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Zambia: Where East meets West

Zambia is uniquely positioned as a hub for regional trade in Southern Africa ...

Zimbabwe?: Tsvangirai backs empowerment law

A newly confident Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, buoyed by recent support from regional leaders, surprised delegates to the World Economic ... Forum on Africa in Cape Town by declaring his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party was fully behind legislation allocating a major share of foreign enterprises to Zimbabweans.

Côte d’Ivoire?: Financiers, smugglers ?and rebels

President Alassane Ouattara's government has a long list of problems ahead to get the country's economic, political and judicial system back ... to working order??.

Tunisia: The revolution will be televised

Cameras captured each stage of the Tunisian revolution, but young activists do not want to let up as the transitional government gets bogged ... down in the minutiae of organising new polls.

Ghana moves to mitigate crude oil price risks

Government of Ghana has inaugurated a national Risk Management Committee to help to mitigate the price risk of crude oil on its economy. ...

ECOWAS: ‘Travelling from Ghana to Nigeria is like going through hell’ – ISODEC

The ECOWAS Regional Integration effort is not moving as expected because of lack of commitment and poor communication among stakeholders, according ... to a Ghana-based NGO.

Ethiopia to host EU business forum

Ethiopia will host its first European Union (EU) business forum in Addis Ababa on 10 June 2011. The meeting aims to enhance trade ties between ... Ethiopia and European Union (EU) member states.

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AU wants an African to head IMF after DSK

The African Union (AU) Commission says that a non-European should be at the helm of affairs at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According ... to them, tacit agreements governing the international lender only makes it possible for Europeans to hold the position of Managing Director at the IMF.

Zimbabwe’s insecure labour force

A quarterly survey released Thursday on Zimbabwe's job market has revealed that job insecurity is alarmingly high as 61 percent of workers fear ... being retrenched.

Libya: Gaddafi’s Rapes and the ICC

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has obtained incriminating evidence against Muammar Gaddafi in his bid to ... bring the Libyan "guide" to justice. Gaddafi is believed to have organized rape campaigns.

New cuts to US agriculture subsidies unlikely to benefit African farmers, says US Trade Rep

In a Q&A with TheAfricaReport.com ahead of this week's African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) summit in Lusaka, Zambia, Ambassador Ron Kirk, ... US Trade Representative said African farmers need more than just cuts to US agriculture subsidies.

AFDB: Tunisia calls in the legal experts

The African Development Bank's African Legal Support Facility is being used by Tunisia's new government to track assets stolen by the Ben Ali ... regime.

Economic reforms must taper into political reforms says Kaberuka

President of the African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka unpacks the complex relationship between African countries and their emerging partners ... on a changing political map, and explains why legal expertise in drawing up contracts is key

Nigeria to focus on HIV/AIDS cure research

Nigeria will include HIV cure research in all discussions, political decisions and funding strategies, President Goodluck Jonathan promised world ... leaders at the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on AIDS (UNGASS).

Ethiopia to launch wind farm amid mega hydro power plan

Ethiopia is due to launch its first ever wind farm next month. Upon completion, the farm is expected to generate 120 MW of power from wind. ...

AfDB 2011 AGM in Lisbon: Count me in

AfDB president Donald Kaberuka will make shared growth and social inclusion the theme of this year's AGM in Lisbon. ...

UN launches campaign on HIV related stigma and discrimination in Ghana

The United Nations (UN) systems on Wednesday launched a global campaign to create awareness and fight against HIV-related stigma and discrimination ... in Accra, Ghana,

South Africa a threat to Africa’s Free Trade Area?

A free trade area (FTA) planned for launch between three of Africa's regional economic blocs has been criticised for benefitting big South African ... companies over smaller scale businesses.

Ethiopia to evacuate citizens from Yemen

Ethiopia will evacuate its citizens from Yemen owing to the escalation of violence in the Middle East country, Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign ... Affairs said on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

DRC: Up, down and around again?

With elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in late 2011, mining companies are in a hurry to get deals signed now. ...

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