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Mugabe prepares new govt despite protests

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-01-03-mugabe-prepares-new-govt-despite-protests

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has started preparations to form a government despite opposition objections, firing a dozen ministers from his...

Opposition leader wins Ghana poll

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7809451.stm

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Opposition candidate John Atta Mills has won a tight presidential run-off in Ghana, saying he will be "a president for all". Electoral officials...

Draft standard report for edible fats, oil discussed

http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/draft-standard-report-for-edible-fats-oil-discussed

Friday, January 2, 2009

The department of state for Trade, Industry and Employment, in collaboration with the National Codex Committee and other stakeholders, yesterday,...

Gambia Government Issues Over 100 Diplomatic Passports to Foreign Nationals

http://www.thegambiaecho.com/Homepage/tabid/36/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1373/Default.aspx

Friday, January 2, 2009

Unassailable sources nestled within the corridors of state power reveal that in the past year alone, the government of President Yahya Jammeh has...

Low copper prices to hit Zambia's income

http://af.reuters.com/article/zambiaNews/idAFLV69139220081231

Friday, January 2, 2009

Zambia's tax revenues will be hit badly in 2009 unless copper prices rebound, the country's revenue authority (ZAR) was quoted as saying on...

Bush to meet south Sudan president next week

http://af.reuters.com/article/sudanNews/idAFN3137968320081231

Friday, January 2, 2009

U.S. President George W. Bush is to meet next week with south Sudan's president to discuss his peace pact with the Khartoum government, which the...

South African markets rise on metals, global shares

http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFL259872720090102

Friday, January 2, 2009

South African stocks rose during the year's first trading session on Friday, boosted by strong industrial metals, while firmer global markets also...

Senegal peacekeeper dies after Darfur car-jacking

http://af.reuters.com/article/senegalNews/idAFLU22868620081230

Friday, January 2, 2009

A Senegalese peacekeeper has died after armed men shot him in the leg when they seized his car in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said.The soldier...

Thieves spark fire at dormant Nigeria oil well

http://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFLV49671220081231

Friday, January 2, 2009

A fire at a dormant Royal Dutch Shell oil well in southern Nigeria caused by thieves trying to siphon off crude oil has killed at least one person,...

Migrant dies in attempt to reach Spanish enclave

http://af.reuters.com/article/moroccoNews/idAFL14777920090101

Friday, January 2, 2009

An African migrant was killed on Thursday when Moroccan police fired warning shots to stop 80 illegal migrants trying to reach Spain's North African...

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