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		<title>A tale of two afflictions</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/a-tale-of-two-afflictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this particular morning she woke up feeling less than 100%. Her body was experiencing ill sensations from a combination of the previous night&#8217;s consumption and the lack of food in her alcohol scorched digestive system. Although she was quite accustomed to regular Friday night binges followed promptly by Saturday morning hangovers, her body was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1617&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mwistar, the urban legend &#8230; of sorts</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/mwistar-the-urban-legend-of-sorts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took some time to rethink the direction that The African Accent is taking. I have concluded that I should keep it as it is &#8211; casual, personal and a bit rough on the edges. Although I am now doing some formal writing for a few sites going for that African angle, I don&#8217;t want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1614&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU &amp; ICC: Who holds the power?</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/au-icc-who-holds-the-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted Sudan president, Omar Bashir, for crimes in Darfur, The African Union (AU) strongly objected to the arrest warrant issued for him. In fact, only South Africa and Botswana openly declared that they would arrest Bashir if he dared travel to their jurisdiction. Others, including Kenya, were not so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1608&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feb 28th, 2011: Stand For Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of  Kenya 28 Feb We are extremely proud to be Kenyan! We are proud of our beautiful country! We are proud of our diversity cultures and traditions! We are proud of our heroes! We are proud of our high achievers! We are proud of being hustlers! We are proud of our hoods! We are proud [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1603&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snowmageddon: Judgement Day</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/snowmageddon-judgement-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There air was charged with excitement on Tuesday. It was as if His Holiness the Pope was going to make a personal visit the very next day. Television and radio shows, online social media, newspapers, even water-cooler gossip was abuzz about one thing: the big one. The local meteorologist was an overnight sensation – Justin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1594&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2010 in review</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/2010-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 Stats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here&#8217;s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2010. That&#8217;s about 31 full 747s. &#160; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1591&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Healthy blog!</media:title>
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		<title>African Politics: The village and its insecure child</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/african-politics-the-village-and-its-insecure-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[African leaders south of the Sahara too often use the defense of political interference every time the lens of the world zooms in on a serious issue. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not suggesting that African countries are immune to political interference, no. I am saying that the region has many countries clinging to their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1579&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PEV: The case for a local tribunal</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/pev-the-case-for-a-local-tribunal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question isn’t whether or not to set up a local tribunal; the issue is how soon we can get it. It is absurd to think one can eradicate an epidemic by treating only six of the worst cases. Therefore, the International Criminal Court (ICC) summons announced on Dec 15th, 2010, should be an opportunity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1576&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A crude existence: The demise of Homo Petrolis</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/a-crude-existence-the-demise-of-homo-petrolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crude Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hubbert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impact of depleted oil supplies is far greater than anything most people can fathom. Crude is usually associated only with petrol and this error encourages people to overlook everything else dependent on each barrel of oil pulled from the ground. Oil is far more important that gasoline – it is actually responsible for much [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1566&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who is Sonko?</title>
		<link>http://theafricanaccent.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/who-is-sonko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwistar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mbuvi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NARC Kenya]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, the masses have tuned into Sonko’s frequency seeking some clarification on this, the latest version of politician on Kenya’s payroll. The answer to the question of who Sonko is depends on one’s perception. Honourable Gideon Mike ‘Sonko’ ‘Munga’ Kioko Mbuvi has been hailed as the role model Kenyan youth have been waiting for. He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theafricanaccent.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9783558&amp;post=1556&amp;subd=theafricanaccent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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