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 Christian network links in East Africa
You may also find links to East African Christian web pages on some of our other pages, such as the radio and TV pages.
If you maintain a web page dealing with Christianity in Africa, and would like to add it to this list of links, please go to our contact page.
If you find these pages interesting or useful, go to the SA Webchart and vote for Christian Network Links for Africa!
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cecilian/777/eafrica.htm   (465 words)

  
 afrol News - East Africa
The 'East African Standard' had reported on a secret meeting between President Mwai Kibaki and an ex-Minister, reportedly considering re-entering the government.
afrol News - Police detained three journalists with the Kenyan independent 'East African Standard' for questioning today in connection with a story of political intrigue that ran in Saturday's edition.
Measures as a customs union, a joint approach against famine, a common tourism market and a political federation were outlined.
http://www.afrol.com/regions/east_africa   (621 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Africa East Africa's terror ties
The news that three of the suspects held in connection with the failed London bombings on 21 July were born in East Africa has once again put the region in the spotlight.
Last month, the think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG) published a report accusing groups linked to al-Qaeda of carrying out a series of targeted assassinations of prominent security officials and aid-workers.
They are not being linked to any militant activities in their countries of birth, but connections between East Africa and Al-Qaeda have long been established there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4738705.stm   (1015 words)

  
 International Crisis Group - Middle East & North Africa
The Shiite Question in Saudi Arabia, Middle East Report N°45, 19 September 2005
In Their Own Words: Reading the Iraqi Insurgency, Middle East Report N°50, 15 February 2006
Unmaking Iraq: A Constitutional Process Gone Awry, Middle East Briefing N°19, 26 September 2005
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1096&l=1   (448 words)

  
 East Africa / IPS Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG - A former director of the United Nations Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa has painted a gloomy picture of efforts to bring the pandemic under control across the continent.
JOHANNESBURG - An Africa-wide campaign has been launched to halt HIV infections, this as the continent continues to be the worst affected by AIDS globally.
NAIROBI - More than a month has passed since authorities in Kenya pledged a fresh drive against high-level graft in the corruption-riddled East African country, but no assets have been seized, as promised.
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/e_africa.asp   (553 words)

  
 Africa: East Africa.@ HighBeam Research
All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
The above preview is from Africa, September 22, 2004.
http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:134536341&refid=holomed_1   (153 words)

  
 United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News
NAIROBI, 5 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, said the decision of the Sudanese authorities to block his visit to Darfur and refugee camps in neighbouring Chad was symptomatic of the lack of government cooperation in solving the problems in the troubled western Sudanese region.
KENYA: Year in Review 2005 - Searching for a constitution
NAIROBI, 5 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - There is a need to lighten the burden of keeping children in school in Africa's southern and eastern region, where an estimated 20 million children are currently deprived of education, a United Nations official said on Wednesday.
http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=East_Africa   (597 words)

  
 GEMSTONES,TANZANITES,BARGAIN PRICES, BASED AT SOURCE in TANZANIA, GREEN GARNET,Alexandrites
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We are a gemstone company based in Arusha, Tanzania and supply
http://www.gemsofeastafrica.com   (303 words)

  
 Christianpost.com - Christian Breaking News, U.S., World, Christian Music, Christian Entertainment, Education, Health, ...
African Lutheran Conference Calls for Renewal of Africa
World Vision, Salvation Army, Christian Aid Respond to East Africa Drought Crisis
Africa Set to Legalize Gay Marriage Despite Christian Objection
http://www.christianpost.com/archive.htm?mcat=africa   (484 words)

  
 DefenseNews.com
Iran ‘Moving in the Wrong Direction’ in Enriching Uranium: U.S. The White House said that Iran was “moving in the wrong direction” after the Islamic republic announced that it had enriched uranium in defiance of the U.N. Security Council.
Algeria, Israel, Morocco To Join NATO Navy Patrols
More news from the Middle East and Africa - Policy
http://www.defensenews.com/channel.php?C=mideast   (411 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Giants of East Africa: Music: Super Mazembe
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The up-tempo beat which incorporates more of the techno-beats appears to have taken over the minds of most Lingala music fans.Super Mazembe is the best in East Africa and still playing its role.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005RER3?v=glance   (656 words)

  
 ITDG East Africa : About Us
Over one billion people in the world are either homeless or live in very poor housing characterised by overcrowding and lack of adequate accompanying infrastructure services.
ITDG East Africa : About Us You are viewing archive material...
ITDG East Africa's Annual Report 2002-2003 is available to download, presenting highlights of our work over the last year, including project summaries and financial reports.
http://www.itdg.org/html/itdg_eastafrica/about.htm   (1000 words)

  
 East Africa Public Announcement
Americans considering seaborne travel near the Horn of Africa or in the southern Red Sea should exercise extreme caution, as there have been several dozen incidents of armed attacks, robberies, and kidnappings for ransom at sea by unknown pirates in the last year.
This Public Announcement is being re-issued to remind Americans of the continuing potential for terrorist actions against U.S. citizens in East Africa, particularly along the East African coast, and to note the increasing number of incidents of maritime piracy near the Horn of Africa and the southern Red Sea near Yemen.
U.S. citizens planning to travel to East Africa should consult the Department of State's country-specific Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement and other information, available at http://travel.state.gov.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1158.html   (551 words)

  
 United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks OCHA IRIN
SOUTH AFRICA: Walking the long trail to reconciliation
DRC: Interview with Pierre Akele Adua, president of the Congolese military high court
IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
http://www.irinnews.org   (476 words)

  
 IOL: East Africa
Rescuers in Djibouti have found 22 more bodies from an overloaded boat that sank two days ago, bringing the death toll to 94, police said.
East Africa's long-running drought is killing thousands of people due to related illnesses and malnutrition, the United Nations has said in the first estimate of the scale of the tragedy.
Thousands of people are dying, the United Nations said at a launch where they appealed for R2,6-billion to help more than eight million people hit by drought across East Africa.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87   (1676 words)

  
 East Africa
We did some research on the Internet and we found a company that provided reasonable outfitting resources.
This world famous National Park covers some 14 550sq miles and contains the greatest concentration of plains animals left anywhere in the world.
After 20-30 minutes we were in hotel lobby ready to check in.
http://www.hilsberg.com/east.htm   (1780 words)

  
 CNS Regions: Middle East/Africa
"A pragmatic approach to addressing the Resolution on the Middle East at the 2000 Review Conference is essential as the Resolution is going to be the focus of discussion for Egypt and some other Arab States." An article by Rebecca Stevens and Amin Tarzi.
If the United States starts military actions against either Afghanistan or Iraq, its forces will be operating in a region of the world where many countries have weapons of mass destruction (WMD), or are seeking to develop them.
One of the most volatile and war-torn regions of the world, the Middle East is racked with disputes over religion, culture, land, and water.
http://cns.miis.edu/research/mideast.htm   (3077 words)

  
 Nationmedia.com Daily Nation
By the turn of the century, China had transformed its foreign relations from one hinged on ideology to one governed by the pursuit of econom...
Like most Christian festivals, Easter has taken on distinctly secular overtones, so that many people have forgotten what the holy week is su...
Nine months after Isiolo Catholic Diocese lost Bishop Luigi Locati in an attack by gunmen, it has a new spiritual leader.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation   (442 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Africa & the Middle East Bird News - Rare Bird Reports & Birding Information
The same voice was taped at Itombwe, E. Congo-Kinshasa, the site of the type specimen, and at Ndoki in Congo-Brazzaville.
Botswana: In what has been described as a "farcical meeting" by a member of BirdLife Botswana, on 19 October 2000 the government disclosed plans for aerial spraying of the toxic pesticide Endosulfan over 7,180 square kilometers of the Okavango Delta starting in May, 2001 for tsetse fly control.
B.O.C. This little-known and easily confused greenbul has been recorded from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria.
http://www.worldtwitch.com/africa_middle_east.htm   (2418 words)

  
 East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is not abating, every day 14,500 people are newly infected with the HIV virus in the world, according to UNAIDS report.
Four leaders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Tanzania, along with the son of one leader, were killed in a head-on vehicle collision Dec. 21.
The eighty nine people won for Christ by the Voice of Prophecy (VOP) in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was a result of the public evangelism meetings conducted August 10-27, 2005, by Pastor Jules KK Lumbu, former VOP coordinator from East-Central Africa Division.
http://www.ecd.adventist.org   (499 words)

  
 Books: Africa: North, South, East, West, Central and Horn: Art, Culture, Music & Religion; History, Economics, ...
We welcome you comments and suggestions for additional materials to add.
Africa General: Art, culture, music, religion, folklore and parables, history, economics, development, literature, politics and philosophy.
Most of what has been printed was done with small runs, so it is not widely available.
http://www.ibike.org/bibliography/africa   (556 words)

  
 East Africa
An island off the coast of modern Tanzania, long an Arab Sultanate.
This is a possible location for the Kingdom of Punt, an East African or South Arabian state known in antiquity as a source for myrrh.
One of the oldest Arab settlements on the East African coast, established as a trading port in the 10th century.
http://www.hostkingdom.net/ethiopia.html   (1974 words)

  
 Jane's Middle East/Africa News
Inadequate military funding puts African countries at risk of coup
Jane’s Intelligence Review examines the drivers of instability in Africa.
Ivorian militia threatens UN success in West Africa
http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east   (555 words)

  
 EvangeCube Global Ministries :: Project Spotlight: East Africa
EvangeCube Global Ministries :: Project Spotlight: East Africa
See how you can help support David and other pastors who are desperate for training.
Our mission for East Africa is simple: conduct evangelism training and deploy EvangeCubes to personally present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to four million unbelieving East Africans in 2005.
http://www.evangecube.org/countries/eastafrica.html   (89 words)

  
 East Africa Living Encyclopedia
East Africa is at the center of speculation over human origins.
East Africa's governments recognize the value of their natural resources and have set aside large areas as national parks.
Pre-colonial East Africa was important politically in that several large kingdoms dominated regional affairs.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/NEH/overview.html   (1072 words)

  
 East Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some parts of East Africa have been renowned for their concentrations of wild animals, such as the "big five" of elephant, water buffalo, lion, leopard and rhinoceros, though populations have been declining under increased stress in recent times, particularly the rhino and elephant.
East Africa during the 19th and early 20th century became a theatre of competition between the major imperialistic European nations of the time.
The German empire gained control of a large area named German East Africa, comprised from what is today Rwanda, Burundi and the mainland part of Tanzania named Tanganyika.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Africa   (911 words)

  
 Mr. Dowling's Middle East and North Africa Page
The Berbers are the descendants of the people who lived in North Africa before the Arab invasion.
Mediterranean Sea are often called the Middle East or the Near East.
This is because most people in those nations have more in common with people in Western Europe and America than they do with China or Japan.
http://www.mrdowling.com/607mena.html   (392 words)

  
 Out of Africa - Too - One Man's Journey
Africa, is one of those places, that you either love or hate, there is no in-between.
The real Africa is the story of its people with a zest for life, a sense of humor, the struggle for life in spite of all the odds against them.
Africa, the neglected continent is stirring and moving, growing and becoming, Africa awakens and thirsts for Uhuru - Freedom at every level of society.
http://www.kabiza.com   (1025 words)

  
 German East Africa - Columbia Encyclopedia article about German East Africa
The German government declared a protectorate over the area in 1885 and the German East Africa Company was organized to administer it.
During World War I the Allies captured German East Africa; after the war it was divided into League of Nations mandates.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/German+East+Africa   (353 words)

  
 East Africa Campaign - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about East Africa Campaign
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
The campaign made little headway until General Jan Smuts took charge 1916 and the Germans were steadily driven back from then until their final defeat November 1918.
In World War I, joint British-South African campaign to take German colony of East Africa (later Tanganyika, now Tanzania) 1914–18.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/East+Africa+Campaign   (299 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'The other jihad'
The violent jihad waged by those who hijacked Islam in the Middle East is our immediate challenge.
While events have forced their mullahs to tone down public hate-speech directed toward the West, Saudi madrassas never encourage young people to integrate into their host society.
The Saudis were furious over the 1998 embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam not because of the viciousness of the acts, but because the attacks threatened to call the West's attention to quiet subversion by fundamentalist Wahhabis in the region.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-08-23-forum-jihad_x.htm   (910 words)

  
 Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide
In this document the Middle East is defined as broadly as possible.
This guide was created to serve the needs of scholars, students, and interested individuals in finding and using internet resources dealing with the Middle East.
I presented a paper entitled "Virtual Teaching and Learning in Middle Eastern Politics," at the 1997 Middle East Studies Association Conference, November 22-24.
http://www.cc.utah.edu/~jwr9311/MENA.html   (430 words)

  
 Backpacking travel advice: East Africa - Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
This unfortunately can no longer be still said.
It's also one of the poorest countries in Africa which adds up to some very cheap travelling, however also translates to some more expensive prices (such as imported goods) than the countries GNP would indicate.
Public transport can be hellish and incredibly slow plus some areas of the country a really very difficult to get to, normally requiring hiking without any support facilities.
http://www.travelindependent.info/africa-east.htm   (5756 words)

  
 Africa Safaris - Bush Homes of East Africa
This is an experience that echoes the very soul of the country as your hosts are part of families that have lived in Africa for several generations.
Our travelers get the rare opporunity to see how things operate behind the scenes, which allows for insight into safari life that very few get to experience.
This website presents detailed descriptions of our various Safari properties in Africa.
http://www.bushhomes.com   (410 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Portugues East Africa
A force of 2730 men of the first line form the colonial army and the policing of the rivers and harbours is done by flotillas of gunboats.
For centuries these territories were ruled from Goa, but in 1752 they became an independent government, though, until recently, Portuguese authority was almost limited to the cost line.
The native population is of Bantu race and numbers about three millions.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12311a.htm   (619 words)

  
 ..:: Metrocomia East Africa Kenya ::.. - Welcome Professional Web Development, Hosting and Design
We welcome you to a global network of like-minded thinkers, who share the belief that great things occur when people and organizations work together.
Metrocomia assists and enables organizations across all sectors of society to embrace the opportunities offered by the Internet hence maximizing their potential in the local and global marketplace.
Metrocomia is the leading East African provider within Internet education, e-business consulting and web solution development.
http://www.metrocomia.co.ke   (170 words)

  
 Destinations: East Africa CDC Travelers' Health
Diseases found in East Africa (risk can vary by country and region within a country; quality of in-country surveillance also varies)
Important: This document is not a complete medical guide for travelers to this region.
African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis), which is transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly, can be found in distinct areas of East Africa except Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, and the island countries of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eafrica.htm   (1710 words)

  
 East African Safari Tours - Kenya & Tanzania - Abercrombie & Kent
But don’t confuse camping in Africa with the rough-and-ready experience you might have had as a scout.
Overnights are divided among hotels, found primarily in major cities or in beach resorts; small, private “bush” lodges; mobile camps; and permanent tented camps.
A safari isn’t the only way to explore East Africa.
http://www.abercrombiekent.com/index.cfm?navid=3.1.2   (335 words)

  
 East Africa trekking expeditions with EWP
For many visitors the most wonderful memories are associated with travel in the bush: open camp fires, sleeping under the clear starry skies.
Year round safaris to any of Kenyan park is available.
We offer a 365 days a year service in all of the East African areas described.
http://www.ewpnet.com/ea.htm   (1094 words)

  
 East Africa on the Internet
Kenyan journal devoted to South Asians and East Africans in history, arts and politics.
"a regional inter-govermental organisation whose mission is to encourage and develop mutually beneficial collaboration between universities in East Africa, and between them and governments and other organisations, both public and private." Full text reports on education.
Michigan State Univ., Program on the Lakes of East Africa
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/east.html   (556 words)

  
 Bicycle Africa: East Africa Tours: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, cultural educational adventure ecotour bike tour holidays
This is the land so eloquently described in the writings of Karen Blixen ('Out Of Africa'), Beryl Markham ('West With The Night') and dozens of other writers.
East Africa offers a potpourri from anthropology to zoology; pearls of geological wonders, renowned wildlife, tantalizing environmental diversity, motivated rural economic development, modern urban centers and specimens of the oldest known human fossils.
A report (text and photos) on program to East Africa can be viewed at:
http://www.ibike.org/bikeafrica/east.htm   (518 words)

  
 Geography East Africa
Sudan and the “Horn&; nations have been influenced by the Middle East.
Kenya developed an industrial base, while other East African economies rely on agriculture.
East Africa falls into two distinct cultural regions.
http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/1_4east.html   (197 words)

  
 Destinations: Malaria: East Africa CDC Travelers' Health
All travelers to malaria-risk areas in Mauritius, including infants, children, and former residents of Mauritius, should take chloroquine as their antimalarial drug.
NOTE: Chloroquine is NOT an effective antimalarial drug for the other countries in East Africa and should not be taken to prevent malaria in these countries.
Most antimalarial drugs are well-tolerated; most travelers do not need to stop taking their drug because of side effects.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/regionalmalaria/eafrica.htm   (2168 words)

  
 East Africa Dreams - introduction to an independent guide on safaris based on numerous trips since 1994
I began producing pictorial maps showing what-we-saw-and-where after we came across tourists who hadn't seen any game on their two day safari only to find half an hour later we came across herds of elephant!
We have been back to Kenya every year since and twice each year for the last 4-5 years.
Initially we returned to the same beach resort and often took advantage of their own safari camp along the Galana River in Tsavo East.
http://www.eastafricadreams.com   (386 words)

  
 Park East
Park East is a member of First Choice Expeditions family comprised of six, best-in-class travel companies.
Southern Africa is fast becoming one of the world's top destinations among travelers in-the-know.
And, Park East knows Southern Africa inside and out.
http://www.parkeast.com   (66 words)

  
 GORP - Twenty Best - East Africa
This cradle of civilization harks back to a time before consciousness; visitors often say they feel like they've been here before in some previous existence.
But East Africa also beckons with something much more primeval.
Come find your roots and live the dream that is East Africa.
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/africa/twenty_best.htm   (196 words)

  
 Edible Insects East Africa
In Africa, many species of insects have been used as traditional foods among indigenous people and have played an important role in the history of human nutrition.
Many insects usually considered as crop pests such as locusts, grasshoppers, weevils and some termite species have been used as important food sources.
They are sometimes transported over long distances to urban markets of East African large cities such as Kisumu, Kampala or even Nairobi (Photo 2).
http://ss.jircas.affrc.go.jp/kanko/newsletter/nl1998/no.14/yagi.html   (555 words)

  
 The Standard Online Edition
The match of the day sees Thika United visit World Hope at the City stadium, Nairobi, hoping to consolidate their lead at the top.
The European Union has given Sh2.1 billion to help feed over 3.5 million people affected by the recent drought.
Africa volleyball club champions, Kenya Pipeline, were given a send off to this year’s club championships in Mauritius with a clear message—bring back the trophy.
http://www.eastandard.net   (510 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Home
Rwanda: Ex-Mayor Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Genocide
South Africa: Department Invites Civil Society to the UN Aids Meeting
Chad: UN Agencies Scaling Back in East As Insecurity Grows
http://allafrica.com   (699 words)

  
 Middle East and North Africa - US Department of State
Ezra Greer, bassist for Opus Akoben Hip-Hop Ensemble, said he and his three fellow musicians were greeted by excited audiences and eager musicians at each stop on their tour through Bahrain, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
2005 Religious Freedom Report for Near East and North Africa
Two American music groups, one playing hip-hop, the other Latin jazz, have returned to the United States enthusiastic about their one-month tours of the Middle East and Africa.
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena   (1009 words)

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