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June 03, 2014
IOC President wraps up first leg of Africa at closing ceremony of the African Youth Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has concluded the first of three stops on a visit to Africa, taking in the final two days of the 2nd African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana...

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May 14, 2014
The emergence of Africa as an athletics power

As the inaugural International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) World Relay Championships approaches, we decided to take a look at the emergence of the African continent as an athletics power. Africa has always had great sprinters and greater long distance runners, but it took the independence movement across the continent in the early 60s to speed this development along.
It should be ...

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April 26, 2014
The Emergence of Africa as an Athletics Power

As the Inaugural IAAF World Relays approaches we decided to take a look at the emergence of the African continent as an athletics power...

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January 15, 2014
IOC awards 2014-2016 broadcasts rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Sub-Saharan Africa* to Infront Sports & Media AG for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014...

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December 12, 2013
The PM's South Africa entourage

Dear Editor,
With The Bahamas drowning in debt and crime, why is it necessary for a Bahamas Information Services (BIS) photographer to accompany Perry Christie and Fred Mitchell to South Africa to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela?
Is the tax-squeezed Bahamian public picking up the travel, hotel and living expenses of the photographer? Are other members of the Bahamian delegation unable to take photo...

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December 11, 2013
PM holds talks with Haitian president during South Africa flight

PRIME Minister Perry Christie held bilateral talks with the President of Haiti Michel Martelly and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad Bissessar during their flight to Johannesburg, South Africa.

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December 10, 2013
PM leads Bahamian delegation to South Africa for Nelson Mandela funeral

Prime Minister Perry Christie has led the Bahamian delegation to South Africa to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela.

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December 09, 2013
Prime Minister Christie leaves for South Africa

Prime Minister Perry Christie led a ministerial delegation yesterday to the Republic of South Africa to attend the state memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela...

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November 26, 2013
Miss Heritage World Bahamas Leaves for Africa

Miss Heritage World Bahamas, the lovely Shequera King (Miss Grand Bahama) left today, November 26th for Zimbabwe, Africa to compete in the Miss Heritage World Pageant...

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September 11, 2013
Hurricane Humberto heads northwest from Africa

Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened to become the first hurricane of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.

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