolubabalo Nobanda did not fit the police’s profile of a drug mule. She matriculated from one of South Africa’s top girl’s schools before heading to Wits University.…
US$4 Million Getaway for the Obamas
Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii this year is likely to be his most expensive ever - and the majority of it is being funded by the taxpayer. …
Zimbabwe: New Diamond Find Raises Stakes, Prospects
Gillian Sithole, mine manager at Mbada Diamonds, one of the firms mining in the area, said government has discovered a further 53 000 hectares of diamond deposits. …
Uganda: Corruption Worsens, With Little Action from Government
Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, the head of the most corrupt institution in Uganda, is a lucky man. President Yoweri Museveni keeps praising him even when two reports…
Herman Cain Wants to Be Defense Secretary, Hypothetically
Herman Cain, the U.S. presidential candidate who did not know that China had nuclear weapons, has expressed "hypothetical" interest in serving as the country's Secretary for Defense. Cain, a ballistic…
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September 11 Commemorative Air Show, Kirksville MO.
Aerostars 3 Ship YAK 52TW Formation Aerobatic Team at the Kirksville Air Show, 9-11-2011 – Photos Tawanda Kanhema