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		<title>Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda&#8217;s Election Compromise</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/19/trading-democracy-for-stability-rwandas-election-compromise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. 
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		<title>Rwanda&#8217;s Sham Election Spells Doom for Peace, Democracy</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/18/rwandas-sham-election-spells-doom-for-peace-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame gets 7 more years after flawed elections. Though Kagame can claim credit for impressive economic growth and development under his leadership, the current system of governance seems unlikely to yield long-term peace and stability in Rwanda. Part 1. ]]></description>
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		<title>Activists Demand Justice for Slain Congolese Campaigner at SADC Summit</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/16/activists-demand-justice-for-slain-congolese-campaigner-at-sadc-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patience Nyangove</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patience Nyangove: WINDHOEK, Namibia — Civil rights activists said Monday that the Democratic Republic of Congo's official investigation into the death of a human rights campaigner looks like a cover-up.]]></description>
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		<title>US$150 million Jets For Nigerian President, No Cash for 2011 Polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presidential luxury trumps democracy in Nigeria. The Nigerian government this week approved plans to buy two new generation Falcon 7X jets and one Gulfstream G550 for the presidential fleet at a cost of US$150 million amid efforts by the government to raise funding for elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Air Zimbabwe Buys New Airbus A340-600 Jets: Maiden Flight Slated for October 25</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's national airline, Air Zimbabwe, has reportedly secured a deal with French aviation giant Airbus for the supply of two Airbus A340-600 long haul passenger jets and one Airbus A319 jet to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 737 jets scheduled to retire in 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Return of The Blood Diamonds: Zimbabwe</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/06/14/return-of-the-blood-diamonds-zimbabwe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Global Witness</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Zanu PF political and military elite are seeking to capture the country's diamond wealth through a combination of state-sponsored violence and the legally questionable introduction of opaque joint-venture companies, a new report from Global Witness reveals today.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Namibian Women With HIV Forcefully Sterilized, Vow To Sue Govt.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patience Nyangove</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINDHOEK, Namibia — Supporters of three HIV-positive women in Namibia who say they were sterilized without their consent held protests to support the women's decision to sue the government, a legal aid group said Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Research Points to More Efficient Ways of Producing Solar Energy</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/06/03/research-points-to-more-efficient-ways-of-generating-solar-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being the most common semiconductor used in electronic products including photovoltaic cells that solar panels use to transform sunlight into power, silicon is not the most cost-effective component on the market, researchers have found. ]]></description>
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		<title>Angola&#8217;s Diamond Industry On The Mend As Gem Prices Recover</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/06/02/angolas-diamond-industry-on-the-mend-as-gem-prices-recover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mathew Nyaungwa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINDHOEK- Angola’s diamond industry is on the mend, as prices of gems begin to rise gradually, following a battering of the mining sector brought about by the global economic downturn.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;War without Borders&#8221;: Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Long War&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/05/16/war-without-borders-obamas-long-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 14:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of the "long war" has characterised military doctrine since the end of World War II. The broader objective of global military dominance in support of an imperial project was first formulated under the Truman administration in the late 1940s at the outset of the Cold War. ]]></description>
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