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Meanwhile, Dr. Eva Rojas (Cruz) of the World Health Organization, the latest in a proud line of pouty academic vixens, discovers a horrible, mysterious plague that seems to be originating from Mali, a republic currently locked in bloody internal turmoil...
...governance have it wrong. Politics simply can't explain Africa's prolonged economic crisis. The claim that Africa's corruption is the basic source of the problem does not withstand serious scrutiny. During the past decade I witnessed how relatively well-governed countries in Africa, such as Ghana, Malawi, Mali and Senegal, failed to prosper, whereas societies in Asia perceived to have extensive corruption, such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan, enjoyed rapid economic growth...
...have departed from Libya and carrying 275 migrants was intercepted off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa . Polio Resurgent AFRICA The World Health Organization warned of the threat of a polio epidemic as the virus returned to two countries where it had previously been eradicated. Guinea and Mali brought to 12 the total of formerly polio-free nations that have seen new cases of the disease since January 2003. The outbreak dealt a blow to the WHO's goal of eradicating polio worldwide by the end of 2004. Stormy Season TAIWAN Rescuers searched for survivors and evacuated residents...
Lively Bamako, the capital of Mali, might not have shops selling the latest iPods. Nonetheless, its streets spill over with a steady stream of tunes on tap, played by some of West Africa's greatest musicians. Like Havana, this city of 1 million lives for music. By day, battered taxis blare out foot-stomping beats, while old men cross roads with radios glued to their ears. By night, Bamako is a riot of noise as singers ululate at wedding parties and the city's many music venues crank up the bass...
...HOTEL WASULU: Oumou Sangare, Mali's feisty feminist diva, is the resident headliner at this famous venue, tel: (223) 228 7373. From the southern Wassoulou region, Sangare casts an electrifying spell over the audience with her ethereal vocals, which often lambaste men for their polygamous ways...