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WHAT DOES THE GAMBIA STANDS TO GAIN FROM STATE VISITS?

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Friday, April 25, 2008

The Gambia has within a period of three months hosted three presidential visitors from the sub-region. It was first Mohammed Ould Bin Abdallahi, the...

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ZIMBABWE: NGOs withering under foreign currency shortages

africa » zimbabwe

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Scores of nongovernmental (NGO) andhumanitarian organisations are threatened with collapse afterZimbabwe's central bank failed to release money...

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GHANA: Government prepares to battle the “oil curse”

africa » ghana » accra

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Two oil exploration companiesrecently said the discovery of an estimated three billion barrels of oil is setto propel the country into the league of...

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MOZAMBIQUE: Linking small farmers to the formal economy

africa » mozambique » maputo

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

The sustainability of a three-year multimillion-dollar project tostimulate commercial agriculture in Mozambique will be tested when thegovernment...

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ZIMBABWE: Food security forecast to worsen

africa » zimbabwe

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

A combination of post electionturmoil and arid weather conditions are presenting a bleak scenario for foodsecurity in Zimbabwe. The UN's Food and...

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Poorest countries’ cereal bill continues to soar, governments try to limit impact

europe » italy » rome

FAO http://www.fao.org

Monday, April 14, 2008

Forecastgrowth in 2008 cereal production could ease tight global supplyThe cereal import bill of the world’spoorest countries is forecast to rise by...

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Sub-Saharan Africa Spring 2008 Regional Economic Outlook: Growth Expected to Remain Robust but Global Developments Cloud Prospects

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International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org

Monday, April 14, 2008

In 2007 sub-Saharan Africaexperienced one of its highest growth rates in decades. Real GDP expanded byabout 6½ percent, fueled by growing production...

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SoS Balla Gaye clarifies

africa » gambia

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Mousa Gibril Balla Gaye, secretary of state for Finance and Economic Affairs, has explained the improper, inconceivable and unimaginable greedy...

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Meeting Africa’s Urgent Development Needs

north america » united states » washington dc

Sunday, April 06, 2008

World Bank President’s Proposals Target Key Areas: Food, Minerals and Innovative FinancingThe World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick announced...

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ZIMBABWE: Returning will take more than politics

africa » zimbabwe » harare

Saturday, April 05, 2008

It is going to take more than a regime change back home to get the several million-strong Zimbabwean diaspora to return, according to analysts. "It's...

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