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		<title>Where the Global Economic Recovery Will Begin</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/09/where-the-global-economic-recovery-will-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The contracted global economy is literary palpable with unemployment numbers going through the roof. The World Bank recently projected that the global economy will shrink in 2009, with growth in the developing markets dropping from 4.4% to 2.1%. They also project that recovery will commence in 2010 albeit at a slowed pace. What&#8217;s more interesting [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/huge-budget-shortfalls-for-developing-countries-in-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Huge Budget Shortfalls For Developing Countries in 2009'>Huge Budget Shortfalls For Developing Countries in 2009</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/15/steve-forbes-on-the-current-economic-crisis-and-barack-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Steve Forbes on the current Economic Crisis and Barack Obama'>Steve Forbes on the current Economic Crisis and Barack Obama</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/07/africa-wired-trends-in-broadband-and-mobile-telephony/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Africa Wired: Trends in Broadband and Mobile Telephony'>Africa Wired: Trends in Broadband and Mobile Telephony</a></li>
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		<title>Male Chimps Dealing Meat for Sex?</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/08/male-chimps-dealing-meat-for-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/08/male-chimps-dealing-meat-for-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chimps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivory Coast]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A study conducted in Ivory Coast suggest that they do! Male chimps that are willing to share the proceeds of their hunting expeditions mate twice as often as their more selfish counterparts. This is a long-term exchange, so males continue to share their catch with females when they are not fertile, copulating with them when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Mapmaker helps you get Directions</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/11/google-mapmaker-helps-you-get-directions/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/11/google-mapmaker-helps-you-get-directions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after the launch of Google Mapmaker, users were given the ability to edit maps by adding roads and other markers previously uncharted, to Google Maps. And now, thanks to the awesomeness of crowdsourcing, you can use this user-generated content to get directions too. Using the mashup, I got really simple directions from *K-Street to [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/22/mapping-streets-in-nigeria/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mapping Streets in Nigeria'>Mapping Streets in Nigeria</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/04/google-isnt-removing-webpages-you-dont-like/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google Isn&#8217;t Removing Webpages You Don&#8217;t Like'>Google Isn&#8217;t Removing Webpages You Don&#8217;t Like</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/08/smart-phones-using-googles-android-os/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Smart-phones using Google&#8217;s Android OS'>Smart-phones using Google&#8217;s Android OS</a></li>
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		<title>Peaceful Demos are OK but Larceny is Not</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/10/peaceful-demos-are-ok-but-larceny-is-not/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/10/peaceful-demos-are-ok-but-larceny-is-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Nairobi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the University of Nairobi (UoN) students went on the rampage yesterday. The demo went way off-script (if there was one to begin with), descending into larceny. There's a right way to demonstrate and this is not it.


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/07/kca-act-gazetting-delayed-under-review/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act 2008: Gazetting Delayed, Under Review'>Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act 2008: Gazetting Delayed, Under Review</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/08/is-nairobi-an-emerging-mobile-technology-cluster/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Is Nairobi An Emerging Mobile Technology Cluster?'>Is Nairobi An Emerging Mobile Technology Cluster?</a></li>
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		<title>Stunning Photography: Finding Lions</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/10/stunning-photography-finding-lions/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/10/stunning-photography-finding-lions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love nature. Better yet, I appreciate amazing photography of places and of animals I may yet see in this lifetime. Which is why National Geographic&#8217;s International Photo contest was endearing. One of my favorites in the collection is of a &#8220;lion standing guard over the floor of the Ngorongoro crater&#8221; in Tanzania, by Gavin [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/10/brilliant-photography-with-a-dash-of-humor/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Brilliant Photography, with a dash of Humor'>Brilliant Photography, with a dash of Humor</a></li>
</ul>]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/sudan-un-in-quandary-over-action-on-al-bashir/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/sudan-un-in-quandary-over-action-on-al-bashir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darfur]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Omar al-Bashir]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Security Council on Friday deadlocked on what action to take following the International Criminal Court&#8217;s (ICC) indictment of President Omar al-Bashir: Mr. Bashir’s supporters, led by Libya and China, insisted that any official statement issued by the Council simultaneously address the potential humanitarian crisis and a possible deferral of the charges, while [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/sudan-aid-agencies-expelled-from-darfur/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled from Darfur'>Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled from Darfur</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/04/sudan-arrest-the-president/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: Arrest the President?'>Sudan: Arrest the President?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/dambisa-moyo-halt-developmental-aid-to-africa/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa'>Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa</a></li>
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		<title>Huge Budget Shortfalls For Developing Countries in 2009</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/huge-budget-shortfalls-for-developing-countries-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/huge-budget-shortfalls-for-developing-countries-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Developing Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Alleviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stimulus]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this coming fiscal year, developing countries around the globe could potentially face a huge gap in financing which would in turn deal a blow to infrastructure development and poverty alleviation initiatives.


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/09/where-the-global-economic-recovery-will-begin/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Where the Global Economic Recovery Will Begin'>Where the Global Economic Recovery Will Begin</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/17/gsma-and-gates-foundation-partner-to-expand-mobile-banking-in-developing-countries/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: GSMA and Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Mobile Banking in Developing Countries'>GSMA and Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Mobile Banking in Developing Countries</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/dambisa-moyo-halt-developmental-aid-to-africa/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa'>Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa</a></li>
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		<title>KCA Act 2008: Section 88 to be Repealed</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/06/kca-act-2008-section-88-to-be-repealed/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/06/kca-act-2008-section-88-to-be-repealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya Communications Act]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s now official &#8211; the Kenyan Government will indeed push for the repealing of contentious sections contained in the Kenya Communications Act 1998, most notably a number of clauses in Section 88. So what are they looking to amend? Deletion of Section 88, which gives the Internal Security Minister authority to &#8220;take temporary possession [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/04/kca-act-2008-take-two/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: KCA Act 2008: Take Two'>KCA Act 2008: Take Two</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/04/kenya-communications-amendment-act-2008-now-what/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2008: Now What?'>Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2008: Now What?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/13/what-the-kenyan-media-wants/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What the Kenyan Media Wants'>What the Kenyan Media Wants</a></li>
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		<title>KCSE 2008: 40% Drop in Males with A Grade</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/kcse-2008-40-drop-in-males-with-a-grade/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/kcse-2008-40-drop-in-males-with-a-grade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exams Council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Performance data from KNEC on the 2008 KCSE indicates that the number of males attaining A grade dropped significantly from 2007. Did the post-election violence have something to do with it?


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/10/the-help-kenya-project/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Help Kenya Project'>The Help Kenya Project</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/09/beyond-kcpe-what-happens-to-the-250k-that-miss-high-school-placement/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Beyond KCPE: What Happens to the 250k That Miss High School Placement?'>Beyond KCPE: What Happens to the 250k That Miss High School Placement?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/04/kca-act-2008-take-two/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: KCA Act 2008: Take Two'>KCA Act 2008: Take Two</a></li>
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		<title>Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled from Darfur</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/sudan-aid-agencies-expelled-from-darfur/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/sudan-aid-agencies-expelled-from-darfur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ICC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the International Criminal Court's issuance of an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, three major aid agencies in the region have been sent packing by the Government. The African Union rejects ICC's ruling. Thousands poised to die of disease and starvation.


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/08/sudan-un-in-quandary-over-action-on-al-bashir/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir'>Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/04/sudan-arrest-the-president/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: Arrest the President?'>Sudan: Arrest the President?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/05/dambisa-moyo-halt-developmental-aid-to-africa/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa'>Dambisa Moyo: Halt Developmental Aid to Africa</a></li>
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