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The Year That Was
Students identify some of the significant events that helped to shape 2007. They play the "The Learning Network's Farewell, 2007" news quiz. Students create their own short quizzes that focus on some of the specific areas or events...
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Bbc News: Ghana Celebrates First 50 Years
Ghana's celebration of fifty years of freedom from colonial rule is the focus of this BBC feature. Richly supplemented with photos, audio slideshows, speeches and background articles, the article provides lots of information on Ghana's...
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Bbc: New Sierra Leone Leader Sworn In
This article describes the swearing in of Ernest Bai Koroma as the new president of Sierra Leone after its election in 2007. The links on the right provide plenty of background information as well as a profile of the new president....
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Bbc: Obituary: Benazir Bhutto
This is the obituary of Pakistan's influential former Prime Minister Benzair Bhutto, a victim of an apparent suicide bombing attack. (December 27, 2007)
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Bbc: Fears as Dr Congo Fighting Flares
This article examines the intense fighting taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in addition to the country's relationship with Rwanda. (September 6, 2007)
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Bbc: Q&a: Tuareg Unrest
BBC News answers questions about the Niger Movement for Justice, a Tuareg ethnic rebel group, that includes who they are, what their grievances are and what they have done. (7 September 2007)