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	<title>Wide Angle &#187; Africa</title>
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		<title>Birth of a Surgeon: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/birth-of-a-surgeon/introduction/747/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mozambique]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Tells an admirable story.... It is too early to gauge the long-term effects
of Mozambique’s program, but in the glimpse provided by this film, it seems full of possibilities.”
–The New York Times

“Feel-good programming that makes you think, too”
–Canwest News Service
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's deadliest place to give birth. Each year over a quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Market Maker: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/the-market-maker/introduction/5000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ernsta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A true story that should have Hollywood calling”
– USA Today

“An amazing documentary”
–baristaexchange.com

Eleni Gabre-Madhin is a woman with a dream. The charismatic Ethiopian economist wants to end hunger in her famine-plagued country. But rather than relying on foreign aid or new agricultural technology, she has a truly radical plan. She has designed the nation’s first commodities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once Upon a Coup: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/once-upon-a-coup/introduction/5309/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ernsta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Beach Prison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Simon Mann]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A cracking good adventure yarn....
It’s wonderfully made – crisp, fast, thrilling from start to finish –
but it’s also thoughtful and thought provoking, in the spirit of the best documentaries....
Once Upon a Coup is as exciting as any Hollywood movie.”
–Canwest News Service

“A big and intriguing documentary”
–TV America

“Sounds like a John le Carré thriller, but is anchored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lord&#8217;s Children: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/lords-children/introduction/1769/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/lords-children/introduction/1769/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa biagiotti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Startling and strangely poetic”
–PopMatters

ABOUT THE ISSUE

The region of Northern Uganda was ravaged by one of Africa’s longest civil wars until 2006. For over 20 years, more than 65,000 children, some as young as five years old, have been kidnapped by Uganda’s anti-government rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and forced to serve as child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies First: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/ladies-first/introduction/204/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/ladies-first/introduction/204/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years after the bloody genocide that killed an estimated 800,000 people in just 100 days, Rwanda's women are leading their country's healing process and taking their society forward into a different future. They are playing a remarkable role in politics and are also emerging as prominent figures in the business sector. In spring 2004 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy in the Rough: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/introduction/956/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/introduction/956/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Film

WIDE ANGLE is on the ground as the Democratic Republic of Congo holds its first elections in 45 years -- an election supported by more than $450 million from the United Nations. The stakes are high in Congo, a nation rich in timber, diamonds, and coltan -- a substance essential for small electronics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart of Darfur: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/heart-of-darfur/introduction/606/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/heart-of-darfur/introduction/606/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["A compelling account of the deadly conflict in western Sudan"
–United Features Syndicate

Read the latest news on the crisis in Darfur.
ABOUT THE ISSUE
In the half-century since Sudan was granted independence from colonial rule, the country has been in a chronic state of civil war. Most of the fighting has been between the Arab-controlled central government in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underground Zimbabwe: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/underground-zimbabwe/introduction/4187/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/underground-zimbabwe/introduction/4187/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time since independence in 1980, President Robert Mugabe is no longer the sole leader of Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday morning as part of a power-sharing agreement between the ruling party, Zanu-PF, and the opposition, MDC. Tsvangirai won the most recent elections, held in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Jumpers: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/border-jumpers/introduction/947/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/border-jumpers/introduction/947/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Film

Along the border between unstable and destitute Zimbabwe, and relatively calm and prosperous Botswana, a 300-mile, 8-foot high electric fence is being erected. Every night, Botswana's armed soldiers try to stop border jumpers from climbing over or cutting through the fence in their desperate search for employment and food. "Border Jumpers" takes us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/sahara-marathon-introduction/930/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/sahara-marathon-introduction/930/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

About the Film

While the Olympics are underway in Greece this summer, WIDE ANGLE presents the story of a unique marathon that is staged annually -- in one of the world's most punishing deserts -- in the hope of drawing attention to the plight of the Sahrawi people. Torn by years of bitter guerilla warfare fought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sahara Marathon: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/sahara-marathon/introduction/853/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/sahara-marathon/introduction/853/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Olympics are underway in Greece this summer, WIDE ANGLE presents the story of a unique marathon that is staged annually -- in one of the world's most punishing deserts -- in the hope of drawing attention to the plight of the Sahrawi people. Torn by years of bitter guerilla warfare fought against Morocco's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road to Riches: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/road-to-riches/introduction/916/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/road-to-riches/introduction/916/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Film

A penetrating report on black economic empowerment in post-apartheid South Africa, where whites still earn an average of $6,300 each year, while blacks bring home only $950. The documentary focuses on Uthingo, the consortium of black-empowerment companies that manages the national lottery. Created under legislation enacted by the African National Congress (ANC) government, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS Warriors: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/aids-warriors/introduction/907/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/aids-warriors/introduction/907/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Film

In Sub-Saharan Africa today, AIDS is not only a vast humanitarian tragedy, but also a dire threat to regional stability. As death rates from AIDS exceed the rate at which teachers, doctors, and security forces can be trained and maintained, whole nations may begin to collapse. Perhaps the only benefit from Angola's long [...]]]></description>
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