News Briefs (Dec 4th, 2008)

Obama's Victory Shames Africa (HP - Dec 4, 2008)

More online than print journalists behind bars: CPJ Eritrea: Top Jailer in Africa (AFP - Dec 4, 2008)

Red Cross warns of Horn of Africa famine risk (Reuters - Dec 4, 2008)

Tensions high after slayings of Nuer in Ethiopia (ST - Dec 4, 2008)

Barren Qatar aims to grow its crops in Kenya (WA Today - Dec 4, 2008)

Humans 80,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought? (National Geo - Dec 4, 08)