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A number of Africa's post-colonial political leaders were military generals who were poorly educated and ignorant on matters of governance. Great instability... was mainly the result of marginalization of other ethnic groups and graft under these leaders. For political gain, many leaders fanned ethnic conflicts that had been exacerbated, or even created, by colonial rule. In many countries, the military was perceived as being the only group that could effectively maintain order, and it ruled many nations in Africa during the 1970s and early 1980s. During the period from the early 1960s to the late 1980s, Africa had more than 70 coups and 13 presidential assassinations. Border and territorial disputes were also common, with the European-imposed borders of many nations being widely contested through armed conflicts.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative Dr. Walker Oladapo supported the idea of carrying out vaccine trials in Africa, since that was where the problem was biggest. He urged participants to take advantage of the technology, and put it into use in their laboratories for better solutions to the epidemic.
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Since 2001, the United States has dramatically increased its commitment to development in Africa – and has transformed the way this development is carried out. Too many nations continue to follow either the paternalistic notion that treats African countries as charity cases, or a model of exploitation that seeks to buy up their resources. America rejects both approaches. The United States is treating the leaders of Africa as equal partners, asking them to set clear goals, and expecting them to produce measurable results. Together, Africa's leaders and the United States are working to pioneer a new era in development on the African continent.
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Because of the medications, the prevalence of HIV has diminished in the U.S. and Brazil but has increased in Africa. The U.S. is a major donor in combating AIDs in Africa. But in recent years, the contributions of other countries towards the crisis have increased while U.S. contributions have leveled off. Moreover, the U.S. international spending on AIDs is minimal in comparison to other U.S. AIDs expenditures. (Click to see chart)
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TEL-AVIV, Israel, November 5 /PRNewswire/ -- RADWIN ( http://www.radwin.com ), a leading provider of advanced wireless broadband solutions, today announced that it was chosen by an MTN Group company in Africa for a major cellular backhaul project. The MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group operating in 21 countries and serving more than 40 million subscribers. RADWIN worked in cooperation with GALint, a leading turnkey solutions provider and RADWIN's partner, to deliver on the project.
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There are more than 50 independent countries in Africa and on the islands off its coasts. Together, they make up more than one fourth of the membership of the United Nations. In 1991 Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali became the first African and the first Arab to serve as secretary-general of the United Nations.
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