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- West Africa: Yellow fever vaccine push amid shortages, resurgence 23 Nov 2009 20:31 GMT
... The trial against two former Congolese rebel leaders for ... high as 43. Politics and a local power struggle are behind the attack. Sources tell ... tried in London, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Energy-hungry Turkey's nuclear flirtation with Russia came to ...
- One-Quarter of World's Population Lacks Electricity 24 Nov 2009 23:30 GMT
... of the world's population, concentrated mostly in Africa and southern Asia. The 1.5 billion figure represents an ... these -- Burundi, Chad, Central African Republic, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone -- 3 to 5 percent of people ...
- Feature: Oil Must Benefit Ordinary Ghanaians 17 Nov 2009 09:54 GMT
... Ghana's discovery of major oilfields is set to ... China and the West for influence in Africa Environmentalism Corruption Property rights and state interference ... without looking at the terrible warning of Nigeria. The country has become a byword for ...
- Mobile phones tantlize and trouble Africa 18 Nov 2009 14:52 GMT
... million, but a quarter is in South Africa," says Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese businessman who ... networks alone. Celtel launched its networks in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo ... phone ladies are common now in Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and elsewhere. Street operators became ...
- Mobile phones tantalize and trouble Africa 19 Nov 2009 00:14 GMT
... million, but a quarter is in South Africa," says Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese businessman who ... networks alone. Celtel launched its networks in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo ... phone ladies are common now in Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and elsewhere. Street operators became ...
- Nigeria cautious on EU free trade deal 18 Nov 2009 16:30 GMT
... at a market in Lagos. Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's ... , sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy, ... because we are the largest market in west Africa and once the EPA is signed, products coming into other west African countries will also find their way into ...
- Nigeria Makes Nation Shine [analysis] 20 Nov 2009 18:14 GMT
... — Last week, I was in Lagos, Nigeria and witnessed the tragedy of African politics. Nigeria is home of anything between ... democratic checks and balances. Since 1995, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Senegal, and most other ...
- Ahmadinejad heads to nuclear-backers Brazil, Venezuela 22 Nov 2009 12:32 GMT
... take in Venezuela as well as another left-leaning South American country, Bolivia and the West African countries of Senegal and Gambia, the presidential website said. "Nations such as Iran, Brazil, Venezuela, Gambia and Senegal have ...
- Shell raises gas output to boost power supply in Nigeria 23 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
... feet of gas per day in southern Nigeria, the highest in two years, to boost ... of 140 million people, compared to South Africa, which generates 15 times more for a population ... for the inadequate electricity supply in the west African country. ...
- Energy Industry Trends Include Safer Nuclear and Deepwater Production says Plunkett Research 19 Nov 2009 23:11 GMT
... there is a supply glut. Brazil and West Africa play increasingly important roles, as deepwater offshore ... offshore wells continue to tap massive reservoirs. Energy demand climbs in India and China/Nuclear, hydro ...
- Lula urges Iran nuclear solution 23 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT
... His five-nation tour also takes him to Venezuela and Bolivia, with stops in the West African countries of Senegal and Gambia on the way home. ...
- Big Ghana royalty hike would be "severe" -Newmont 18 Nov 2009 17:23 GMT
... a big hike in royalty rates in Ghana could "severely reduce returns on investment." Ghana's ... speech to parliament on Wednesday said the West African nation would double minimum mineral royalties to 6 ...
- Power Shortages Cripple African Growth 19 Nov 2009 14:55 GMT
... is the single largest stumbling block in Africa's economic development, with the cost of blackouts easily ... made diesel imports virtually unaffordable for many West African countries, the World Bank said. "A ... This could save Africa US$2,2 billion in energy costs a year, the report found. Another ...
- Ahmadinejad heads to nuclear backers Brazil, Venezuela 22 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... South American country, Bolivia. On the way home, Ahmadinejad will stop off in the West African countries of Senegal and Gambia. The Islamic republic's influence in arch-foe the United States' back yard has unnerved Washington ...
- Nigeria's power supply up 'after Delta amnesty' 19 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
... with the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) prepare for an operation against ... ... the size of Five months ago, national power supply was a paltry 1,400 MW, which ... MW, which was far from adequate for Africa's most populous nation. Igbo said the past ...
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