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Uganda Norway Pledges Funds for Forests
Uganda loses nearly 100,000hectares of forest cover annually through encroachment, exposing the population to the risks and costly consequences of climate change. It is therefore for this reason that the Norwegian Embassy has pledged continued support to Uganda in form of increased funding in forest restoration, environment management and conservation as part of their micro-development projects ...
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South Africa Water Debt and Leaks Plague City Residents
Cape Town - Nokuzola Bulana has a problem with leaks. The water that drips from the pipes of the toilet outside her home in Khayelitsha, a large semi-informal township on the fringes of Cape Town, South Africa goes to waste and drives up her water bill. Bulana, a water activist, says she fixed the leaks in January but water on the floor at the base of the toilet, which is inside a stall painted ...
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Namibia DRC Wants Nam Fishing Quotas
THE Government has turned down a request by the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold fishing quotas in Namibia. The Namibian understands that the horse mackerel is popular in the DRC and Namibian fishing companies export large quantities of the fish to that country, prompting its government to request Namibia for fishing quotas. Fisheries Minister Bernard Esau told The Namibian that no direct ...
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Angola Angola Beat Spain At Four Nations Tournament
Luanda - The national handball senior female team surprised Spain this Thursday and beat the Spanish by 22-21, in the Four Nation's tournament debut match, happening in Seoul, South Korea, as part of Angola's preparation for the world handball championship, scheduled for December. By half time, the African champions, who are in Seoul with the Under 23 team, were beating the opponents, ...
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Angola Statesman Wants to Resume Projects in Bengo
Caxito - The President of The Republic, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Thursday here expressed the intention of the Executive to restore the ongoing projects in Bengo province, that are part of the execution of the state budget for this year, Angop has learnt. The official said so while addressing a speech at the opening of the meeting of the Economic Commission of the Cabinet Council with members ...
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Uganda Kitatta Plans to Conquer Burundi
WITH Uganda's top amateur golfers Willy Kitatta and Peter Ssendawula in action, bringing the Burundi Open title to Kampala is a realistic expectation. Kitatta arrived in Bujumbura on Monday and had ample time to practice on the course ahead of the four-day tournament that tees off today. He was joined by ex-professional Ssendawula who is reasonably familiar with the Bujumbura Golf Club ...
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Namibia Mining Expo Opens
THE third mining exposition and conference, whose theme is ‘Growing the cake for socio-economic prosperity' kicked off in the capital yesterday. At the official opening of the expo at Safari Hotel, the Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali said the event was a great occasion to recognize how much the mining industry contributes to the economy. "Last year the mining sector ...
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Kenya Growing Peas and Greens to Maximise Water Usage
Nairobi - Amid warnings that Kenya's agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely affecting food security, biodiversity researchers say that agrobiodiversity should be considered as a vital tool to combat this. "In order to feed the nation, the country must explore agrobiodiversity, specifically (the growing of) vegetables and fruits, which have been neglected ...
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Al-Qaida ally takes responsibility for Niger attack
Security officials in Niger are on the lookout for assailants tied to the bombing Thursday of a military camp, Niger Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said. Karidjo said a car bomb was detonated at a military base in Agadez in central Niger, near the site of a French mining operation. Authorities in Niger told the BBC that several attackers died in the attack, though a fifth insurgent was ...
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UPDATE 2-Rebound in key sectors seen driving Kenya economy in 2013
Thu May 23, 2013 10:21am EDT * Officials keen to attract new investments * Stable economic fundamentals to support (Adds comments from cabinet secretary, permanent secretary) By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 23 (Reuters) - Kenya's economy is expected to expand by about 6 percent in 2013 thanks to a rebound in sectors such as manufacturing and financial services, officials said on ...
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RPT-S.Africas rand firms as central bank holds rates
JOHANNESBURG | Thu May 23, 2013 9:56am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 23 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Thursday after the central bank kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.0 percent and Governor Gill Marcus said the market should not price in a rate cut. The rand gained 0.40 percent at 9.54 against the dollar from 9.5815/dlr just before the central bank ...
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Africas soil diversity mapped for the first time
Soil Atlas of Africa - the first such book mapping this key natural resource - to help farmers, land managers and policymakers understand the diversity and importance ...
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Tanzania says Russias ARMZ owes $206 mln in taxes
Thu May 23, 2013 9:34am EDT * Mineral exports up 16 pct in 2012 to $2.3 bln * Government to acquire 50 pct stake in tanzanite producer DODOMA May 23 (Reuters) - Tanzania is demanding almost $206 million in taxes from Russian state uranium company ARMZ which has won a licence to build the east African country's first uranium mine, the energy minister said on Thursday. Russia's JSC ...
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Namibia Infighting Rocks Southern Town
Keetmanshoop - The Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development wants the Keetmanshoop Town Council to resolve its problems or face possible dissolution. Power struggles, squabbling, backstabbing and mismanagement are some of the major problems described in a report following the completion of a recent probe by the ministry. The six-page report also alleges ...
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Africa African Unity After 50 Years of OAUAU - a Dream Deferred
As the AU is marking the 50th anniversary of the OAU under the theme 'Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance', it is necessary to subject the 50 years journey of the OAU/AU with respect to the question of unity to critical ...
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Southern Africa SADC Needs More Teeth
Windhoek - The regional meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Non-Government Organisations wants the authority of the SADC Secretariat to be strengthened to make it more responsive and decisive in its actions. The meeting also called for the re-enactment of the SADC Tribunal, saying there is urgent need for such a body in the region. The Executive Director of ...
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Namibia Sour Grapes Over Stars Draw
Windhoek - Former African Stars lightning fast winger and dribbling wizard Juku Tjazuko has come out with guns blazing in the aftermath of the Reds' botched attempt to topple reigning Namibian champions Black Africa from the pedestal. Going into last weekend's penultimate potential league title decider against their traditional nemesis, Stars needed a win to stand a good chance of ...
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Angola Climatic Vulnerability Compromises Food Security - Minister
Luanda - The Angolan minister of Environment, Maria de Fátima Jardim, last Wednesday in Luanda informed that climatic changes in some regions of the country puts food security at stake, creating contingencies and adverse conditions for the populations. Speaking at the workshop of presenting the National Action Plan of Adaptation to Climate Changes (PANA), the official stated that in ...
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Kenya Desist from Drug Abuse Kisumu County Youths told
Kisumu County have been told to desist from drug abuse and engage in productive activities that will change their lives. National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug ...
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Angola Vice President Cuban Official Analyses Co-Operation Strengthening
Luanda - The Angolan Vice President, Manuel Vicente, last Wednesday in Luanda discussed with the Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, the perspectives for broadening, strengthening and diversifying the relations of co-operation between the two countries. After the auddience, the Cuban official said to the press that the meeting served to make an assessment of ...
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Mozambique The Anatomy of a Land Deal
Niassa - A multi-million dollar "ethical" plantation development in northwestern Mozambique - the initiative of a clutch of Scandinavian faith-based organizations - has faced alleged acts of sabotage by the very people it was designed to assist, illustrating the divisions between foreign benefactors and local communities. The company Chikweti Forest conceded in a recent environmental ...
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Angola Ambassador Defends Intervention of Diaspora in Promotion of Work in Africa
Luanda - The Angolan ambassador Luís Kiambata defended Thursday at the Angola Writers Association (UEA), in Luanda, the contribution of African diaspora in the creation of more jobs, especially for the youth in the continent. Speaking in the usual Wednesday debate dubbed "Maka a Quarta-Feira", organised by the UEA, on the topic "Rediscovering Africa", in the ambit of ...
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Africa U.S. Praises Power of Inclusive Growth for World Economy
Washington - The United States is committed to injecting new capital into the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral development banks with the aim of supporting inclusive growth in the global economy, according to Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard. "This past year, the U.S. committed to recapitalization across all MDBs [multilateral development ...
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Namibia HRT Reports Oil Off Namibia
DESPITE skepticism about the latest oil discovery announcement, Namibia's Petroleum Commissioner, Immanuel Mulunga says the announcement by HRT on the non-commercial oil is the beginning of "good things for Namibia". Namibia's quest to find viable fields has been delayed after Brazilian oil company HRT confirmed that they have discovered oil which is not suitable for ...
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Tanzania drafts terms to tame the gas boom
Thu May 23, 2013 9:25am EDT * Tanzania says 17 wells to be drilled in 2013/14 * New gas discoveries raise hopes of energy boom * Riots over local benefits By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 23 (Reuters) - Tanzania has drafted policies aimed at channelling the benefits of a gas boom to its own people, in the face of a fatal riot over plans for a new pipeline. The draft policy paper seen by ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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