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East Africa looks towards single currency by 2012
- Africa Good News
today 1:17 pm -
With the East African Community Common Market Protocol now in effect, the region is looking to launch a single currency by 2012. Many hope the integration will break down economic…
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Women's program launched in volatile northern Mali
- Africa Good News
today 12:29 pm -
The Manu River Women Peace Network, a West Africa-wide association that works to improve living conditions for women, is launching a program in Mali's extreme north, where conflict, hunger and…
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Cactus could feed East African livestock, say scientists
- Africa Good News
today 12:27 pm -
A succulent, wild-growing cactus that has been widely dismissed as a noxious weed could sustain African livestock during drought, according to scientists at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. Read more...
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Nutrient-rich algae can boost Chadian women's incomes and tackle malnutrition
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today 12:17 pm -
A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United…
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King Tut's chariot heads to New York City
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today 12:09 pm -
The chariot of one of Egypt's most famous ancient pharaohs is heading to New York City this week to join the Discovery Times Square Exposition exhibit of the boy ruler.…
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Egypt GDP to grow at least 6.5 pct this year: minister
- Africa Good News
yesterday 10:13 am -
Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow by at least 6.5 percent in the fiscal year that began on July 1, signalling the economy is back on track,…
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Niger's presidential race will include first female candidate
- Africa Good News
yesterday 9:47 am -
In Niger, a woman will run for president for the first time in elections due in January. Niger's former minister of culture, Mariama Bayard, announced this week she is a…
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Chalco, Rio Tinto formalise Guinea iron ore venture
- Africa Good News
yesterday 9:39 am -
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) has agreed to invest $1.35 billion in a Guinea joint venture that partner Rio Tinto claims is the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit.…
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EU happy with Kenya's preparation for referendum
- Africa Good News
yesterday 9:33 am -
With just one week until Kenyans head to the polls to accept or reject a new constitution, the European Union delegation to Nairobi says they are pleased with the country's…
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Biofuels could increase food production, says report
- Africa Good News
yesterday 9:31 am -
Planting biofuel crops in Africa need not damage capacity to grow food and could even enhance food security, according to a controversial review prepared for the Forum for Agricultural Research…
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