Southern Africa stories:
Malawi President Leads Vote Count, Opposition Cries Foul
May 21st, 2009 - VOA News
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika and his party are leading in early results from the country's elections, prompting one opposition leader to concede defeat. But the main opposition party says it will contest the outcome in the courts.
Two die in new violence in Madagascar capital: media
Apr 24th, 2009 - Washington Post
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Two people died when pitched battles between security forces and supporters of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana erupted in Madagascar's capital on Friday...
University of Florida Student Studying in Africa Dies in River
Apr 12th, 2009 - FOXNews
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A University of Florida student studying in southern Africa was found dead after getting caught in a river's strong current. Thad Hammon Owens was part of the university's three-month wildlife ecology program in Namibia...
Cash for key African trade routes
Apr 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Trucks wait three to four days to cross the Zambia-Zimbabwe border More than $1bn (£675bn) has been pledged by international donors for the upgrade of transport links across East and Southern Africa.
Southern Africa videos from YouTube:
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0:56Miss Southern Africa Ireland
Miss Southern Africa Ireland
4:26The Southern Africa Journals
I traveled around South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Madagascar and met some interesting people. This is a trailer for an eight-part series.
9:12Southern Africa by Air - Victoria Falls
www.bushtracks.com Bushtracks Expeditions - Southern Africa by Air Although Victoria Falls constitute neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, their claim to be the largest is based on a width of 1.7 km (1 mile) and height of 108 m (360 ft) ...
Southern Africa from WikiPedia:
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa (a successor country to the Union of South Africa); nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.
In the UN scheme of geographic regions, five countries constitute Southern Africa:
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), created in 1969, also comprises the five countries in the UN subregion of Southern Africa.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in 1980 to facilitate co-operation in the region. It includes:
- Angola
- Botswana
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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