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BallsForAfrica

  1. New Cheetah Balls now available in #Zambia and #Kenya ow.ly/b7Xe4 - tweet us if you want to know where to buy them about 11 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. A&K balls are flying off the shelves of Tusky’s supermarkets! Go to T-Mall/Eastlands (Nairobi), Hyrax (Nakuru) or Thika to get yours #Kenya about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. Australian #socent @Barefoot_Power to provide 10 million of the world’s poorest with access to low-cost solar power: bit.ly/Jt3JMX about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. The benefits of #Zambia’s economic growth must be directed to its rural poor, says #IMF director Sean Nolan: bit.ly/JXOxKo about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. ‘A vibrant economic corridor’ – EarthWise Ferries revitalising Lake Victoria’s transport: bit.ly/JXLnGD #Kenya about 17 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Chililabombwe and Kitwe down, Mufulira and Ndola to go on A&K Zambia's HIV/AIDS Roadshow - ow.ly/b5QoV #Zambia @sportanddev 12:01 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  7. Still got places in the London 10K on July 8th if anyone fancies a jog through town just before the Olympics ow.ly/b6kSg tweet us 8:56 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  8. Kenyans take up social entrepreneurship - But can social entrepreneurship be taught? ow.ly/b5QvL #SocEnt 4:30 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  9. #Africa can become food-secure and an ‘export powerhouse’ within a generation, says @Syngenta CEO Mike Mack: on.wsj.com/Kfa6EX 3:45 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  10. Chililabombwe and Kitwe down, Mufulira and Ndola to go on A&K Zambia's HIV/AIDS Roadshow - ow.ly/b5POV #Zambia #GlobalDev 3:43 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  11. The #rioplus20 summit is coming up next month, but what will it mean for #Kenya? bit.ly/KIbCC6 3:45 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  12. The solution to #Zambia’s poverty? Becoming a ‘development state’, argues Barnabas Mwansa: bit.ly/JK9Hh4 7:55 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  13. “It is not enough to simply have children sitting in a classroom"-£1b of aid may not be helping East African education: bit.ly/JK8DJV 6:35 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  14. Having previously broken a world record in support of A&K, @Dan_Magness has now juggled a ball from London-Manchester! bbc.in/JK6JZS 4:25 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  15. “The biggest, best story in development” – plummeting child mortality in #Africa: econ.st/K6G0nb 2:25 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  16. 'The resilience of low-income and fragile economies’ - How #Africa is surviving the global downturn: huff.to/KHEFEv 8:15 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
  17. Meet Anselm, an A&K Kenya stitcher since 2004, who now trains others “to help them get out of bad situations as well”: bit.ly/JVWa2E 5:35 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
  18. Too orderly? #Zambia’s street vendors shun new covered markets: bit.ly/KHzdS2 4:15 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
  19. #Kenya decides against capping interest rates. So they should, argues @Wolfgangfengler: bit.ly/JVTiCQ 2:35 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
  20. Alive & Kicking's Euro 2012 Charity Sweepstake is now available to download! bit.ly/JN996k 5:16 AM May 17th via TweetDeck
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