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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa is still way too dependent on resources
ReutersBy Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Industrial Production, Economy, Business and Finance, Metal and Mineral, Energy Resources
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Zain feels the heat in frontier market South Sudan
Reuters* Told to dismiss staff, shut part of network over spy fears * Market leader Zain says committed to South Sudan * Shows risks as well as opportunities of new markets By Matt Smith and Hereward Holland DUBAI/JUBA April 26 (Reuters) - Mobile phone group...Tags: Netherlands, LinkedIn Corp., Sudan, Government, Politics
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South Africa police investigate PetroSA over alleged graft
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's police anti-corruption unit said on Friday it had opened an investigation at state oil company PetroSA, which reported "deviations" in financial procedures that a newspaper said involved millions of dollars of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Political Corruption, Economy, Business and Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Energy Resources
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African diva Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award
Reuters* Angelique Kidjo wins for live shows, political commitment * Young Zimbabwean band Mokoomba best Newcomer By Angus MacSwan LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music...Tags: Feminism, Entertainment, Music, FIFA World Cup, Carnegie Hall
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S.Africa passes secrets bill; critics say it may hide graft
Reuters* Government says it's needed to better manage state secrets * Critics see threat to whistle-blowers and journalists * Ratings agencies have punished S. Africa for corruption By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG, April 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's...Tags: Reviews, Corruption, Political Corruption, Judges, National Security
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Good fences make safe lions
During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well. Fifty years ago, human population densities were low in the areas where lions roamed. But...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Agriculture, Conservation, Agricultural Research and Technology, Tanzania
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Rugby-Welshman Jenkins named on Lions' coaching staff
ReutersLONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Former Wales flyhalf Neil Jenkins has been appointed assistant coach for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia in June and July, a team announcement said on Wednesday. Jenkins, part of the triumphant 1997 Lions tour...Tags: Australia
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Rugby-Springboks award contracts in bid to keep players home
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, April 24 (Reuters) - South Africa have handed central contracts to 15 players they believe will be at the core of Springbok rugby this year and in the wake of a growing list of defections to lucrative club offers overseas.... -
In Myanmar, cheap SIM card draw may herald telecoms revolution
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie YANGON, April 25 (Reuters) - Introduced a decade and a half ago under Myanmar's former military rulers, SIM cards sold for as much as $7,000 apiece. Today, they still cost more than $200. From Thursday, lucky winners of a lottery-style...Tags: Lotteries, Burma, Justice and Rights, Economy, Business and Finance, Civil Rights
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In Mali, scribe keeps an ancient calling alive
BAMAKO, Mali — Homemade twig pens stand like off-duty soldiers in a jar on Boubacar Sadeck's worktable. The morning sun steals into a room stuffed with a jumble of papers, ink bottles and stretched animal hides. He sits thoughtfully before a blank...
Tags: Bamako (Mali), Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Islam, North Africa
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Google adds 350,000 more miles of roads, 50th country to Street View
Google has just added its 49th and 50th country to its popular Street View feature, enabling Web browsers to check out locations like the Hungarian Parliament building, the European country's Chain bridge or the largest medicinal bath in Europe, the...
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Meeting face-to-face is a first for these longtime friends
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacGavin Vermoter and Gladen Maust have an unorthodox friendship. They have been friends for 50 years — but they just met Friday. The two were connected in elementary school when Vermoter, of Johannesburg, was given a list of American sixth grade...Tags: Friedens, Africa
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