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ENERGY-AFRICA: From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX

By Stephen Leahy
ACCRA (IPS) - In many of Africa's towns and villages, smoky kerosene lamps are all that keeps the darkness at bay after sunset. However, kerosene is a dangerous and increasingly expensive source of light for Africans who do not have access to electricity -- about three-quarters of those living on the continent, according to the World Bank.

ENERGY: World Bank, IFC Seek Investors in Off-Grid Africa
ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: The Poor Fly Under the Solar Water Heating Radar
ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Putting Sunshine in Your Taps

ANGOLA: Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers
Mario de Queiroz
LISBON (IPS) - Irish rocker and activist Bob Geldof’s statement that Angola is a country "run by criminals" unleashed a political storm that could have an impact on Portugal’s large investment interests in the largest of its former African colonies.

DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Small Can Be Beautiful
Stephanie Nieuwoudt
CAPE TOWN (IPS) - Is small the new big when it comes to agriculture in Southern Africa? As rising food prices place this sector firmly in the spotlight, there are compelling examples at hand to make the case for greater investment in small-scale farming.

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Focus on Southern Africa

> Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers
> In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt
> "We Mustn't Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day"
> With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability

Economics - Finance

> Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers
> World Bank, IFC Seek Investors in Off-Grid Africa
> Labour "Has to Weigh Up the Trade-offs" in Acting to Protect Workers
> Ethiopia Seeks Preferential Treatment for Coffee

> In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt
> With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability
> Labour "Has to Weigh Up the Trade-offs" in Acting to Protect Workers
> South Africa Welcomes Cuban Doctors

> From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX
> Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers
> Small Can Be Beautiful
> World Bank, IFC Seek Investors in Off-Grid Africa

Health - HIV/AIDS

> Counting the Cost of Recent Floods
> Officials Master Floods - But Battle To Contain Diseases That Follow
> Circumcision an "Opportunity To Take Great Strides Forward" Against HIV
> Where Have the Piglets Gone?

> Making the Blackboard Jungle Less So
> "A World 'Unfit' for 2.2 Billion Children"
> Free Secondary Schooling Policy Faces Testing Times
> Education Amidst Displacement

> From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX
> The Census Saga Continues
> Research Initiative Nets Interesting Discoveries
> Farmers Can Plan - But Not Indefinitely

> Water Supply Proposal Sparks Controversy and Suspicion
> "Between Implementation and Planning, There Is a Disconnect"
> Reinventing Agriculture
> "Increase Agricultural Productivity While Reducing the Environmental Footprint"

Religion, Culture, Gender and Rights

Africa - A Globalising Continent

Rip & Read - Radio Service

Chaos, Death, Destruction in Kenya -- Elections and Aftermath

Africa: Polls to Polls

From Aid to Trade with Africa: Fact or Fiction?

The Southern Africa Water Wire

More Africa News

ENERGY: World Bank, IFC Seek Investors in Off-Grid Africa

DEVELOPMENT-ZAMBIA: Counting the Cost of Recent Floods

RIGHTS: In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt

Q&A: "We Mustn't Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day"

MOZAMBIQUE: Officials Master Floods - But Battle To Contain Diseases That Follow

DR CONGO: With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability

Q&A: Labour "Has to Weigh Up the Trade-offs" in Acting to Protect Workers

Q&A: Circumcision an "Opportunity To Take Great Strides Forward" Against HIV

TRADE-RUSSIA: Ethiopia Seeks Preferential Treatment for Coffee

HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Where Have the Piglets Gone?

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