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| Ballots and bullets in Nigeria's oil state |
| 2010-09-07 03:07:33 |
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As the country prepares to vote, a life-and-death struggle to control the patronage networks from which many Nigerian politicians draw their power gathers pace |
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| FT interview: Timipre Sylva |
| 2010-09-07 03:06:08 |
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Timipre Sylva is governor of the oil-rich Nigerian state of Bayelsa. A controversial figure he talks to Tom Burgis about forthcoming elections, corruption, militant violence and western oil companies operating in the Niger delta |
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| Union leaders suspend strike in S Africa |
| 2010-09-07 02:52:29 |
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Crippling public sector strike comes to an end 19 days after it threw schools and hospitals into crisis, but negotiations are expected to last several weeks before a final resolution is found |
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| UN faces dilemma in report on Congo killings |
| 2010-09-06 02:22:10 |
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The world body will appear spineless if it waters down its study of atrocities committed in the DRC, but use of the word 'genocide' to describe what happened is explosive in Rwanda's context |
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| S African strike adds to school system woes |
| 2010-09-04 06:46:26 |
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South Africa's public sector strike was badly timed for the final-year students at Ncube High School, in Soweto, who sit graduation exams next month. More than two weeks after teachers walked out, scores of pupils still arrive at school each morning |
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| Disquiet over ENRC's purchase of Congo assets |
| 2010-09-04 06:13:50 |
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Anger is growing among London's investor community over the decision by Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, the London-listed Kazakh miner, to buy a disputed copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Fears grow over global food supply |
| 2010-09-03 21:22:09 |
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Wheat prices have risen further in the wake of Russia's decision to extend its grain export ban by 12 months, raising fears about a return to the food shortages and riots of 2007-08 |
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| Seven die in Mozambique food rioting |
| 2010-09-03 05:35:50 |
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The first food riots since the 2007-08 crisis have left seven people dead and at least 280 injured in Maputo, the Mozambican government said. The unrest in the capital followed the government's decision to raise bread prices by 30 per cent |
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| Geldof seeks $1bn for African investment |
| 2010-09-03 05:24:54 |
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The singer and campaigner for aid to the continent is seeking to raise money from institutional investors for a private equity venture on the continent |
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| Striking unions reject S Africa pay offer |
| 2010-09-02 22:00:22 |
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South Africa's biggest public sector strike for three years is set to continue after unions rejected an improved wage offer from the government |
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| Zimbabwe enjoys bumper tobacco season |
| 2010-09-02 07:31:33 |
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Harvest doubles on last year, with smallholder farmers accounting for 60-65% of the national crop amid increasing demand from China |
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| Congo seizes First Quantum Minerals' assets |
| 2010-09-01 07:45:51 |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the mineral-rich African country, is set to investigate the Toronto and London-listed copper miner for 'suspected wide-scale misconduct' |
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| Rwanda threatens to quit Darfur mission |
| 2010-09-01 03:24:19 |
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Rwanda is threatening to withdraw from a peacekeeping mission in Darfur in reaction to a leaked UN report suggesting its forces may have been responsible for "crimes of genocide" in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| South Africa moves to end strike |
| 2010-09-01 01:44:14 |
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The government tried to settle a damaging public sector strike on Tuesday by moving closer to trade union demands and making an improved wage offer |
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| China Railway discusses high-speed projects |
| 2010-08-31 07:57:06 |
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Chinese construction group is in South African talks to bring first dedicated high-speed rail line to sub-Saharan Africa |
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