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West Africa's regional bloc wants to know who's responsible for attack on Mali's president
Tue, 22 May 2012 05:41:08 -0700
West Africa's regional bloc says it will investigate who is responsible for allowing Monday's attack on Mali's president to happen.
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Africa: It's Time the Continent Reverts to Its Founding Principles
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:11:27 -0700
[The Herald] Marcus Garvey, one of the leaders of black nationalism and pan-Africanism said, "History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life", and that "The history of a movement, the history of a nation, the history of a race is the guidepost of that movement's destiny, that nation's destiny, that race's destiny". We reflect on these words of wisdom as we ...
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Athol Fugard’s ‘My Children! My Africa!’ at Signature Center
Wed, 23 May 2012 22:30:12 -0700
My Children! My Africa! From left, Stephen Tyrone Williams, James A. Williams and Allie Gallerani at Signature Theater.
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Africa: China Keen to Reverse Negative Image in Region
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:47 -0700
[IPS] Cape Town - The reality of Indian and Chinese investment in Africa is much more complex than the good cop, bad cop image of Asia's two emerging economic giants.
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Research on Synovus Financial Corp. and BB&T Corporation - Mid-Atlantic Banks Improving
Thu, 24 May 2012 05:15:00 -0700
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA-- - www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks industry and has completed analytical research on Synovus Financial Corp. ...
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West Africa: Sharp Price Hikes Cause Alarm
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:12:06 -0700
[IRIN] Dakar/Ouagadougou - Unexpectedly sharp price rises in April for local cereals like millet, rice and maize in parts of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad mean many vulnerable people in the drought-hit Sahel could find it even harder to get enough to eat.
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Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa
Mon, 14 May 2012 06:49:56 -0700
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record strong economic growth, despite the weaker global economic environment.
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World Bank Approves US$120 Million To Boost Food Production In West Africa
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:09 -0700
ACCRA, May 25 (BERNAMA-NNN-GNA) -- The World Bank has approved US$120 million financing for the second phase of the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme aimed at improving food production by spreading new agricultural technologies in Ghana and Senegal.
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Africa's growing pains are evident
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:14:52 -0700
Setbacks for democracy in Africa co-exist with signs that signal welcomed progress, writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
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Africa: G8 Detour On Food Security
Fri, 25 May 2012 05:56:14 -0700
[AfricaFocus] The Camp David summit of the G-8 countries, held on May 17-18, announced a "New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition," pitched as potentially raising 60 billion people out of poverty over the next 10 years. But the program as announced, featuring some $3 billion in investment pledges by 45 private agribusiness companies, was grotesquely out of sync with international ...
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