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Articles 1-9 out of 9 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words Cote d'Ivoire: no tears for France; Ruth Tete reports from Abidjan on the rise of a new generation of national leaders who do not see France through the same rose-tinted glasses as the former leaders of Francophone Africa. Tete, Ruth Jun 1, 2006 687 Nkrumah and the forgotten Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. de Figueiredo, Antonio Feb 1, 2006 1761 Kaunda: 'I don't think we will ever recover from the 1966 coup'; Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, writes about the impact on Africa of the 1966 coup in Ghana. "I was a great admirer of Nkrumah. One of the most shocking incidents in Africa was the overthrow, in February 1966, of that great man. I don't think we will ever recover from those events.". Kaunda, Kenneth Feb 1, 2006 643 Somaliland: elusive independence; Compared with the chaos in Greater Somalia, Somaliland, the breakaway republic of Somalia, which before unification in 1960 was a separate state, is an oasis of peace. And yet its unilaterally declared independence is still not recognised by any country. Farhiya Ali Ahmed reports. Ahmed, Farhiya Ali Jan 1, 2006 1401 Holding the middle ground for national stability: Benue State was created in 1976 out of the old Benue Plateau State which itself was created in 1967. Today, Benue, the land of the great river, prides itself as being the bridge between the two oldest political zones in the country, the South and the North. Ben Asante reports. Asante, Ben Jan 1, 2006 998 Transcontinental trek: two hundred years ago this month, the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, having trekked across what is now the United States. McGrath, Roger D. Nov 14, 2005 3528 The price of progress: Cape Verde and Sao Tome celebrated 30 years of independence on 5 and 12 July respectively. Despite the post-independence problems that dogged the progress of both countries, it has been a long 30 years worth remembering. de Figueiredo, Antonio Aug 1, 2005 1529 Happy birthday, Mozambique: 25 June will mark 30 years since Mozambique became an independent nation. It is hoped that the recently-elected President Armando Guebuza will be able to continue the notable economic recovery that obtained at the turn of the century. de Figueiredo, Antonio Jun 1, 2005 1463 Jamaica land of wood and water celebrates. (Diaspora). Goodwin, Clayton Sep 1, 2002 2114

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