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ANGOLA: Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers By Mario de Queiroz LISBON - 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. MORE >>
RIGHTS: In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt By Michael Deibert JOHANNESBURG - As the autumn sun sets over South Africa's most populous city, the halls of downtown Johannesburg's Central Methodist Mission fill with weary figures, many far from home, seeking solace within its walls. MORE >>
Q&A: "We Mustn't Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day" By Interview with Paul Verryn JOHANNESBURG - Bishop Paul Verryn, who directs the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg, South Africa, has long been on the frontlines of the country's political struggles. MORE >>
DR CONGO: With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability By Michael Deibert JOHANNESBURG - The indictment against a militia leader whose alleged abuses span the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-ravaged east was finally made public at the end of April, almost two years after being delivered under seal to war crimes prosecutors. MORE >>
TRADE-RUSSIA: Ethiopia Seeks Preferential Treatment for Coffee By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW - After several months of trade negotiations in the joint Russian-Ethiopian economic commission, Russia is considering allowing Ethiopia to bring in its different brands of aromatic coffees on a preferential basis. MORE >>
TRADE: Zimbabwe, ''A Hard Sell'' By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which ended this past weekend, was once celebrated as a forum to showcase the vast investment opportunities in the then bread basket of the Southern African region. It was established almost five decades ago. MORE >>
KENYA: Relocation of Traders in Nairobi Still Beset With Problems By Rosalia Omungo NAIROBI - Jackson Gitonga’s business has suffered during the recent post-election violence. He could not leave his house to sell his wares -- second-hand shoes which, he says, are of high quality. He recorded a loss for the first time since he had started working as an informal trader three years ago. MORE >>
AFRICA: South Africa Welcomes Cuban Doctors By Stephanie Nieuwoudt CAPE TOWN - For more than a decade, Cuban doctors have filled part of a gap left by South African doctors who in large numbers leave the country looking for better salaries and employment opportunities. MORE >>
Q&A: Singing to a Political Beat By Interview with Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour BRUSSELS - If a European rock music fan has just one album by an African artist in his or her collection, there is a higher than average chance it was recorded by Youssou N'Dour. The Senegalese man's status as his continent's most lucrative cultural export was underscored in 2005, when he was the only African to appear at the main Live8 concert in London's Hyde Park, an event that attracted several billion TV viewers, according to its organisers. MORE >>
TRADE-AFRICA: Conflicting Views Over EPAs in French Government By Hilaire Avril PARIS - As it prepares to assume the presidency of the European Union in July one of the main issues on France’s agenda will be the economic partnership agreements (EPAs). But with less than three months to go, France’s official position concerning EPAs is still surprisingly unclear. MORE >>
TRADE: UNCTAD Hears Gender Inequality Becoming Worse - and Better By Francis Kokutse ACCRA - The only way that the poor, particularly women, will benefit from all the efforts that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has put into improving global trade is to ensure that power inequalities are redressed. MORE >>
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