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These #Nigerian girls may never speak on International gatherings about what happened but that doesn't mean their lives are not important!!
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Emmanuel, 16 has already managed to rebuild his phone charging shop in #Uganda after fleeing Juba, #SouthSudan
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This online course from @JeffDSachs will help us finally understand what is meant by Sustainable Development? bit.ly/1a4ibdW
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Garbage men remove bottles collected by displaced people.A big challenge is keeping the camp clean #SouthSudan #Juba
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Technology competitions: setting young entrepreneurs up to fail? by @mjamme bit.ly/1kBRI8X
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Unlocking Africa’s housing market potential howwemadeitinafrica.com/?p=3… @madeitinafrica
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RT @WHO: #Malaria mortality rate goes down by 45% globally, by 49% in Africa since 2000 - thanks to global efforts to control & eliminate it
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"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice." --Nelson Mandela
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This Thursday: Join one of the many #VC4Africa #GEW meetups all around the world vc4africa.biz/blog/2013/11/1… @unleashingideas #Africa #global
We're doing all we can to ensure temporary locations are protected & provide warmth to refugees #Qarah #Arsal #Syria rfg.ee/qY7F8
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Congratulations @ghanafaofficial ! #GhanaBlackStars are the 25th #WorldCup team confirmed. fifa.to/1h0S2k5
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Plastic sheeting "is the most important thing for my family now, so we can sleep” -#Haiyan survivor Evelyn
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Lightbulb: Rural Green Technologies in Liberia wp.me/p1rVf6-N via @wordpressdotcom
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DR Congo M23 rebels call truce bbc.in/1aULRrR
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Bombs now seem to be falling on bunagana town (DRC side) with more people crossing every second- over 2,000 now in Uganda...#M23 #DRC
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The #AU has declared today a continental day of mourning for those who drowned off the island of #Lampedusa a month ago.
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Watch trailers for SA's Lolita-esque noir 'Of Good Report, Senegalese odyssey 'The Pirogue' + more from @FilmAfrica. bit.ly/filmafrica
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By empowering young ppl, #Yemen is investing in its most valuable asset - find out more: on.undp.org/qoNiH #EndPovertyFriday
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"@sarankjones: RT @WorldBankAfrica: Countries in West #Africa plan to use a common currency by 2015: wrld.bg/qk8b5"