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NextDraft: The Bad Pills for AIDS Patients in Africa
The most fascinating news from around the Web on May 16, 2013
Expert: Rhino Population Wiped Out in Mozambique
(JOHANNESBURG) — Mozambique's rhinoceros population was wiped out more than a century ago by big game hunters. Reconstituted several years ago, the beasts again...
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Sri Lanka intensifies its crackdown on dissenters, the U.K. decides to stop all direct aid to South Africa by 2015 and China’s manufacturing sector has slowed
South African Wildlife Conservationists Are Poisoning Rhino Horns to Prevent Poaching
South African game reserves have started to poison rhino horns in an attempt to prevent poaching; however, some wonder whether the radical new method will...
South Africa: Mandela Discharged From the Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday after an improvement in his health following treatment for pneumonia,...
South Africa: Mandela Making Progress in Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's presidency says Nelson Mandela is in good spirits and is making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung...
South Africa: Mandela in Hospital on Easter
(JOHANNESBURG) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in a hospital on Easter Sunday while receiving treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia,...
In Inaugural Trip, China’s President Pushes Trade Ties With Africa
Though Xi Jinping's trip has generally gone well, there have been a few notes of discontent with China's growing influence in Africa
The Rising Power of North Africa’s Jihadists Rattles Algeria
The region’s tumult closes in on Algeria and rocks the political system
The Republic That Never Was: Another Violent Takeover in Central Africa
Despite its name, the Central African Republic has been ruled by strongmen for decades. The latest upheaval will not change that
Lawyers Appeal Against Pistorius Bail Restrictions
(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius are appealing against some of the Olympic athlete's bail restrictions in a court in the South African...
China, Brazil Signing Local Currency Trade Deal
(DURBAN, South Africa) — China and Brazil plan to sign a deal to do up to $30 billion of trade in their local currencies, as the five-nation BRICS forum of...
13 South African Troops Killed in Central African Republic
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's president says 13 South African soldiers were killed and 27 were wounded in fighting in the Central African Republic. President...
South Africa Investigates Second Dragged Man Case
(JOHANNESBURG) — A South African police officer has been arrested for allegedly dragging a man from a police vehicle in the second such incident in recent weeks...
Pistorius And South Africa's Culture Of Violence
Four days before Oscar Pistorius shot her in the elbow, hip and head through the bathroom door at his home in Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp tweeted a message about...
South Africa: Mandela Spends Night in Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's presidency says Nelson Mandela has spent a night in the hospital after he was admitted for tests. Presidential spokesman Mac...
Kenya’s Election: What Uhuru Kenyatta’s Victory Means for Africa
Uhuru Kenyatta, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, won election Saturday as Kenya's new President. The Independent...
3 Women a Day Killed by a Partner in South Africa
Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, was statistically just one of three women killed on Valentine's Day by an...
Online Ivory Trade Threatens Africa’s Elephants
(BANGKOK) — Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers' bullets: the...
