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Nigeria: Farmers Ask for Enabling Environment
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:37:21 GMT
The Kogi chapter of All Farmers' Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Monday called for more efforts to create an enabling environment toward attaining a robust agricultural economy in the country.
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Africa: Climate Change Threatens Continent's Food Security
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:23:43 GMT
Kilimanjaro national park, Mountains of the Mooon ice is melting at fast rate due to climatic changes.
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Rwanda: Utexrwa to Produce Fabric From Pineapple Extracts
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:23:40 GMT
Usine Textile du Rwanda (Utexrwa), Rwanda's only textile company plans to diversify its textile products to producing pineapple fabrics.
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Rwanda: Rwf23 Billion to Be Invested in Tea Plantations, Factories
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:23:29 GMT
Rwanda Tea Authority (Ocir-The), a government agency has said that it will require a financial outlay of US$41Million (Rwf.23 Billion) worth of investments in the sector if it is to achieve the 9,000 hectares of extra tea plantations it is targeting by 2012.
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Nigeria: Helmet - Benue FRSC Warns Okada Men on Ultimatum
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:15:11 GMT
THE Benue State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission has warned commercial motorcycle operators that it would commence the enforcement of the use of crash helmet order by motorcyclist at the expiration of the two weeks extension requested by the Benue State Government.
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South Africa: Gold, Dollar Boost Forex Reserves
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:53 GMT
SA's gold and foreign exchange reserves rose 2,7% last month, boosted mainly by the effect of higher gold prices and weakness in the dollar, official data showed yesterday.
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Africa: Analysts Raise Doubts on Telecoms Cables
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:49 GMT
AT LEAST four out of 10 undersea telecoms cables supposed to be heading for Africa will probably never materialise, according to analysts from AfricaNext Investment Research.
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South Africa: Factories Head for Recession
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:42 GMT
MANUFACTURING output dived 4,4% in November, the biggest annual fall in more than nine years, adding to evidence that the economy's second-biggest sector is in recession.
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South Africa: Altech Reviled for Antimerger Tactics
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:24 GMT
ALTECH was vilified yesterday for conducting a highly disruptive but ultimately aborted campaign to derail a merger of two other companies in a move wasting it millions of rands and likely to cost it millions more.
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South Africa: Resilient Consumers Amaze Retailers
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:22 GMT
RETAILERS Pick n Pay and Massmart yesterday issued separate upbeat trading updates, with Pick n Pay saying it had been amazed at the resilience of cash-strapped customers who splurged on quality electronic gifts and food.
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