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- Chinese political advisor calls on overseas Chinese to work for …
- Activists Express Concern ver Sentencing of Gay Men in Senegal
- What Sasha and Malia bama Will Mean for the World’s Girls
- Clean Water Project Improves Lives in Senegal

Chinese political advisor calls on overseas Chinese to work for …
Xinhua China 
Liu Yiming head of a visiting delegation of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (CPPNR) made the remarks at a meeting in Dakar with Chinese nationals living in Senegal. Realizing peaceful national reunification is an arduous task and all Chinese at home and abroad have to shoulder heavy responsibilities said Liu who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) the country’s top advisory body. He urged Chinese people living in Senegal to learn about President Hu Jintao’s talk on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the mainland’s “Message to Compatriots in Taiwan” and work to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. Liu said he hoped the overseas Chinese would firmly oppose all attempts to separate China as well as any activities seeking “Taiwan independence” and “Tibet independence. ” Li Jicai head of the Chinese Association of Senegal and the CPPNR in Senegal said the Chinese here will strengthen interaction with compatriots in West African countries to make due efforts to promote the peaceful reunification of China. Prior to their visit to Senegal Liu and his delegation attended the second council meeting of the CPPNR in West Africa in Lagos the economic center of Nigeria last Wednesday. Editor: An.
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Activists Express Concern ver Sentencing of Gay Men in Senegal
Voice of America 
The nine men were each sentenced to eight years in prison last week. Joel Nana of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in Cape Town says the ruling was a big step backwards in the fight for gay rights in Africa. “It was a surprise to me because Senegal is a country that is very progressive among African countries and actually the first country in Africa to address HIV in communities of men who have sex with men” said Nana. “This is a country where we thought there were some achievements but having such a judgment brings us backward.

What Sasha and Malia bama Will Mean for the World’s Girls
AlterNet CA 
There is little precedent for the enormous interest this U. election generated overseas and the celebrations from Kenya to India to Senegal when Barack bama was elected were truly amazing. Clearly not all of them were celebrating based on the significance of the event to just African Americans. While the election may have confirmed the best impressions that people worldwide have about meritocracy and democracy in our country it still does not explain all the jubilation.

Clean Water Project Improves Lives in Senegal
Voice of America 
manufacturer of plastic pipe. The project is having a big impact on the lives of women and children who used to spend hours carrying water from wells far from home. Gaile Ndiaye remembers well waking before dawn in search of fresh water.