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Pirates flop to hijack a cruise liner

afrol News - Pirates near Somalia have failed to hijack the US cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board, maritime officials said today.

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Cape Verde
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Real estate crisis hits Cape Verde

afrol News - As a deep property sales crisis is hitting the country, the government of Cape Verde has seen it necessary to assist real estate agencies by renegotiating their increasing debt burden.

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Protected reef coast in Seychelles: "Stay in Europe to protect the climate"
Africa
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Africa to pay for Europe's "green policies"

afrol News - In efforts to make quick and symbolic gains in Europe's otherwise failed policies to curb climate gas emissions, environmental and anti-globalisation politicians are aiming at Africa's few economic success stories. Campaigns to buy locally produced food and travel to local destinations particularly hit out against African products.

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Casa do Ferro, Maputo
Mozambique
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Maputo: Joining Gustave Eiffel in Latin Africa

afrol News - It's not quite the Eiffel tower, neither is it the Statue of Liberty, but nonetheless, Gustave Eiffel, the genius behind these two monuments, is strongly present in Maputo. The Mozambican capital is marked by a violent history and notorious Portuguese nostalgia, but the metropolis is again opening its eyes towards tourism after a decade of peace and democracy. And every corner is brightened by Africa's most Latin rhythms.

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Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania
Mauritania
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Banc d'Arguin: The Imraguen guards of culture and nature

afrol News - In 1989, the Mauritanian national park Banc d'Arguin was admitted to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. Fringing the Saharan desert's Atlantic coast, the park is made up of sand dunes, coastal swamps, small islands and shallow coastal waters. It is however even more known for its biodiversity (birds, fish, turtles, dolphins, etc.) and its fishery resources, carefully managed by the local Imraguen fisherman. Foreigner's overfishing off the park however remains a threat.

Read the special report on Mauritania's incredible Banc d'Arguin National Park, containing one of Africa's most productive ecosystems, and the Imraguen people, torn between tradition and modernity managing the riches of the park.

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