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Africa's hot bond market could overheat as U.S. funds pile in
ReutersBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough for the chaos and uncertainty still stalking sub-Saharan countries, some...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Political Corruption, Finance, Ghana, Mutual Funds
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Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
ReutersNEAR SOFIYA, Sudan (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Next year, the management at Kenana...Tags: European Union, Plant Openings, Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Biofuels
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an...Tags: World Bank Group, Economic Organization, March 23 Movement, Congo, Ban Ki-moon
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Cannes Film Review: 'Grigris'
VarietyWorking-class hoofer Billy Elliot was living the high life compared to "Grigris," the eponymous hero of Chadian writer-helmer Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's typically studied fifth feature. The story of a disabled, dance-crazy young buck whose involvement in an...Tags: Music Industry, Music, Movies, Saturday Night Fever (movie), Entertainment
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France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security
ReutersPARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on...Tags: France, Robin Williams
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Mugabe signs constitution into law, paving way for vote
ReutersHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this year. Approved...Tags: United Nations, Politics, Morgan Tsvangirai, Parliament, Robin Williams
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MIDEAST DEBT-Africa tempts Gulf bond investors
ReutersBy Rachna Uppal and Mala Pancholia DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - The lure of sub-saharan Africa, with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, is tempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look south, a marked departure from the relative...Tags: Finance, Time (magazine), Kenya, Loan Market, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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FEATURE-Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
Reuters* Sudan hopes to offset loss of oil to South Sudan * Sugar firm Kenana plans expansion, double output by 2015 * Analysts sceptical about production expansion plans By Ulf Laessing NEAR SOFIYA, Sudan, May 22 (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory...Tags: European Union, Renewable Energy, Plant Openings, Ethanol, International Monetary Fund
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Man accused of murder and rape that shocked S.Africa is released
ReutersCAPE TOWN, May 21 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of...Tags: Cape Town (South Africa), Jacob Zuma, Murder, Prosecution, Rape
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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National...Tags: Cape Town (South Africa), Shootings, Finance, Automotive Equipment, Germany
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Pledging solidarity with Israel
Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, a member of the South African Parliament pledged his "solidarity with Israel" at a recent luncheon event hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the South Florida...Tags: United Nations, Palm Beach County, Israel, Religion and Belief, Politics
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on...Tags: United Nations, International Organizations, Congo, March 23 Movement, Uganda
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