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Africa\'s \'New Dawn\'
Satellite provider Intelsat and a South African investor group announced plans on Tuesday to launch a new $250-million satellite in 2010 to boost communications across Africa.
The satellite, to be called \"Intelsat New Dawn,\" will provide high-speed Internet, telephone and television services to the continent and is expected to begin operating in early 2011, Intelsat said in a statement.
More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims
POZNAN, Poland - The UN global warming conference currently underway in Poland is about to face a serious challenge from over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe who are criticizing the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore. Set for release this week, a newly updated U.S. Senate Minority Report features the dissenting voices of over 650 international scientists, many current and former UN IPCC scientists, who have now turned against the UN. The report has added about 250 scientists (and growing) in 2008 to the over 400 scientists who spoke out in 2007. The over 650 dissenting scientists are more than 12 times the number of UN scientists (52) who authored the media hyped IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers.
Zim troops riot over pay
Dozens of Zimbabwean soldiers rioted in Harare on Monday, attacking banks after they were unable to withdraw their near worthless pay, in a further sign that Robert Mugabe may be losing control over the forces that have kept him in power.
Africa\'s first satellite \'fails\'
Africa\'s first communications satellite has suffered an energy failure just 18 months after its launch.
The solar panels have malfunctioned on the Chinese-manufactured satellite, according to Alhassan Zaku, Nigeria\'s minister of state for science and technology.
African music needs to listen to early Nashville
THE worst piracy in Africa is not in boats off Somalia: fake copies of drugs, movies and music hurt African economies even more. Western businesses may complain the loudest but sub-Saharan Africa’s own musicians have even more to gain from clamping down on rip-offs.
Senegal, for example, has been a trading hub for centuries, where different ethnic groups and languages have contributed to a rich cultural landscape with, as the travel guides say, music everywhere.
Africa = China = India
Why the “dark continent” is set to shine as brightly as Chindia.
The biggest economic story of the last decade has been the rise of the developing world, led by powerhouse Asian economies like China, India, and smaller countries like Thailand and Malaysia.
Nigeria’s N40bn Satellite Missing from Orbit
The Nigerian Commun-ications Satellite (NigComSat), which was launched into orbit over 18 months ago, is said to be missing.
THISDAY gathered last night that with the satellite missing from orbit, the huge amount spent by the Nigerian government, about N40 billion may have gone down the drain.
The satellite was found to have run into a technical hitch for some weeks now, according to a source, when it was discovered that it was using a technological standard that was not meant for Africa but Asia.
Miriam Makeba was Like Fela Kuti, Says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday joined the world to mourn the death of the foremost African music icon, Miriam Makeba.
NLC in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Mr. John Odah, likened Makeba to Nigeria’s own Fela Anikulapo Kuti who through their music crusaded for the liberation of the downtrodden by oppressive governments.
Mandela mourns icon Miriam Makeba
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has paid tribute to singing legend Miriam Makeba, who has died aged 76 after a concert in Italy.
She was the "mother of our struggle" and "South Africa's first lady of song", Mr Mandela said.
Makeba became a symbol of the fight against apartheid and spent three decades abroad after South Africa's government revoked her passport.
Obama wins historic US election
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States.
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America," the president-elect told a jubilant crowd at a victory rally in Chicago.
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