AFRICA News, Sep 18, 2011

Ethiopia Police Deny Using Anti-Terror Law to Stifle Dissent Voice of America Rona Peligal, deputy Africa director for Human Rights Watch, was quoted as saying the arrests are "just the latest reminder that it is very dangerous to criticize the government in Ethiopia." Related Articles Ethiopian Journalist Named in Wikileaks ... See all stories on this topic »

Clever old codgers ABC Online Calatruce is one of the final stops on William Matasane's week-long good will tour of the Darling Downs, the latest in a series of exchange visits between Australian and South African farmers. LEE MCNICOLL, CONDAMINE CODGERS: I guess it really started ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Online

Liberia: Upcoming elections threaten security GlobalPost Here Ivory Coast militia look at african masks in a burned out village at Liberia's border with Ivory Coast on April 21, 2011. (Philippe Desmazes /AFP/Getty Images) MONROVIA, Liberia — On a rainy August evening three days before a national referendum, ... See all stories on this topic » GlobalPost

Tough times for Zimbos in SA The Zimbabwean Zimbabwean migrants, already suffering abuse at the hands of South African police, are at risk of even greater trouble following the recent launch of a Christmas season crime operation. The clampdown, code-named “Operation Duty Calls”, was launched by... See all stories on this topic » The Zimbabwean

Amith Maharaj interview MyBroadband “On average South African's pay R1,40 per minute, in China that cost is less than 14 cents per minute! Part of the challenge is the high mobile interconnection rates in South Africa. The recent reduction in the interconnect rates has come some way in ... See all stories on this topic » MyBroadband

Kuwait Energy optimistic about oil and gas opportunities in Iraq and Egypt AME Info He notedthe Middle East and North Africa regionshave immense opportunities to offer. Kuwait Energy is one of the fastest growing independent oil and gas companies in the Middle East, operating in eight countries in the MENA and Eurasia regions. ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran cmdr. hails Israeli embassy attack Press TV A senior Iranian commander has described the recent storming of the Israeli embassy in Cairo by Egyptian protesters as a turning point in the latest developments in the Middle East and North of Africa. “Just as the takeover of the so-called US embassy ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Libya battle for Kadafi hometown of Surt sees heavy fighting Los Angeles Times At another besieged pro-Kadafi town, Bani Walid, fighters loyal to the new government looked to regroup Saturday after being routed Friday in their latest frontal assault on the heavily defended bastion southeast of Tripoli. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

RBI's policy and 'leveraged developers' Business Line Other RICS regions include UK and Ireland, Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), South East Asia and Oceania. Mr Sachin Sandhir, Managing Director RICS South Asia, who earlier headed RICS India, will head the expansion of ... See all stories on this topic » Business Line

Mining news summary: Rio Tinto, Scotgold Resources, ECR Minerals, Goldplat ... Proactive Investors UK Peer Goldplat (LON:GDP) said gold production reaching record levels at Africa-focused was responsible for a 76 percent increase in its pre-tax profits at the firm during the 12 months to June 30. Goldplat, which this week reported its full year results ... See all stories on this topic » Proactive Investors UK

No frills idea that just took off BusinessLIVE When British Airways' (BA) Southern African operator Comair launched its low-cost alternative, air travel was an expensive luxury enjoyed by only about 4% of the SA population. Most flights were booked through travel agents and in-flight catering was ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessLIVE

Turkey seeks billions in post Arab Spring deals The National In recent times these links have accelerated as Turkey has emerged as a rising economic power. Turkish contractors helped to build infrastructure projects such as the Dubai Metro and Cairo's latest airport terminal. The region has also emerged as a key... See all stories on this topic » The National

Fast and loose: Sweetheart bank loans spur Rusty Hyneman's financial collapse Memphis Commercial Appeal Real estate developer Rusty Hyneman had just closed a multimillion-dollar bank loan he needed to underwrite his latest bonanza along a new freeway. He stood to make millions as businesses and homes sprouted from a meadow near Tenn. ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian National Council meet in Damascus to back protests Islam Online The United Nations says 2600 people have been killed in Assad's crackdown on protests which broke out six months ago, inspired by uprisings in North Africa which had overthrown leaders of Egypt and Tunisia and have now also ended the rule of Libya's ... See all stories on this topic »

Robert Webster: 'We ignore bird flu at our peril' The Guardian In 1961, researchers had isolated an influenza virus – H5N1 as it happens – from dead terns in South Africa. They wondered whether the flu had also killed these birds. With the aid of a $500 grant from the WHO, and backing from their department at the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

In Tel Aviv, An Arab Spring That Ignores The Arabs CounterCurrents.org By Greg Burris No one could have ever predicted that a single act of protest — the self-immolation of a desperate Tunisian street vendor — would unleash a tidal wave of collective resistance and rebellion throughout North Africa and the Middle East, ... See all stories on this topic »

Univision Ups Three Newsroom Execs mediabistro.com Hispanics count on the latest and most relevant content that impacts the community through: Univision's evening, late evening and weekend national newscasts, “Noticiero Univision”; political Sunday affairs program, “Al Punto”; newsmagazine programs ... See all stories on this topic »

'Development by Billboards': Unity Party's Shameless Reelection Theme (CDC ... The Liberian Journal And when one considers who make up the Board of Trustees of the ICG – Kofi Anan, former UN Secretary General; George Soros, Chair and Founder, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) & Open Society Foundations; Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO ... See all stories on this topic » The Liberian Journal

$15M settlement reached in Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal Hattiesburg American New Birth represents the latest trend toward church life in America, the so-called "mega" church. These churches are known for having a great many members, sometimes numbering into the tens of thousands. In September 2010, four young men (each younger ... See all stories on this topic »

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