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A thick stench fills the air, there is no proper sewage system in the South African township of Themba Khoza - heavy floods have destroyed all the make-shift drains and bacteria infected water is flowing through the tiny pathways between the shacks. Eight of the country's nine provinces have been declared disaster areas after floods killed more than 120 people. Residents of the informal settlement north of Johannesburg are bracing themselves for more floods. The settlement is home to more than 2,000 people - many of the houses here are built near a river, the Kaalfontein. The river burst its banks last week, flooding many shacks in the process. Tharafosa Molapo, 92, is hard at work, trying to build a sand barrier around his home. The old man is frail but he says he needs to do this to prevent further damage to the home he shares with his wife. "We cannot sleep when it is rains, because we need to remove the water from our houses," he says. "I have been up f...

Most of its residents left, the school closed, the city government was disbanded and starting this week nearly every commercial building in Picher, Oklahoma, will be demolished. But the owner of the last-remaining open business in Picher, which has been vacated over the years because of lead contamination, is not ready to go. "It's not time for me to leave yet," said Gary Linderman, owner of Old Miner's Pharmacy in what is left of central Picher, located in the northeast corner of the state. "I have an obligation to people. We are all creatures of habit and closing might throw them off." In addition to providing prescriptions, the pharmacy is the only place left in town to buy snack food, beverages, over-the-counter medicine and other necessities. Linderman declined a buyout from the federal government, which declared Picher a hazardous waste site in 1981 and has bought out about 900 homeowners and businesses. Crews demolished a funeral home, restaurant...

Egypt riot hits the world's political and social thinking specially. Whether the controlled democracy will continue in the Middle East and Africa in the future. The riot began on January 25, 2011 which is the massive blow against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak in his 30 years of ruling of the country Egypt.

Egypt President Hosni Mubarak addressed for the nation on Friday night (January 28, 2011) to calm down the volatility continues in the coumtry demanding his resignation. The massive protest programme against Mubarak began on January 25, 2011 demanding resignation of Egypt President Mubarak and change in the political system of the country.

Video of Protest against misrule of Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak:   Hosni Mubarak faces the toughest time in 30 years of leading the Egypt. Overall situation is giving a message that a change is coming forward in the ruling system of total Africa continent. We assume the change will effort positively to the development of the continent in education, good governance and democracy finally.

Egypt President Hosni Mubarak   dismissed his government on Friday and said a new cabinet would be announced on Saturday. Mr. Mubarak also defended the role of Egypt's security forces in suppressing anti-government protests which have rocked the country. It was his first statement since the protests - in which at least 26 have died with hundreds injured - began. Tens of thousands took part in protests in Cairo, Suez, Alexandria and other cities. Protesters set fire to the headquarters of the governing NDP party and besieged state TV and the foreign ministry . At least 13 people were killed in Suez on Friday, while in Cairo, five people died, according to medical sources. That brings the death toll to at least 26 since the protests began on Tuesday. "I have asked the government to present its resignation today (Friday)," Mr Mubarak said, adding that he would appoint a new government on Saturday. He also said he understood the protesters' grievances but that...

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Tuesday pledged support for a new southern state in his first public address since the south of the country voted overwhelmingly to split from the north. Early results from this month's referendum indicate almost 99 percent of southerners voted to secede after decades of civil war which claimed 2 million lives and destabilized much of east Africa. Bashir had campaigned for unity and many feared the north would not let the oil-producing south go without a fight. "Secession has become a reality -- 99 percent of southerners chose separation but we will not be sad ... we will go to the south and celebrate with them," Bashir told supporters during a visit to the northern River Nile state. "We will support the new southern state and will hold onto its stability because we are neighbors and will remain friends," he added. While oil was a factor behind the north-south war which ended with a wealth and power-sharing agr...