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SPOTLIGHT

 

Djibouti helping India combat piracy in Indian Ocean

 

Djibouti, a tiny nation of less than three million people in the Horn of Africa, is cooperating with India closely to combat threats to shipping in the Indian Ocean from pirates based out of civil war-wracked Somalia. Djibouti is an important transit port for regional and international shipping as well as a base for refuelling....

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Nigeria disappointed with 'racial profiling' of its citizens

 

Following the death of a Nigerian national in Goa and the resultant violence, the country's high commission has said it was disappointed at the treatment Nigerians were getting in India, which smacked of racial profiling....

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NEWS

 

Indians wrongfully arrested in Ghana released

 

Two Indians wrongfully arrested as illegal migrants and suspected of unlawful mining have been released, the Indian High Commission has said in a letter released to the media. They were found to be legally resident in Ghana....

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India in diplomatic talks with Nigeria over Nigerian's death

 

India has said it is in "diplomatic dialogue" with the Nigerian High Commission and is awaiting a probe report into the Oct 31 death of a Nigerian national in Goa....

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Fact and fiction on Goa's 'Nigerian criminal' panic

 

Frictions between local residents and a small Nigerian community in Goa, which Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar estimated at just over 150, have exploded into an international incident, which could have serious repercussions for the over-1,00,000 Indians who live and work in the oil-rich African country.  ...

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A long way from Goa, Kerala district mourns its favourite Nigerian

 

Along the same coast as Goa, in another part of India, a different story involving a Nigerian played out last week. As Philip Osigale, 23, lay dying, people from across the Malappuram district in Kerala came together to raise money for his treatment, to donate blood and, after he passed away, pooled money so that his body could be embalmed and sent home.  ...

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

Angola independendence day Nov 11: India-Angola relations

 

India and Angola enjoy close and friendly relations dating back to pre-independence era of Angola. India supported Angolan freedom struggle against the Portuguese colonial rule.  ...

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Bharti Airtel to acquire Warid's Congo-Brazzaville operations

 

To strengthen its foothold in Africa, telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has said it has entered into “a definitive agreement” with the Warid Group to fully acquire its Congo operations, a company statement said here.  ...

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Glamour and glitz at Seychelles India Day

 

For the first time, Seychelles announced INDIA day, which is was held on for 3 days i.e   4-6th October, 2013. This inaugural cultural fiesta was being jointly organised by the Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and the Indian high commission in collaboration with the local business community.  ...

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COMMENT

 

Nigerian murder case throws light on illegal immigrantion

 

Diplomats, by the very definition of their job, are meant to weigh their words very carefully. The Nigerian diplomat who spoke of reprisals against Indians working in Nigeria for the crackdown on Nigerians illegally overstaying in Goa is clearly oblivious of this. ...

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PANORAMA

 

Indian writes Ethiopian language primers for foreigners

 

An Indian scholar in Ethiopia has so far published over a dozen books specially designed for foreigners to learn Ethiopia's languages, particularly Amharic.  ...

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BUSINESS

 

Waka, Waka for Indian SMEs

 

Setting up a business successfully, sustaining it and expanding it in a foreign country — especially in relatively nascent and rapidly evolving economies such as those in many parts of Africa — is not an easy feat.  ...

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TECHNOLOGY

 

India successfully tests n-capable Agni-I missile

 

India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.  ...

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CULTURE

 

Indian community in Ethiopia celebrates Diwali with gusto

 

The famous saying of Diwali "You are invited to the festival of this world and your life is blessed" was really printed on the faces of the 500-odd members of the Indian community gathered in this Ethiopian capital to celebrate the festival of lights.  ...

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VISITS

 

India is a very stratified society: Archbishop Desmond Tutu

 

Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond Tutu has been one of the prominent voices seeking accountability from the Sri Lankan government on human rights violations committed during the civil war that ravaged the country, especially during its last stages.

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