AFRICA News, Sep 23, 2011

Clues to Man's First Migration Wall Street Journal The latest finding is unlikely to be the last word on how humans came to colonize the planet. Other DNA evidence supports the discipline's conventional view that there was only a single dispersal from Africa, some 60000 to 70000 years ago. ... See all stories on this topic »

China draws Tanzania into its African embrace Financial Times (blog) Tanzania is the latest African country to benefit from Chinese largess- it has signed a $3bn deal with Chinese mining company Sichuan Hongda (600331:SHH) to mine coal and iron-ore and agreed a $1bn loan deal with the Chinese government to build a ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times (blog)

Goldman Taps Gregg Lemkau for New Europe, Asia M&A Role Wall Street Journal (blog) Lemkau, 42, will become the head of M&A in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo sent out this afternoon and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. He's not, strictly speaking, replacing anyone. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ceylan's latest film premieres at Golden Boll Hurriyet Daily News Another event that was organized on the same day as part of the festival was a panel discussion entitled “I am Asian, I am African” at the Metropolitan Municipality Theater Hall. Speaking about recent incidents in his home of Tunisia, ... See all stories on this topic » Hurriyet Daily News

Movies from the beloved country The Independent Among recent films which have been shot there was Blood Diamond , and there was great excitement in Cape Town when the filming of Invictus, based on the book written by John Carlin, the former South African correspondent of The Independent), ... See all stories on this topic » The Independent

Blanton's new director settling in Austin 360 Simone Wicha, left, is the new director of the Blanton Museum, and El Anatsui, whose work is in the background, is the latest artist on exhibit at the museum. As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a ... See all stories on this topic » Austin 360

Libya military site yields possible radioactive material CNN International The latest territorial gains by the revolutionary forces come days after the NTC received the significant milestone of being recognized by South Africa and the African Union as Libya's legitimate rulers. Troops loyal to Libya's new leaders have been ... See all stories on this topic »

World's poorest face soaring food prices Business Day The IFRC report follows a forecast from the South African National Agricultural Marketing Council that food inflation is to rise at a faster rate from next month to November. "Higher commodity prices and increasing costs in the food value chain are ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigeria: Who Are Those Marking WAEC Scripts? AllAfrica.com PRESENTLY, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC is trying to resolve the crisis of confidence bordering on integrity caused by the conflicting results posted on its website in respect of the May/June 2011 West African Senior School Certificate ... See all stories on this topic »

Machine Gun Menace - by Brett Keller Foreign Policy (blog) He's also the hero of Machine Gun Preacher, Hollywood's latest take on the "white man savesAfrica" theme. The movie stars Gerard Butler of 300 fame as Childers and was directed by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Quantum of Solace); it opens throughout ... See all stories on this topic »

Should Ghana give licence to Shell to explore oil in the country? Ghana Business News FDI inflows into Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, dropped by $2.55 billion due to the uncertainty surrounding the PIB, according to the latest world investment report 2011 prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ... See all stories on this topic » Ghana Business News

Economy will grow by 16.3% - Standard Bank Myjoyonline.com The latest bullish assessment and positive outlook for the country's economy comes from the report of Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, which predicted a strong 16.3 per cent growth for 2011. Mr. Stephen Bailey-Smith, Head ofAfrica ... See all stories on this topic » Myjoyonline.com

Misbah-ul-Haq saved Pakistan cricket The Express Tribune (blog) However, can Pakistan afford to over hype their recent successes against them? Historically, Pakistan cricket team's sojourns in Africa have been split into two parts; a short preparatory series against Zimbabwe preceded the tussle with the mighty ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune (blog)

Now-Extinct Relative Had Sex with Humans Far and Wide LiveScience.com Although we modern humans are the only surviving members of our lineage, other now-extinct human groups once lived alongside our ancestors, including Neanderthals, Denisovans and an as-yet- unnamed lineage recently discovered in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » LiveScience.com

Collaboration key to SA companies successfully operating in Africa ITInews This is according to Michael Lalor, Director: Strategy and Innovation at Ernst & Young who spoke at the latest Leaders Angle hosted by the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). Lalor believes that South African companies are rapidly losing ... See all stories on this topic » ITInews

Motoring - The Johannesburg International Motor Show FM.co.za What more could any South African want? The Johannesburg International Motor Show (Jims) returns to the Nasrec Expo Centre, outside Johannesburg, on October 6 and organisers are taking no chances with competing events. The show's two weekends, ... See all stories on this topic »

Black Stars Host Brazil In Ghana Modern Ghana Meanwhile Ghana have dropped one place in the latest Fifa rankings released on Wednesday. The Black Stars are now ranked 37th in the world and 3rd in Africa after losing 26 points in the month under review. After beating Swaziland 2-0 in the Africa ... See all stories on this topic » Modern Ghana

Violence Erupts in Zambia Over Slow Vote Count The Epoch Times The latest results from the southern African country's electoral commission show opposition leader Michael Sata leading incumbent President Rupiah Banda 43 to 36 percent, according to the BBC. Eighty-five of Zambia's 150 constituencies were counted. ... See all stories on this topic »

Is New Zealand Falling for Soccer? Wall Street Journal In the 1980s, New Zealand's first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1982 coincided with a period of disenchantment with rugby, caused by a spate of spinal injuries and the All Blacks' controversial 1981 series against South Africa, which was ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

One in five refusing ART in Soweto, even when in need23 hours ago aidsmap They cite a recent study in South Africa that showed early start of ART together with TB treatment reduced mortality by 56%. The authors note a critical limitation. The data collected were not specific to looking at factors associated with treatment ... See all stories on this topic »

Anti-Roma protest leader on fraud charge, again Czech Position Kohout's exotic itinerary included Thailand, the Maldives and South Africa. He was caught when complications occurred with a VIP flight to Sri Lanka, estimated to have cost the taxpayer Kč 2.6 million, and the scandal exploded. ... See all stories on this topic » Czech Position

Tricycle Theater Announces STONES IN HIS POCKETS, THE RIOTS Broadway World The Tricycle Theatre has established a unique reputation for presenting plays that reflect the cultural diversity of its community, in particular by Black, Irish, Jewish, Asian and South African writers, as well as for responding to contemporary issues ... See all stories on this topic »

2011-09-22: Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee Moneyweb.co.za Risk aversion associated with recent events in the US and Europe have resulted in a high degree of volatility of flows to emerging markets, including South Africa. Since the beginning of the year, non-residents have been net sellers of equities to the ... See all stories on this topic »

People First: The latest in the watch on Ukrainian democracy Kyiv Post Those who resort to such tactics, as recent events in North Africa clearly illustrate, are desperate people who have already lost. Viktor Tkachuk is chief executive of the People First Foundation, a politically independent democracy foundation. ... See all stories on this topic »

Danish rivals making up for lost time Fifa.com They also go into Sunday's latest New Firm derby having failed to win any of the last eight, with FCK unbeaten in the fixture since August 2008, having won six and drawn two of the sides' most recent meetings. The very first match between these Danish ... See all stories on this topic » Fifa.com

Look Back: Economic Concerns Mount World-Wide Wall Street Journal (blog) This post followed developments from the annual meetings and the latest readings on the economy for Thursday. by Phil Izzo by Nathalie Boschat, Ian Talley and Gabriele Parussini Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, ... See all stories on this topic »

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