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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:00 GMT

North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat (AFP)

ALGIERS (AFP) - Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:00 GMT

Despite ban, African ivory flows to Asia

DOHA: A booming black market in African ivory linked to Asian crime syndicates may scupper efforts by Zambia and Tanzania to hold a one-off sale of tusks, experts and delegates at a meeting say. At its last gathering in 2007, the UN-backed Convention on
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:00 GMT

Technology helps Liberia turn the page on 'blood timber'

MONROVIA (AFP) Liberia's rainforests, once ravaged for blood timber sold to fund one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars, are being primed as a lucrative and legal industry using cutting-edge tracking technology. One by one an electronic tag -- similar to
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:44:00 GMT

Kindles Come to Classroom in Ghana

The iPad may be gripping the moneyed world in a fever of technolust, but the other e-reader, the Kindle, is still better at many things. Take Ghana, West Africa, for example. If you are a school in a small village with satellite internet and solar power,
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:43:00 GMT

An African success story in Sudan | Simon Tisdall

The country goes to the polls next month and, although the situation remains fragile, it's a sign of how far Sudan has come It's a remarkable prospect, and one that has been largely overlooked by a western world accustomed to criticising, not
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT

Dutch marines disarm suspected Somali...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:41:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-Angola FX reserves drop to $12 bln in January

LUANDA, March 16 (Reuters) - Angola's foreign exchange reserves fell to $12.01 billion in January from a revised reading of $12.63 billion in December on lower oil production and debt payments, a central bank showed on Tuesday. Angola revised upwards its
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:00 GMT

TABLE-Angola Jan foreign exchange reserves drop

LUANDA, March 16 (Reuters) - Angola's foreign exchange reserves fell to $12.0 billion in January from an upwardly revised reading of $12.6 billion in December on lower oil production and debt payments, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:00 GMT

Nigerian Opposition AC to MEND: Give peace a chance

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:32:00 GMT

UK sidesteps Kenya govt. in education fund delivery

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Gambians celebrate French language

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Five suspected terrorists remanded in Mauritania

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

7 Pastors bag 5-year jail each for fraud in Burundi

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

AI wants Nigerian rights activist freed in Gambia

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

'Specialised agencies not doing enough to fight graft in Tanzania'

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

AI asks Gambia to charge or free detainees (corrected)

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Why Nigeria Just Did Major Damage To The Oil Market, And Why It Will Be Tough To Undo

Nigeria's controversial oil industry bill is expected to eventually pass but the government may find it tough to later shift gears as international oil firms targeted under the legislation scale back their investments.   The Nigerian parliament
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-Kenya's agri shares up on harvest f'cast

Shares in Kenyan agricultural firms extend their gains, lifted by low price earnings multiples, high soft commodities prices and good rains in the country that are expected to spur output. Analysts say agricultural shares have outperformed the main
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

"South Africa Metals Report Q2 2010" Published

With output at its lowest level in over a decade, it is imperative that the metals sector in South Africa diversifies its production and adjusts to trends in global demand. Statistics provided by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:00 GMT

North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat (AFP)

ALGIERS (AFP) - Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.The conference "indicates our shared will to
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:29:00 GMT

UK cuts off Kenyan education aid

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:28:00 GMT

Sierra Leone sacks third minister in anti-graft probe ANTICORRUPTION

Sierra Leone has sacked its fisheries minister, the third minister in four months to be dismissed in an anti-corruption drive, President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Tuesday. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday charged Minister of Marine Reources
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Nigeria's Presidential vote set for Jan 22 or April 23 NIGERIA ELECTIONS

depending on the outcome of electoral reforms before Parliament, the West African country's electoral body said on Tuesday. The current Presidential term in Africa's most populous nation ends in May 2011 and elections are due by April next year under the
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Ugandan media says proposed media law draconian PRESS FREEDOM

Ugandan media have denounced a proposed law that will allow the State to shut down newspapers and jail journalists for articles said to undermine national security as an attempt to purge critical voices ahead of elections next year. President Yoweri
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Slmstd - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Dividend Announcement In

SLMSTD - The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited - Dividend Announcement In Relation to the SLM Share Instalment THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Share Code:
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:00 GMT

Alliance Leader Calls For More Funding of Affordable Energy Power Plants in Africa

Civil Rights Leader Says Large Power Plants "Are the Single Biggest Weapon We Have to Fight Poverty in Africa and the Third World" The fact that tens of millions of Africans still do now have access to electricity means that sickness, poverty, higher
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:00 GMT

SkyVision Secures Capacity on the Intelsat 14 Satellite to Expand Cellular Backhaul Service in Africa

- SkyVision Global Networks LLC, a leading global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fiber optic systems, announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C-band capacity on the recently-launched Intelsat 14
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:00 GMT

Malawi budget donors warns of human rights abuses

The Common Approach for Budgetary Support (Cabs), a grouping of major donor nations and international bodies that supports the poor southern African country, said in a report it was concerned by rights abuses, but did not suggest any sanction. "When we
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-Nigeria presidential vote set for Jan 22 or April 23

ABUJA, March 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidential vote will be held on Jan. 22, 2011 or April 23 depending on the outcome of electoral reforms before parliament, the West African country's electoral body said on Tuesday. The current presidential term in
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:00 GMT

Nigerian naira gains on oil firms' dollar sales

LAGOS, March 16 (Reuters) - The Nigerian naira NGN=D1 strengthened against the U.S dollar on the interbank market on Tuesday after oil firm ExxonMobil sold about $82.26 million to some banks, traders said. The naira was trading at 150.10 to the dollar,
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:21:00 GMT