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...that haunts the continent, there is more optimism today than in decades. Francisco Mucavele found hope last September when an armored steel Casspir rolled over the hill and began to blow up the land mines contaminating Mozambique's rich soil. Olga Haptemariam acquired it in Eritrea's war-scarred port city of Massawa when she laid down 2,000 birr for a license to open a building-supply store. The villagers of N'Tjinina are finding it as they prepare for the solemn experience of voting in Mali's first local elections. Sarah Galloway Hage-Ali is spreading hope...
Modernization is also the byword of Nat Nii Amar Nuno-Amarteifio, the mayor of Accra, a sprawling port city that in 20 years will be home to 50% of Ghana's population. Rawlings has just launched an ambitious plan known as Vision 2020, aimed at making Ghana a middle-income country by then. Part of that is spinning off responsibility for local governance to district assemblies, shifting the jobs of housing, feeding, educating and picking up the garbage of Ghana's population to trained technocrats like Nuno-Amarteifio. Local government was career exile before decentralization; now, says the mayor with...
...Port St. Lucie, Fla., catcher Vance Wilson had a single, double and three RBIs and New York rocked 42-year-old Dennis Martinez for six runs and eight hits in three innings...
...write Mystic off your list. It's ships galore, but you need not be a sailor to enjoy the maritime paradise. Mystic Seaport, the nation's largest maritime museum (and commonly mistaken name for the town) is a perfect introduction to the 18th and 19th century shipping port. If you prefer sealife to seaware, visit the neighboring aquarium. Or a slice of pizza from Mystic Pizza is always an option...
...Brook Inn--Located 20 minutes from the bustling Mystic Port, this B&B is a pleasant retreat if you're sick of the sea. Colonial in style and perfect in charm...