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Johannesburg, 16 July, 2004— Many urban households in Zambia, particularly those entirely dependent on the income from one low-wage earner, are hard pressed to meet both food and non-food needs, the Famine Early Warning Systems […]

Dakar, 16 July, 2004— A US Senate investigation into lax controls on money laundering at a Washington bank has revealed the misappropriation of at least US$35 million of oil revenues by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema […]

Tombia, 16 July, 2004— The old, colonial buildings dotted around Tombia hark back to its former prosperity in the 19th and early 20th century when this town in the Niger delta was an important stop […]

Washington, 16 July, 2004— West Africa is helping the United States maintain its energy security, says Paul Simons, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for energy, sanctions and commodity policy. In testimony July 15 before […]

Berlin, 14 July, 2004— The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of nations has vehemently rejected the European Commission‘s proposed reforms of the sugar industry. The EU Commission Paper being presented in Brussels today proposes […]

Washington, 13 July, 2004— A majority of the public in four industrialized nations believes international trade contributes to economic growth in developing countries and the world and increases the number of jobs for people in […]

Washington, 13 July, 2004— President Bush signed into law an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, known as AGOA III, July 13, declaring that the landmark trade legislation has ”improved the lives of […]

Monrovia, 9 July, 2004— Liberia’s transitional government has given Spanish oil giant Repsol a licence to explore for offshore oil near the country’s western border with Sierra Leone, officials said on Friday. This is the […]