"Umuahia — A veteran journalist and traditional ruler of Umuanyi autonomous community uturu, Abia State, Eze Uwadiegwu Ogbonnanya, has called on South/East governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo to join the international community in mobilizing support for the Republic of Haiti..."
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Ndigbo Urged to Assist Haiti
Posted by archie 33 days ago (http://allafrica.com)
"...Though some reporters may be guilty of over-oversimplifying the crisis left in wake of the Haiti earthquake, journalists can still aid the country's reconstruction by reporting the truth on the ground..."
Scientists warned Haiti officials of quake in '08 - Yahoo! News
Posted by admin 40 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
"Scientists who detected worrisome signs of growing stresses in the fault that unleashed this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti said they warned officials there two years ago that their country was ripe for a major earthquake."
BBC News - Senegal offers land to Haitians
Posted by admin 40 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
"Senegal's president says he will offer free land and "repatriation" to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti."
As Wallets Open For Haiti, Credit Card Companies Take A Big Cut
Posted by admin 40 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
"Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover have now all announced that they will waive fees for some donations related to the crisis in Haiti."
....Finally common humanity prevails over profits, after making some $250m profit a year on charitable donations paid with credit cards....people pressure does work at times
....Finally common humanity prevails over profits, after making some $250m profit a year on charitable donations paid with credit cards....people pressure does work at times
Rwanda first landmine-free country | Conflict | Africa The Good News
Posted by archie 88 days ago (http://www.africagoodnews.com)
"Rwanda is to be declared free of landmines - the first country to achieve this status. The announcement is to be made at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World in Columbia."
Nigerian project wins top award | Innovation | Africa The Good News
Posted by archie 90 days ago (http://www.africagoodnews.com)
"An innovative Nigerian project that processes abattoir water and converts the collected organic waste into fertiliser and methane, has won the 2009 Intel Environment prize at the annual Tech Awards in the US." - africagoodnews.com
"Burundi mobile operator Econet launched a new rechargeable solar handset on Monday that it hopes eventually will boost subscriber numbers to 800,000." - africagoodnews.com
BBC World Service - Africa - Africa's top player! 2009
Posted by archie 91 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
For all the footballers or followers of the game, have your say on the BBC African Footballer of the year 09.
"...This voting process will run from 1700 GMT on Monday November 30th to 1700 GMT on Monday 4th January 2009."- BBC..
"...This voting process will run from 1700 GMT on Monday November 30th to 1700 GMT on Monday 4th January 2009."- BBC..
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