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- Subsaharan Africa is missing out on clean energy: forum
- DAKAR AFP — Sub-Saharan Africa is missing out on investments from industrialised countries to develop clean energy projects in the region, participants at Africa's first "carbon market" said Monday in Dakar. Organised by the International Emissions Trading Association IETA, the Africa Carbon Forum is being held September 3-5 in...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- Kenya's Olympic team feted on arrival
- NAIROBI AFP — Kenya's successful Beijing Olympic team returned home to a jubilant reception on Wednesday. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and the Sports Minister Helen Sambili welcomed the athletes who won 14 medals: five gold, five silver and four bronze, registering Kenya's best ever performance at the summer Games...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Nigeria, S.Africa worst greenhouse gas emitters in Africa: experts
- ACCRA AFP — Nigeria and South Africa are the main emitters of greenhouse gases in Africa, accounting for almost 90 percent of the emissions in the continent, environmental experts said Saturday. "Nigeria produces almost 45 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in Africa from its gas flaring by oil...
- Research articles 2008-08-23
- Africa meeting key step in climate talks: UN climate chief
- PARIS AFP — Rich nations will come under pressure at climate talks in Africa this week to get specific about how quickly and by how much they intend to cut their carbon footprints, said the UN climate chief. The expert-level gathering in Accra, Ghana kicks off today, and will...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Nigeria most sickle-cell endemic country in Africa: official
- KANO, Nigeria AFP — With 100,000 infants dying from sickle-cell anaemia anually in Nigeria, the country accounts for more than half the child deaths from the disease in Africa each year, an expert said Tuesday. "From available statistics, 100,000 infants die from sickle-cell disease in Nigeria annually, making it...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Cape Town catwalks spotlight SAfrica as fashion frontier
- CAPE TOWN AFP — From avant-garde couture to wispy romantic ready-to-wear, South Africa's growing viability as a new fashion frontier was paraded on the ramps at Cape Town's Fashion Week this weekend. Veteran South African designers launched their spring/summer 2008 collection alongside young unknowns as the country aims to...
- Research articles 2008-08-18
- Remarks on signing the United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
- July 30, 2008 Thank you. Thank you for the kind introduction. [Laughter] And welcome to the White House for what has got to be an historic and joyous day. I am about to sign the United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008,...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Israel fears Hezbollah strike in western Africa
- JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli authorities fear that the Lebanese Hezbollah movement is planning an attack against its nationals in western Africa to avenge the death of one of its leaders, officials said on Monday. Israeli officials have in recent days traveled to western Africa, home to a large Lebanese...
- Research articles 2008-08-03
- IBSG International CEO Briefs Invitation-Only US Department of State Department of Commerce African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum
- Forum Attended By Approximately 300 African Ministers, Ambassadors and Senior US Government Officials Briefing Covered IBSG International's African Projects CELEBRATION, Fla. -- IBSG International, Inc. ("IBSGI") (OTC BB: IBIN), developer and marketer of BizWorld Pro[c], a comprehensive, Internet-based Commerce Platform that operates as a digital service centre for...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- US triples AIDS, malaria, TB funds for poorest countries
- WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed legislation tripling funds to fight the killer diseases of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in the world's poorest countries, mainly in Africa. Congress approved a package earlier this month which lifted funding for the five-year program from 15 billion...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- AIDS-hit Swaziland population drops
- PIGG'S PEAK, Swaziland AFP — The population of the AIDS-riven kingdom of Swaziland, already one of the smallest countries in Africa, has fallen by around a fifth in the last decade, figures showed Friday. Announcing the findings of a census conducted last year, Economic Planning and Development Minister Absalom...
- Research articles 2008-07-25
- Famine, soaring food prices threaten millions in east Africa
- NAIROBI AFP — More than 14 million people across east Africa are facing a humanitarian disaster because of a "lethal mix" of soaring food prices, drought and conflict, aid agencies say. "The situation in the region is of extreme concern," Peter Smerdon, spokesman for the World Food Programme in...
- Research articles 2008-07-25
- Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East
- 7/21/2008 Royal Jordanian, Austrian Airlines Royal Jordanian is preparing an offer for the Austrian state's stake in loss-making Austrian Airlines and may present it as early as next week, an Austrian newspaper reported on Friday. Royal Jordanian, which was the first Arab airline to be privatized last year,...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- Remarks to the White House press pool in Toyako
- July 9, 2008 G-8 Summit and Major Economies Leaders Meeting Thank you all very much. We've just finished our meetings here in Japan. I would call them very productive. Our goal was to make progress in five key areas: confronting climate change; reinforcing our commitment to a...
- Research articles 2008-07-14
- Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East
- 7/14/2008 EgyptAir EgyptAir's fleet of 50 aircraft is scheduled to increase to 75 by 2013. It carried more than 6.8 million passengers in the 10 months ended April 30, up 20% year-over-year. 7/14/2008 EgyptAir, South African Airways, Star Alliance EgyptAir and South African Airways are Africa's...
- Research articles 2008-07-14
- Disco diva Mery finds her feet; Actress Meryl Streep is hoping film audiences will Take a Chance on her singing, with Mamma Mia! The Movie now in cinemas
- MERYL Streep is best-known for her serious roles in films like Out Of Africa, so it's really quite hard to imagine her as a flamboyant Lycra-clad blonde belting out Super Trouper and other Abba numbers. But this is exactly the surprising transformation the two-time Oscar-winner has undergone for one...
- Research articles 2008-07-11
- Reliance and MTN extend tie-up talks
- MUMBAI AFP — Indian mobile phone giant Reliance Communications said Wednesday the deadline for talks that could lead to a blockbuster merger with Africa's largest cellular firm MTN had been extended. The deadline had been pushed back to July 21, Reliance Communications said in a statement. Discussions began late...
- Research articles 2008-07-09
- Growing Demand for Infectious Disease Diagnostics across East Africa
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Infectious disease diagnostics markets across east Africa are expanding steadily. This is mainly due to the increasing number of patients on antiretrovirals ARVs and the scaling up of voluntary counselling and testing programmes in the region. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.medicaldevices.frost.com), East...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- G8 set deadline for health package to Africa
- TOYAKO, Japan AFP — The Group of Eight leaders on Tuesday set a five-year deadline to provide 60 billion dollars to fight disease in Africa, but activists said the pledge meant little to the continent's poor. The leaders, holding a summit in Japan, pledged as part of their package...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Randgold - Long-term commitment to development
- RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands Reg. No. 62686 LSE Trading Symbol: RRS Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT CAN LEVERAGE COMMODITY BOOM TO CREATE LASTING PROSPERITY IN AFRICA Johannesburg, 7 July 2008 - The current boom in commodity prices presents African...
- Research articles 2008-07-07
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