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Monday, 5 October 2009

In Malawi, No More Sharing Water With Goats
Huffington Post (blog)
By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer In my last post, I spoke about indicators for deforestation in Malawi. Today, I'll share one for the problem of ...
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African farmers suffer hardship as climate worsens
Reuters South Africa
Caroline Malema, a smallholder farmer and mother of six from Malawi, said increased cycles of floods and drought meant she was struggling to feed her family ...


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Malawian artist all set for MTV Africa appearance
African Press Agency (subscription)
APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) Malawi artist Bleek Chindime will represent the country at this year's MTV Africa music award ceremony to be held in the Kenyan ...
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Mozambique to build coal railway
BBC News
Its completion, including the refurbishment of the Nacala-Malawi railway, will come at the peak of Moatize mine's coal production, Mr Zucula said. ...
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Malawi: Home-Grown Wind Power
AllAfrica.com
Washington, DC — Malawian William Kamkwamba, who was forced to drop out of school in 2002 at the age of 14 because his parents couldn't pay the school fees, ...
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Malawian boy uses wind to power hope electrify village CNNcom
William Kamkwamba dreamed of powering his village with the only resource that was freely available to him.
 

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Day Twenty Eight - - Kande Beach Campsite - Kande Beach, Malawi ...
Day Twenty Eight - - Kande Beach Campsite: Read the story and see photos of a visit to Kande Beach, Malawi by TravelPod member carolinefinnis.
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Malaysia-Today.net - No Holds Barred, Corridors of Power and more ...
But Kamkwamba, who grew up in Masitala, a tiny rural farming village off the grid in Malawi, was 14 years old in 2001 when he spotted a photo of a windmill in a U.S. textbook one day. He decided to make one, hacking together a ...
Malaysia Today - http://mt.m2day.org/2008/
Sir Elton's Adoption Publicity Inspired Tot's Mum
By Bureau News
June 8th, 2009 LONDON - After a failed attempt to adopt a baby girl from Malawi, Queen of Pop Madonna has reportedly turned to another African country for adoption. According to sources, the 'Material Girl' is willing to adopt a child ...
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IMF loans Malawi USD 80mn to boost low foreign reserves.
ISI - Emerging Markets
The International Monetary Fund and government officials said on Wednesday that the IMF has loaned Malawi USD 80mn, which would be used to help build up its ...
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Rwanda: Cricketers Lose Momentum
AllAfrica.com
Kigali — RWANDA failed to build on their dream start after yesterday's loss to host nation Malawi in the on-going ICC World Cricket League Division 3 ...
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Australian uranium firm condemns Malawi ngos
Moneybiz
BLANTYRE - Australia firm Paladin on Friday dismissed allegations of contamination from a northern Malawi uranium mine, telling mps that two rights groups ...
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Malawian boy uses wind to power hope, electrify village
CNN International
William Kamkwamba fits a lightbulb to a house in his village in Malawi. His native Malawi had gone through one of its worst droughts seven years ago, ...
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Study: Almost 10 percent of births are premature
Austin American-Statesman
In Malawi, women's bodies, not expensive incubators, keep fragile newborns alive. Almost one of every 10 of the world's babies is born premature, ...
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Nigeria makes strong statement at ITU Telecom World today | Vanguard
Pavilions representing Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda among others would attract a broad range of organizations from the non-profit, private and R&D sectors with the common goal of reasserting ...
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Stars Proclaim themselves ready to walk extra mile for charity
Scotsman
... a mile for disabled people in Malawi and Zambia. rity, set up by former lawyer Olivia Giles, who lost her hands and feet after contracting meningitis. ...
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