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S.Africa in building push as economy set to slow

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:38:54 -0800
South African growth will slow to just 2.7 percent this year, a level the government hopes to boost with a massive building and investment drive, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said Wednesday.
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Raystream Opens Regional Office in South Africa

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:30:00 -0800
Raystream Inc. , a provider of HD video compression services, is expanding its market reach with a new regional office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Africa: Kagame Calls for IFAD's Member States to 'Be Bold'

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:48:32 -0800
[IFAD] Rome - Development leaders and heads of state or government gathered for the opening of the 35th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to discuss the world's most urgent problem: how to feed the world and protect the planet at the same time.
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East Africa: Regional Police Cooperation Will Help Curb Crime

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:56:48 -0800
[New Times] This week, regional police chiefs met in Kigali to discuss effective ways of combating crime.
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Regional Winners named in Student Space Lab Competition

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:34:53 -0800
European students are among the regional winners in the YouTube Space Lab student science competition, co-sponsored by ESA. The ultimate winners will have their experiment performed on the International Space Station, live-streamed to a global audience.
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Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:00:04 -0800
Dubai, UAE February 22 2012: Many regional markets are experiencing a staggering increase in internet usage, up from 7.8 million to 187 million users in the last decade, according to Steve Hamilton-Clark, CEO of the world's largest custom market research organisation, TNS MENA.
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Stelios to Invest $500 Million in Low-Cost West Africa Airline

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:07:54 -0800
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of discount carrier EasyJet Plc, plans to invest $500 million in a low-cost African airline with Ghana’s capital, Accra, as its regional hub.
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W.Africa bloc orders Mali rebels to end attacks

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:51:57 -0800
ABUJA (Reuters) - West African regional group ECOWAS on Friday ordered Tuareg rebels to end hostilities against the Malian authorities and to give up the territories they occupy, in an effort to quell violence which has killed dozens this year. Thousands of civilians have been forced from their homes since the MNLA rebels, boosted by ethnic allies who returned to Mali after fighting for Muammar ...
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West Africa: UN Envoy Calls for Closer Ties With Regional Bloc

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:34:02 -0800
[UN News] A senior United Nations official today called for closer ties between the UN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deal with threats and challenges to the region after the 15-member body selected a new leadership team.
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S Africa Union To Demand 18% Pay Rise For Rustenburg Workers

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:17:21 -0800
RUSTENBURG, South Africa -(Dow Jones)- South Africa's umbrella labor union said Tuesday it will intervene in a month-long strike at Impala Platinum Ltd.'s (IMP.JO) biggest mine, to demand an 18% pay rise for all employees.
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