By Ivan Simic

The year 2009 is definitely Presidential year; Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American President of the United States, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly lesbian head of government. Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe following the power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe, the President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.

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LUANDA (AFP) – Pop stars, politicians and a president are among those expected to attend the African Nations Cup draw being staged by tournament host Angola here on Friday.

The event, featuring Congolese artist Papa Wemba and other Angolan singers, is being held at a shiny new glass-and-steel convention centre in the purpose-built southern suburb of Talatona.

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by Pilirani Semu-Banda

The very survival of women and children in Africa may depend on the newly-launched Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA). According to latest estimates by the African Union (AU), over the next ten years there will be 2.5 million maternal deaths, another 2.5 million child deaths and 49lmillion maternal disabilities in Africa alone if urgent actions are not taken.

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posted by jkainja

Plato once observed, "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws". This point has all the connotations of any Sub-Saharan Africa country where democracy (only if it means voting alone) has generally been accepted and it is taking roots even though The Economist reminds us that the ruling party has never lost elections in the region.

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The World Bank has granted Malawi US$10 million for the Community-Based Rural Land Development Project (CBRLDP). The additional grant will also extend the project for another two years, the bank said.

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By Jimmy Kainja

porting tournament has a "surprise package." With the final places for the Africa's biggest football tournament, African Cup of the Nations (ACN), finally decided, Malawi can fittingly be pointed at as the "surprised package" of the qualifying rounds.

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By Ivan Simic
17 November 2009, Rome, Italy – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened on Monday, a UN food security summit in Rome, while the troubles of the world hunger seemed unimportant to the leaders of the world's wealthiest nations.



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Perhaps I should start by addressing the title. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders. While refugees are eligible to receive international protection and help under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, the international community is not under the same legal obligation to protect and assist the IDPs.

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