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Wind power blows into South Africa
08/06/2013 - African news explained

Wind power blows into South Africa

It's a sight not often associated with African countries, but the trend is catching on in South Africa: using wind as a source of renewable energy.

African asylum seekers in Israel
07/06/2013 - African news explained

African asylum seekers in Israel

Israel will soon deport up to 2,000 illegal Eritrean immigrants to an unnamed African country, an official told the Supreme Court recently.

Kerry tells Egypt's Morsi to make progress towards economic reforms
27/05/2013 - African news explained

Kerry tells Egypt's Morsi to make progress towards economic reforms

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to make concrete progress on economic reforms and human rights, saying that US and global aid was at stake.

Iran's Ahmadinejad visits Africa
15/04/2013 - African news explained

Iran's Ahmadinejad visits Africa

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad began a tour of three African countries yesterday. As head of the non-alignement movement, he started his tour with a one-day visit to Benin, followed ...

40 years later civil rights activist Angela Davis is still pushing for equality
02/04/2013 - On-the-spot France

40 years later civil rights activist Angela Davis is still pushing for equality

During the 1960s in the United States, the civil rights movement created a lot of news as countries worldwide began to pay attention to the growing struggle of African Americans.

Locals squeezed out of gentrified Paris district
19/03/2013 - On-the-spot France

Locals squeezed out of gentrified Paris district

Like all cities, Paris is constantly changing, as neighbourhoods attract new workers and residents.

Who is Pope Francis?
15/03/2013 - World news explained

Who is Pope Francis?

Argentinian Jorge Bergoglio is the first non-European Pope to be elected in 1,300 years. He is also the first Jesuit ever to become pontiff.

Biking down Africa in the Tour d'Afrique
10/03/2013 - Culture in France

Biking down Africa in the Tour d'Afrique

There's the Tour de France ... and there's the Tour d'Afrique.

Paris-based Egyptian photographer examine Egypt's changing face
24/02/2013 - Culture in France

Paris-based Egyptian photographer examine Egypt's changing face

Photography is a medium that serves many different purposes. In art, it can be used to capture beauty, or a moment in time.

21/02/2013 - Report: Culture

Paris-based photographer Nabil Boutros monitors Egypt's changing face

An Egyptian-born photographer, now based in Paris, has returned to the country of his birth, hoping that his lens will find the answers to two questions - “What is Egypt?" and ...

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