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Swelling Youth Population Puts Nigeria on Edge of 'Demographic Disaster' Nigeria could become the fifth most populous
country in the world, teetering on the edge of a "demographic disaster"
unless its stagnant economy rapidly expands to support its teeming
youth population, according to a report released Wednesday.
Estimates in the report by the British Council show Nigeria's population of 150 million people will swell by another 63 million people by 2050. Some Donated Malaria Drugs Being Stolen in Africa Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to
Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing
evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the
donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets.Pictured: In this Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 photo, Ayo Bello displays a box of Coartem malaria medication, packaged for the commercial market, at a pharmacy in Lagos, Nigeria. Uganda Asks U.S. for Funding to Send 10,000 Troops to Somalia Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double in size. Uganda's pledge comes in the wake of twin bombings in Kampala during July's World Cup final that killed 76 people. Somalia's most dangerous militant group, al-Shabab, said it carried out the attack because of the presence of several thousand Ugandan troops in Mogadishu as part of the nearly 7,000-strong African Union force. Pictured: In
this March 1, 2007 photo Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), part of
the Africa Union Mission in Somalia, after being flagged of by President
Museveni at Ghadafi Barracks in Jinja 80km east of Kampala. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)
Samaritan's Purse Aid Worker Freed in Darfur An aid worker with Samaritan's Purse, a Christian aid organization, has
been freed after 105 days in captivity in the Darfur region of western
Sudan, a spokeswoman for the organization said Monday.Pictured: Flavia Wagner, center, in Khartoum on Monday with U.S. Embassy staff and Sudanese security guards. Wagner, 35, was kidnapped in mid-May and was held for 105 days in Sudan's Darfur region, where she worked for the U.S. charity Samaritan's Purse. (Ashraf Shazly) Cindy Trimm and Vanessa Miller Top September 2010 BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List Black Christian News: www.BCNN1.com / Black Christian Book Company: www.BlackCBC.com (Based upon Amazon.com rankings, BarnesandNoble.com rankings, and BlackCBC.com rankings.) Bestselling authors, Cindy Trimm (The Art of War for Spiritual Battle--Nonfiction) and Vanessa Miller (A Love for Tomorrow--Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the September 2010 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List.
Ft. Hood, Texas Gets a Sneak Preview of Vanessa Miller's New Book, A Love for Tomorrow Available Nation-wide September 7 ATLANTA, (August 31, 2010) - With the heat of summertime in Texas at its peak, the murder of 13 fellow soldiers still a painful memory, and the war escalating in Afghanistan as troops return from Iraq, soldiers at Ft. Hood were ready for a little love this month. And bestselling Whitaker House author, Vanessa Miller had a whole lot of love to share during her recent visit to the U.S. army base near Killeen, Texas, where she received a warm response to her latest book, A Love for Tomorrow, second in her Second Chance at Love series (available September 7, 2010). Lagos to Host MTV Africa Music Awards Lagos in Nigeria has been selected as the host city of this year's MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). It will be the second time in three years that the awards have taken place in Nigeria, following the inaugural MAMAs, which was held in Abuja in October 2008. Samini won "Best African Performer" at last year's event in Kenya
Facebook Launches Places: An App to Tell Friends Where You Are Facebook users carrying their smart phones will soon be able to "check in" to real-world locations such as bars, parks and live concerts as the social network makes its first foray into the location services craze."Where are you?" is joining "What's on your mind?" as Facebook lets its users declare their whereabouts to their friends and people nearby. LINKS |
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