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Gpt Infraprojects Enters Namibia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Kolkata, Mar 17 : Infrastructure enabling services company GPT Infraprojects Limited on Wednesday announced that it has been awarded a contract by The Government of the Republic of Namibia, for Manufa...
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Zuma In Talks Over Zimbabwe Power Row Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
South African President Jacob Zuma met leaders of Zimbabwe’s three governing parties today amid indications that the negotiations to conclude the implementation of the power sharing agreement betwee...
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Au Imposes Sanctions On Madagascar Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Current African Union peace and security chair Zambian ambassador Albert Muchanga told reporters the names of 109 individuals from Madagascar government are already listed for the implementation of sa...
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Machete Attack On Nigeria Village Kills 13 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Raiders armed with machetes killed at least 13 people in an attack on a village near the central Nigeria city of Jos today, close to where hundreds have died in sectarian violence this year.
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San Francisco Bay Area Insurance Agency, Massmutual Announce Scholarship Program For Local... Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - March 17, 2010) - Local African-American, Asian/Pacific and Hispanic college students from the San Francisco Greater Bay Area will have a chance to win scholarships and...
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One Year After Coup, Au Slaps Madagascar With Sanctions - Summary Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Addis Ababa - The African Union (AU) imposed sanctions on Madagascar on Wednesday after its self-proclaimed president, Andry Rajoelina, refused to fulfil a power-sharing deal reached a year ago. The A...
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Troops Open Fire, Two Dead In Uganda Tomb Riots Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
KAMPALA : Two people died Wednesday as Ugandan security forces opened fire to quell unrest amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala. The fire on Tuesday night des...
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Barrick Gold Says Three Workers Killed In Mine Collapse In Tanzania Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
TORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) has suspended activities at a mine in Tanzania after three workers were killed in a cave-in. The world's biggest gold miner said the workers died when part of t...
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Somalia Pirates Mistake Warship For Victim Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
A gang of Somali pirates lost two of their boats after mistakenly attacking a Dutch warship today.Two small skiffs approached the Tromp off the coast of East Africa and were met with warning shots fro...
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Scientists urge CITES to reject ivory sale by Tanzania and Zambia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Scientists are urging the treaty panel at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to reject ivory sale by Tanzania and Zambia.
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Britain Stops Funding To Kenyan Education Ministry Because Of Corruption Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
National Association of Parents Secretary Musau Ndunda hopes the British action would force the Kenyan government to seriously deal with corruption
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North African States Meet On Qaida Terror Threat Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
ALGIERS -- Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to al-Qaida following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials sai...
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S. African President Heads To Zimbabwe To Mediate Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Jacob Zuma heads to neighboring Zimbabwe on Tuesday, marking his first official trip as chief mediator between the president and prime minister in Zimbabwe's tr...
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Somalia’s President Assails U.n. Report On Corruption Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Sharif Sheik Ahmed , said that much of the information in the report “was not trustful” and “based on people on the street, not reality.” His comments added to a growing choru...
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Aid Offer Is Withdrawn Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Kenya ’s Ministry of Education $30 million in aid meant to support free primary school education because of the risk of fraud. The official, Alistair Fernie, head of
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Copper Output Slumps 13% Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Submit your comment Copper production in Zambia fell 13 percent to 54 518 tons in January from a year earlier, the Bank of Zambia said yesterday. However, copper exports increased 2.7 percent year ...
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Inflation Still At 6.1% In February Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Submit your comment Botswana's consumer inflation rate came in at 6.1 percent year on year last month, unchanged from the January rate, the Central Statistics Office said yesterday. The agency said...
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Algeria Calls For Cut In Gas Production Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Algeria, one of the three biggest suppliers of gas to Europe, called on fellow gas-exporting countries yesterday to reduce production in order to boost prices.It is the first time Chalkib Khelil, Alge...
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Arab Interior Ministers Meet In Tunisia On Anti-terrorism Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
TUNIS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Arab interior ministers met on Tuesday to discuss ways to eliminate terrorism in the region and adequate moves to curb crimes in Arab states. "It is necessary to step up e...
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Africa 'lacks Climate Vocabulary' Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
A new survey suggests many Africans blame themselves for climate change even though fossil fuel emissions there are less than 4% of the global total. The report, the most extensive survey ever conduct...
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