361sh Issue | 08 October 2013 - Club Of Mozambique

FBI shuts alleged online drug marketplace, Silk Road
U.S. law enforcement authorities have shut down "Silk Road," an anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs like
heroin and cocaine and criminal activities such as murder for hire, and arrested its alleged owner.
The Gambia to withdraw from Commonwealt
The Gambia is to withdraw from the Commonwealth, 48 years after joining. The west African nation branded the 54-
member grouping, which includes the UK and most of its former colonies, a "neo-colonial institution".
SA on risky ground
South Africa, Kenya and Ghana, among sub-Saharan Africa's biggest economies, were at serious risk of capital outflows
if the US Federal Reserve cuts back on its stimulus spending, Fitch Ratings said.
Poaching funds Somalia's al Shabaab, activists say
Somalia’s al Shabaab militia, responsible for the Westgate mall siege in Nairobi, is being partly financed by the illegal
ivory trade, a wildlife group said Thursday. The trade could be supplying up to 40% of the Islamist group’s funds.
Kenya tells Somalia "put house in order" after mall attack
Kenya's president told Somalia on Tuesday to "put their house in order," in a sign of frustration at the festering
instability in the neighboring country after members of a Somali militant group attacked and killed dozens at a Nairobi
shopping mall.
Rhino horn poaching hits record in South Africa
The number of rhinos killed by poachers has hit a new annual record in South Africa, raising worries of a downward
population spiral in a country that is home to almost all of Africa’s rhinos.
Microsoft investors push for chairman Gates to step down
Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman
of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago, according to people familiar with matter.
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The Mozambican Traveler October readers´ competition
In June photography enthusiasts literally went wild in providing the Wild Mozambique Photo Competition with some
breathtaking and magical shots of wildlife in Mozambique. The winning photos have been made into a calendar which
will be available shortly from Dalmann furniture shops in Beira and Maputo as well as from the following book shops in
Maputo: Livraria Editora, Mabuko and Livraria Conhecimento.
For your chance to win one of two Wild Mozambique 2014 calendars, just send an email with ‘Support conservation
with Wild Mozambique 2014’ in the subject line to antje.brauer-maxaeia@clubofmozambique.com by 24 October
2013. The winners must be able to pick up the prize from our Maputo office. Terms & conditions apply.
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