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AFRICA News, Sep 13, 2011


Rugby World Cup latest: Upbeat Wales vow to front up again for Samoa clash
WalesOnline
by Andy Howell, Western Mail WALES hooker Huw Bennett has promised there will be no let-up after Warren Gatland's squad were given a clean bill of health following their bruising World Cup battle with South Africa. Prop Gethin Jenkins – who has not ...
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The latest Rachel Zoe project: A spring line
USA Today
Walking past models zipping into African-themed frocks, Berman tweets a shot of Zoe before they take their front-row seats. A pack of 20 reporters and photographers surges in their direction. 4:46 pm Post-show, Zoe needs to finalize her own ...
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USA Today
Three from out of Africa: Album reviews
Macarthur Chronicle Camden
With his latest album The Secret that trend continues, reinforced by with some collaborations with Derek Trucks and vocalist Dave Matthews. But for all the western influences Toure stays true to his roots and his mentors Toumani Diabate and, of course, ...
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Macarthur Chronicle Camden
Sierra Leone: UN envoy praises stability and urges calm ahead of polls next year
UN News Centre
Sierra Leone remains on track to become a stable democracy with a viable economy, but recent violent incidents between rival political groups have highlighted the potential for unrest, the United Nations envoy for the West African country told the ...
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UN News Centre
FNB/BER consumer confidence down 7 points in third quarter
BusinessLIVE
The FNB/BER CCI combines the results of three questions posed to adults in SouthAfrica between 15 and 23 August 2011, namely the expected performance of the economy, the expected financial position of households and the rating of the appropriateness ...
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BusinessLIVE
Africa: The Elusive Quest for Al Qaeda in Africa, 10 Years On
AllAfrica.com
The latest killing of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed in Somalia in June 2011 is one of a long list of al Qaeda and al Shabaab leaders killed in action. These include Abu Hubeyda (May 2011), Saleh Ali Nabhan (2009), Sheikh Aden Hashi Ayro, (2008), ...
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Human Rights Council sessions: Pillay wants review of security related laws
Sunday Times.lk
We open this 18th session of the Human Rights Council against the background of towering human rights challenges, such as the food emergency in the Horn of Africa and fears of a new global recession which have prompted unrest and street protest in ...
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Ottawa Citizen (blog)
For over 15 years, Weatherhaven has been marketing expandable containerized shelters that are used from the Arctic to Antarctica and from the Amazon to Africa. Weatherhaven also helped build the original base “Camp Julien” in Afghanistan. ...
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China Recognizes Libya's NTC
Wall Street Journal
Libya holds Africa's largest proven crude oil reserves, though Chinese firms in recent years have struggled to gain a significant stake in crude production in the North African country. Chinese companies had more than $18 billion in deals in Libya ...
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ACDA tells Afro-Guyanese to ignore musical shows, focus on politics
Demerara Waves
The call comes from the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) in itslatest public meeting held at the weekend at Golden Grove Village , East Coast Demerara. Addressing the meeting, ACDA executive member, Tacuma Ogunseye alleged that ...
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Demerara Waves
Central Bank's forex reserves drop by Sh7.5bn
Business Daily Africa
According to the latest weekly bulletin of the Central Bank of Kenya, the decrease in the value of the reserves was a result of a revaluation loss of the euro and sterling pound. “The usable official foreign exchange reserves held by the Central Bank ...
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Business Daily Africa
Labour watch
Leadership Magazine
Economists blame this on the high risk of creating jobs and employing people in South Africa in the face of restrictive labour legislation and militant unions. The latest Global Competitiveness Report produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed ...
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Iran's cooperation not enough: IAEA
The News International
PARIS: African leaders gave French former president Jacques Chirac and possible presidential candidate Dominique de Villepin $20 million in cash, including to finance elections, a lawyer said on Monday. The money came from several presidents of ...
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Turkish PM sets out on mission to become leader of Arab world
The Independent
In Cairo, the burning down of the Israeli embassy last weekend was the latest incident marking the hostility at street level between post-Mubarak Egyptians and Israel. At the same time, the perception among Arab states that President Barack Obama has ...
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Media ethics under the spotlight
Independent Online
The telephone-hacking scandal in Britain is just the latest in a series of scandals that have rocked this noble profession. Dozens of infringements have come to light in the past two decades, ranging from the outright falsification of stories by ...
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Independent Online
UAE bolstered by Dubai's growth, high oil price
Emirates 24/7
... in the broader Middle East and North Africa,” SAMBA said in its latest monthly bulletin. Citingrecent PMI (purchasing manager index) data, it said non-oil economic activity slowed in the second quarter, consistent with trends in the US and EU. ...
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Nifty regains 5000; metal shares recover
India Infoline.com
Tata Chemicals rose 1.03% after the firm said its joint venture firm Gabon Fertiliser Company has signed the pre-construction services agreement with Technip SA for the proposed gas-based urea fertiliser plant in Gabon, Africa. ...
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'Liberia needs Nigeria's support'
The Nation Newspaper
“Yes, she has succeeded in re-building a few roads, re-opening some schools and restoring limited electricity, but her star-status as the first female President of an African country has hoodwinked a considerable section of the international community ...
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Defence chief ordered to stop unrest in central Nigeria
AFP
The order came after two explosions hit the central city of Jos late Sunday, the latestattacks in the area in the last two weeks, beginning with an assault against Muslims marking the end of Ramadan that led to apparent reprisals. ...
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AFP
Cricket: Cafferkey's ton helps Ramsey to easy win
Peterborough Today
The South African (3-38) was also Ramsey's most successful bowler. Ramsey finish the season with a tricky trip to Wisbech, while main rivals Foxton travel to Sawston. Wisbech have found some decent form in recent weeks, although they were held to a ...
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France's Technip acquires US rival for $1.1bn
Financial Times
By James Boxell in Paris Technip of France has beefed up its growing subsea pipeline business with the $1.1bn cash and debt purchase of Global Industries, a US rival, the latest in a flurry of deals in the oil and gas services sector. ...
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Songstress warns of child pornography
Mmegi Online
She said Botswana and South Africa being neighbours could work together to combat the scourge in their respective tourism industries. She said human trafficking has become rife in recent years hence the need to stop it worldwide. ...
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Primaries may shake up city politics
Yale Daily News
But in recent weeks, it became clear that Dawson did not intend to step down, Graves said, causing consternation in the city's African-American community. Today, an attack advertisement mailed to city residents by Dawson's campaign threw harsh words at ...
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Today's small-cap stocks to watch
Globe and Mail
It said seven diamond drill rigs continue drilling at Magambazi, where the recent focus is on delineation and extension of known mineralization at the Main, Western, Cave and Southern Gneiss lodes. Results have been received for 21 new drill holes. ...
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Globe and Mail
Endeavour Mining reports positive drill results at Agbaou including 10 metres ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Any additions to reserves that may arise from this latest round of work can only serve to enhance the project." The 7000 metre infill portion of the drilling program at the Agbaou feasibility-stage project in Côte d'Ivoire was completed in August 2011 ...
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Orezone Gold Corporation: Positive Results Continue at Bombore With Seven ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Orezone is a Canadian company with a gold discovery track record of +10 M oz and recent mine development experience in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Bombore, the Company's 100% owned flagship project, is one of the largest gold deposits in the country and ...
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