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Woods aims to shut out Mickelson in Shanghai duel
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is hoping to inhabit a world of his own as he tries to make up two shots on tournament leader Phil Mickelson in Sunday's final round showdown between the top two in the world at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Full Article
Soccer-Eto'o hoping to end career at Real Mallorca
MADRID (Reuters) - Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o plans to return to Spain at some point and end his career at his former club Real Mallorca. Full Article
Leicester stun Springboks 22-17
LONDON (Reuters) - Premiership champions Leicester pulled off a stunning upset on Friday when they beat a South Africa XV 22-17 on a memorable night at Welford Road. Full Article
The African brain drain
Africa is suffering from a massive brain drain and it’s questionable whether enough of those highly motivated students studying in America will return home in large enough numbers to really make a difference... Blog
Is Sudan’s Darfur crisis getting too much attention?
Activists often say that the world is not paying enough attention to Sudan’s Darfur crisis. But could the opposite be true? Blog
Vatican synod urges corrupt African leaders to quit
Roman Catholic bishops called on corrupt Catholic leaders in Africa on Friday to repent or resign for giving the continent and the Church a bad name. Blog
Should South Africa have gone local?
Carlos Alberto Parreira has returned as South Africa's senior national soccer team coach. He quit in April 2008 after his wife was found to have cancer... Blog
Why is the West still feeding Ethiopia?
It has now been 25 years since more than 1 million Ethiopians died as those of us lucky enough to live in the rich world sat transfixed in front of our television screens. Blog
Does the “billionth African” mean boon or burden?
One day this year, in all probability, the “billionth African” will have been born, a milestone that will only benefit the poorest continent if it can get its act together and unify its piecemeal markets. Blog
