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...Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete and Botswana's Ian Khama. In that sense, the Zimbabwe crisis does indeed present a "moment of truth" for Africa's leaders, as Tanzanian U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told delegates at an African Union (A.U.) heads of state summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on June 30. Africa must either continue with Robert Mugabe and his ilk, or finally say goodbye to the Big Men. How it decides will help determine whether the continent's future remains war, graft and destitution, or a chance...
...despite the objections of the other captains, who seem to want him to be treated more gently. It is by the captain's single-minded will that Noakes is brought to justice--much like Lincoln's single-minded will in fighting a war that began as a struggle over union and was transformed into a holy war against slavery...
...North African migrant workers believe such crackdowns will stop their brothers from coming. What might work better can be seen on a farm 100 miles (160 km) south of Tunis. Here the vision of a Mediterranean Union is in full flower. David Jacob is the technical manager for Agroland Tunisie, a 370-acre (150 ha) joint venture with Chanabel, a French farming conglomerate based near Lyons. Jacob is showing top officials from Tunis the new field of baby nectarine trees that were planted in January. He brought the latest techniques for hydration and pruning from France, and knows what pleases...
...challenge is a familiar one to universities throughout Europe. Low investment means institutions across the European Union pocket an average of $16,000 a year less per student than their U.S. rivals, according to a 2006 report by the European Commission. Lower revenues mean lower spending, and the result is bleakly evident in rankings of the world's best universities. In the highly regarded table published annually by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, European institutions fill just four of the top 25 places; wealthy North American institutions account for almost all the rest...
...have taken this step in response to an official request from the German government and calls for sanctions on Zimbabwe from the European Union," Heiko Witzke, a company spokesman, said Wednesday...