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A view of the company Bogoso Gold Limited, open cast gold mine near the town of Prestea, Ghana, Sept. 27, 2005. Gold prices, much of it mined in Africa, are hitting new 25-year highs, letting mining companies post surging revenues as they search for new ways to extract every nugget from the ground. Yet one thing they say they can't do is substantially increase production, a limitation that could keep prices high for years.hg3
Africa   Mining   Photos   Resources   Wikipedia: Natural resources of Africa  
 The Australian 
Miners' $20bn rush for African resources
| THE number of listed Australian mining companies with operations in Africa has tripled to 160 in the past seven years. | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Dennis Richardson said Aust... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin)
Deposits of manganese in northern Zambia
Africa   Mineral   Mining   Photos   Wikipedia: Zambia  
 IRINnews 
ZAMBIA: Land and mineral rights in conflict
web | MANSA, 30 August 2010 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region. | "We ... (photo: IRIN / Nebert Mulenga)
Children standing in front of the door in Douala Cameroon in 2009  Peace FM Online 
Ghana The 3rd Best Country To Live In Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana is the third best Sub-Saharan African country to live in terms of education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness, and political environment, a Newsweek magazine ranking has said. |... (photo: WN / Adeline Akor)
Africa   Cameroon   Egypt   Ghana   Photos  
Jacob G. Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa  Business Report 
Zuma visits key investor China
| President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday makes an official visit to China to broaden ties with the emerging superpower which is fast becoming a top investor in Africa. | The visit is seen as an opportunity t... (photo: World Economic Forum / Zahur Ramji)
Africa   China   Finance   Photos   Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma  
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A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country. The Star
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)
Economy   Mozambique   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Mozambique  
Bread - Loaf Bread - Food - Flour CNN
Fears grow over global food supply
| (FT) -- Russia announced a 12-month extension of its grain export ban on Thursday, raising fears about a return to the food shortages and riots of 2007-08 which spread ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Photos   Prices   Russia   Wikipedia: Food security  
Rice - Foodgrain - Food - Commodity The Press Democrat
Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike
| A spike in food prices has triggered deadly riots in Mozambique this week, and experts worry other countries that saw such unrest during the last global food crisis in ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Food   Market   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Inflation  
A view of the company Bogoso Gold Limited, open cast gold mine near the town of Prestea, Ghana, Sept. 27, 2005. Gold prices, much of it mined in Africa, are hitting new 25-year highs, letting mining companies post surging revenues as they search for new ways to extract every nugget from the ground. Yet one thing they say they can't do is substantially increase production, a limitation that could keep prices high for years.hg3 The Australian
Miners' $20bn rush for African resources
| THE number of listed Australian mining companies with operations in Africa has tripled to 160 in the past seven years. | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secreta... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin)
Africa   Mining   Photos   Resources   Wikipedia: Natural resources of Africa  
Gasoline - Diesel - Fuel Prices National Public Radio
Food, Fuel Prices Spark Deadly Riots In Mozambique
| Young men angry over the rising cost of food, fuel and water rampaged through Mozambique's capital Wednesday, throwing stones, looting shops and drawing police fire tha... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Cost   Food   Fuel   Photos   Prices  
Tyres burn in a street , Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country. State television said that six people were killed in the clashes. Hartford Courant
Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead
MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)
Mozambique   Photos   Police   Protests   Wikipedia: Mozambique  
Civil servants protest during a strike in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Gulf News
Zuma tells his ministers to negotiate end to strike
| Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma has told government ministers to negotiate immediately to end a public-sector pay strike and expects both them and... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Labor   Photos   Politics   S Africa   Wikipedia: South Africa  
Politics Economy
- Zimbabwe Elected SARO Executive Committee Member
- President Hails Mswati
- Recall British Envoy-NGO
- UPND Youths Blast 'Headless' Pact
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
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- South Africa condemns Madagascar's Ravalomanana verdict
- Appointment of Joint Broker
- African Debate: Nigeria Attempt To Put Their World Cup Woes
- Kenyan Leader appeals to the international community
Deposits of manganese in northern Zambia
ZAMBIA: Land and mineral rights in conflict
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Culture Education
- DJ Black of Joy FM Is Africa's Second Best Disc Jockey
- Another view on Sister Act
- UN ConferenceTo Attract Unprecedented Number
- Letter To UNESCO - Cancel UNESCO-Obiang Prize
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
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- H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money
- S Africa to end migrant amnesty
- Tea in the Sahara: a road trip through the Libyan desert
- African Art Museum Again Delays Opening of Site on Fifth Ave
Cotton
Cotton Conference's Plans For Revamping The Industry
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Health Travel
- SWAZILAND: Task-shifting could improve HIV treatment and pre
- New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise
- Nurse's Assault Saddens Health Workers' Union
- Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa
Children standing in front of the door in Douala Cameroon in 2009
Ghana The 3rd Best Country To Live In Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 6 Somali civilians killed in violence in Mogadishu
- Leader of orthodox Israeli party calls for death of Abbas
- Kenya defends failure to arrest Sudan's president Omar a
- People with disabilities deserve to be seen and heard
Somali Government forces take up a position during clashes with Al-Shabaab insurgents, in Mogadishu, Wednesday, Aug, 25, 2010.
6 Somali civilians killed in violence in Mogadishu
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