October 03, 2000
Sudan: The Recycling of a Nubian Classic by Hamza El-Din [music review]
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Artist: Hamza El-Din CD title: Escalay Label: Nonesuch Explorer Series Date: 1998 (orig 1971) Read more »
October 01, 2000
Nigeria: Forty Years On - A View From Abroad [analysis]
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No one wants a return to colonial rule, but no one expected Nigeria to be in the straits it finds itself today, 40 years after the British flag was lowered and a new independent… Read more »
Ethiopia/Kenya: Africa Sweeps Marathon
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Africans again swept the field in a major Olympic athletic event on Sunday, taking all three medals in the men's marathon. Read more »
September 30, 2000
Africa: Athletes Scoop Up Seven Medals
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Africa again had a clean sweep in a long-distance race Saturday, when her runners took all three medals in the men's 5,000m race. Her athletes won two medals in the women's 10,000m… Read more »
Cameroon: Gold For Cameroon!
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In a thrilling climax to the Olympic soccer competition, Cameroon's young Lions won the gold medal in Sydney on Saturday when they came back from a 0-2 deficit at the end of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Teacher
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Independent Nigeria is forty this weekend and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Businessman
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Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Retired Civil Servant
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Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Young Dreamer
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Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Unemployed Graduate
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Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Nurse
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Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
September 29, 2000
Liberia: President Clinton Orders Expulsion Of Liberians Deferred
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Thousands of Liberians threatened with being returned to Liberia after they fled civil conflict there during the 1990s have won a temporary respite. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Editors Honored With Press Freedom Award
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Three Sierra Leonean newspaper editors have been honored by the World Press Review for risking their lives to uphold press freedom and human rights during the past nine years of… Read more »
Africa: Six Medals For African Athletes
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Kenya leapt to the top of the African Olympics medal table on Friday as African athletes grabbed all the medals in key track events. Read more »
Africa: Runners' Teams Join Relay Finals
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Three Nigerian relay teams have joined long-distance runners from Ethiopia, Kenya, Algeria and Morocco, and a high jumper from South Africa, in the athletics finals' festival at… Read more »
Africa: Boxing Semi-finalists Drop Out
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Africa's remaining boxers in the Olympics were eliminated on Friday in the semi-final round. Read more »
September 28, 2000
Liberia: Liberians Fear Deportation From U.S.
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Thousands of Liberians who fled civil conflict in their homeland during the 1990s waited anxiously all day Thursday for word that their expired official "temporary protected… Read more »
Africa: Long-distance Runners Gear Up For Finals
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Nouria Merah-Benida of Algeria and Kutre Dulecha of Ethiopia on Thursday qualified for Saturday's finals of the women's 1500m race, setting up an absorbing day of athletics for… Read more »
September 27, 2000
Africa: Africans Win Four Medals, Silver For Alozie
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In a storybook tale of triumph over hardship, Nigerian athlete Gloria Alozie has won a silver medal in the women's 100-metre hurdles - three weeks after her fiance, Hyginus Anugo… Read more »
Africa: Long-distance Runners Move To Finals
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Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco and Algeria dominated the long-distance athletic heats at the Olympics on Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: Two Win In Boxing Quarterfinals
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Two boxers - one from Morocco and one from Algeria - carry Africa's hopes into the semi-finals of the Olympic competition. Read more »
September 26, 2000
Cameroon: Cameroon Plays Spain In Olympic Soccer Final
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Cameroon will play Spain for the Olympic soccer final after defeating Chile 2-1 in Melbourne on Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: Boxers Move To Quarter-finals
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Boxers from Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco have moved through to the quarter-finals of their divisions. Read more »
September 25, 2000
Africa: Africa's Medal Tally Lags
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Africa's tally of Olympics medals is growing, but there's a long way to go to beat the total of 34 won in Atlanta in 1996. Read more »
September 24, 2000
Africa: Two More Medals For Africa
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African athletes won two more Olympic medals on Sunday, giving Kenya and Algeria their first wins at the Sydney games. Read more »
