Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

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Items selected from the online resources at Deutsche Welle with African origination.


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DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

A controversial decree issued by Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi gives him sweeping new powers. The opposition quickly accused him of trying to usher in a new era of autocracy, but …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Guinea holds the world's largest reserves of bauxite, a mineral from which aluminum is obtained. Eighty to eighty-five percent of Guinea's export revenues come from sales of this resource. However, …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

South Africa has a surfeit of fossil fuels and other natural resources but the country's demand for energy is growing fast. Supply problems have become commonplace in recent years.


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

France's military operations in Mali are receiving wide support from French President Francois Hollande's partners. European countries are worried Mali could become a terrorist state and destabilize the region. But …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Moves by Egypt's military government to clear protest camps set up by the Muslim Brotherhood have turned violent, with a number of people reported killed or injured. The conflict between …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Silvana Denker from the Rhineland is on her way becoming a top model - even through she's normally proportioned. Denker is showing that women don't have to starve themselves to …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 Spanish

La nigeriana Moladun Jaiyesimi tiene 34 años y no puede decirse que no sepa hacer repostería. Estudió farmacia, pero hacer tortas es más divertido... ¡y lucrativo! Abrió su tienda hace …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Joe Onihol came to Germany from Cameroon 16 years ago. He now works as a tennis coach, and every two years he flies back to his homeland to spend some …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Traffic congestion is a perennial problem in Johannesburg. One solution could be Rea Vaya, the first public bus rapid transit system, the first of its kind in Africa. The Rea …


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 Spanish

What makes an environmental project effective? May it also be useful to people! The company Vestergaard Frandsen supplies water filters in Kenya. In this way, it is no longer necessary …