The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

Every minute more than 22 children die from the effects of poverty.Every second more than an acre of rainforest is lost to deforestation.But we have one solution.Rescue a Million's innovative programsimultaneously saves two of the earth's most preciousresources - children and the environment. Rescue a Million helps provide the hard-working parents of children all over the world with micro-loans to start small businesses. With their loans, in the form of cash, equipment, or animals, parents can begin to change the quality of life for themselves...

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Kenya: Draft Law Setback as Politicians Squabble

How long will this take? The major political parties dealt a blow to the draft constitution on Thursday, taking antagonistic positions in the review process. MPs rejected for a second time, an attempt to hold a meeting to seek unity in Naivasha, meaning that the squabbling could spill over to the floor of the House on Tuesday afternoon. There were fears that the review had become a theatre for political wars and power struggles within the ruling coalition. "There is a lot of drama surrounding...

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Kenya: Kenyan Music Online

Isn't this some good news? Kenyan musicians can now sell their music online and receive their payments through mobile cash platforms. A local online store has been opened to serve local artistes, who have been plagued by poor distribution channels in the country and abroad. The artistes can now place their music in the online store, pewahewa.com, for their fans to select and complete purchase through M-pesa or Zap money transfer platforms. "Pewahewa.com has opened musicians to a whole new world of music distribution," said David Kuria, the business...

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Sara Nuru

African beauty is about being proudly African, whether you're dark or not. It's about celebrating your unique and distic features.There is no.one like us because you can tell an African a mile a way. Sara is a real eye-catcher and she has a beautiful unique look, based on the title to particularly good effect. Germany's 'Next Top Model' Sara Nuru, whose parents are from Ethiopia, graces the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. She has recently won the title, Germany's Next Topmodel. Finally, she has...

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British believe Africans are barbaric, says Jacob Zuma

South Africa's president Jacob Zuma, has lashed out at British attitudes to "barbaric" Africans as he begins a state visit in London. The remarks came after scathing British media coverage of the polygamous president and his chequered past, including the recent scandal of his 20th child, born out of wedlock.A Daily Mail article described him as a "sex-obsessed bogot" and "vile buffoon" Zuma, due to meet the Queen and Gordon Brown today, countered with an attack on what he described as culturally...

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Kenya:Turkana Wind Power Project U.S.$150 Million Funding

Nairobi — Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd -- one of the largest wind power project in Africa and Kenya's most ambitious green energy venture yet -- has just achieved a major breakthrough with the Spanish government stepping in with a $150 million (€110 million) offer to finance construction of the transmission line. The entry of the Spaniards has come at a time when anxiety was beginning to grow over whether the massive project would achieve financial closure. GA_googleFillSlot( "AllAfrica_Story_InsetA"...

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Is Africa lagging behind?

Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world in developing renewable energy projects with initiatives aimed at producing clean and 'green' energy remaining largely under-exploited.New report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).   GA_googleFillSlot( "AllAfrica_Story_InsetA" ); A UNEP assessment noted that the entire continent has just over 120 carbon market projects up and running or in the pipeline in areas ranging from wind power to forestry schemes,...

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