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THE EUROPEAN SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
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THE RACE TO FASHODA. European Colonialism and African
Resistance in the Scramble for Africa, by David Levering
Lewis. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 304 pp. $24.95. Illustrated.
Fashoda, now known as Kodok, is a wide place in the road on the
left bank of the White Nile about halfway between Khartoum and Lake
Victoria. The town was established in 1855 by the Egyptian
government in a half-hearted attempt to combat the slave trade.
"There is always something new out of Africa," wrote Pliny the
Elder more than 1,900 years ago; and David Levering Lewis has
contributed unique, ...
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Ni-Vanuatu Research and Researchers.
Magazine article from: Oceania
; ABSTRACT The Vanuatu Cultural Centre has played a central role, both in supporting and directing expatriate research in Vanuatu, and in developing a group of ni-Vanuatu researchers, known as fieldworkers. At annual workshops...
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ADB, Vanuatu finance minister launch private sector assessment.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; ...Pacnews) ---- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vanuatu today launched ADBs 'Sustaining Growth, A Private Sector Assessment for Vanuatu.' Vanuatu's economy continues to grow in the midst of the global economic crisis...
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Fed: Vanuatu government must make up mind on aid - Downer
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia)
; ...Australia) 12-09-2004 Fed: Vanuatu government must make up mind on aid - Downer CANBERRA, Dec 9 AAP - The Vanuatu government had to make up its mind...Downer said today. Australia, which is Vanuatu's biggest aid donor, warned last...
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SOUTH PACIFIC: VANUATU SHOWING EXPATRIATES THE DOOR
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire
; ...English News Wire 07-12-1997 PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Jul. 11 (IPS) -- The government...Supreme Court completed the localization of Vanuatu's judiciary, reducing the island nation...direction, the process of phasing in ni-Vanuatu or indigenous professionals in senior...
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South Pacific Archipelago Vanuatu Exposed on New Internet Television Network, Vanuatu TV.
PR Newswire
; PORT VILA, Republic of Vanuatu, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Pacific island archipelago of Vanuatu is receiving added exposure with the debut...television station to broadcast from the area. Vanuatu TV is introducing Vanuatu's customs...
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Federal Police anger Vanuatu chiefs.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; ...Pacnews) ------ Traditional chiefs in Vanuatu have accused Australian police working...including the government and the people of Vanuatu, Chief Daniel Molisa told AAP. Molisa, who leads Vanuatu's Community Chiefs' Committee and represents...
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The Efate-Erromango problem in Vanuatu subgrouping.
Magazine article from: Oceanic Linguistics
; ...Erromango clearly belong to the Southern Vanuatu family, and the languages of Efate also clearly belong to the Central Vanuatu subgroup, there are quite a few nonlexical...settlement pattern for central and southern Vanuatu that explains these changes while still...
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Vanuatu to firmly adhere to one-China policy: Vanuatu FM
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; Vanuatu to firmly adhere to one-China policy: Vanuatu FM BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Vanuatu government will firmly adhere to the one-China policy, and further advance bilateral cooperative relations with China, visiting Vanuatu...
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Air services with Vanuatu to improve.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; ...be able to fly between New Zealand and Vanuatu up to four times a week following improvements...Minister Winston Peters said. Mr Peters and Vanuatu's acting foreign minister George Wells...conclusion of Mr Peters' three-day visit to Vanuatu. The new agreement allows designated...
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Digicel awarded licence to operate in Vanuatu.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; ...awarded a licence to operate a mobile phone network in Vanuatu, reports the National newspaper. This comes after...markets in Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu. Vanuatu is a perfect example of a country where the commitment...
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