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Video: Palin Didn't Know Africa Is A Continent – Fox News
Is Africa a continent? Palin’s true ignorance now revealed
LEESHA MCKENNY AND PETER HAWKINS
7/11/2008 9:44:00 AM
Suddenly propelled to the national stage, Sarah Palin had the dubious honour of being the least experienced vice-presidential candidate in the history of the US. Now, with the presidential election decided, the Sydney Morning Herald looks to her political future.
Weeks after Sarah...
Eritrea hopes Obama will change US policy in Horn of Africa – AFP
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki on Thursday voiced hope that US president-elect Barack Obama would change his country’s policy in the Horn of Africa, a region blighted by conflicts.
In a letter to Obama, Isaias expressed his "warmest congratulations" for his election victory.
He also conveyed "ardent hope that US policy in our region will indeed change...
Horn of Africa's challenges grow
Horn of Africa’s challenges grow – 05 Nov 2008
Source: Oxford Analytica
Date: 05 Nov 2008
SUBJECT: The political and economic outlook for the Horn of Africa in 2009.
SIGNIFICANCE: The region in 2009 will continue to see some of the world’s worst humanitarian, political, and security crises, but major political changes are in the air that could yield new opportunities for stability.
ANALYSIS:...