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<title>Finance Industry Today: Central Africa Finance News</title>
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<title>Global Food Sticker Shock</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179403519</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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...  hammered by staggering gas prices and the mortgage crisis, with little meaningful relief in sight.  ...  erupted in pockets of poverty, such as Cameroon, where there were deaths, and in Haiti,  ...  scholar at the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies, added, &quot;I think we have been  ...
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<title>Global Shock Waves Felt On Rising Food Costs</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179402422</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 15:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  hammered by staggering gas prices and the mortgage crisis, with little meaningful relief in sight.  ...  erupted in pockets of poverty, such as Cameroon, where there were deaths, and in Haiti,  ...  scholar at the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies, added, &quot;I think we have been  ...
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<title>Rwanda: Paying Taxes for Economic Independence</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179359854</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  as it is the only way for Rwanda to be economically independent. Kagame was speaking  ...  sector and the government in terms of investment and profitable businesses. He said that Rwanda  ...  the regional level especially in the East African Community. Mr. Kagame further advocated a 24-hour  ...
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<title>Govt Sets Its Eyes On Alternative Energy</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179359850</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT</pubDate>
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... Given the energy deficit in Rwanda as well as the rest of the East African countries&amp;mdash;an issue which was highlighted during the  ...  was highlighted during the recent East African investment conference&amp;mdash;Rwanda is increasingly looking at alternative sources  ...
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<title>Rwanda: Govt Sets Its Eyes On Alternative Energy</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179359837</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT</pubDate>
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... Given the energy deficit in Rwanda as well as the rest of the East African countries&amp;mdash;an issue which was highlighted during the  ...  was highlighted during the recent East African investment conference&amp;mdash;Rwanda is increasingly looking at alternative sources  ...
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<title>Expert: China enjoys strong reputation in Africa due to non-interference policy</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179353949</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 02:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  broad support and a strong reputation in African countries due to its policy of non-interference,  ...  state are its own responsibility and China&apos;s investment in countries such as Nigeria, Gabon and  ...  Nigeria, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo reflects the policy. &quot;These two elements, which  ...
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<title>Victims of a witch hunt</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179350402</link>
<pubDate>20 Jul 2008 01:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  albinos is a serious problem throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, but in Tanzania it has taken a  ...  policies, the country is finally getting development, investment and change. &quot;This is serious because it  ...  albino skin in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The young are often targeted. In early  ...
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<title>DRC: Mining multi-nationals get deal of the century</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179336064</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 20:08 GMT</pubDate>
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...  that the miners had their own mutual insurance scheme to cover hospital or funeral expenses. A South African company, Ruashi Mining, has now ended all  ...  to mining companies. In the past, foreign investment in mines was banned and the Bakajika  ...
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<title>Private Investment Is Transforming African Development</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179333276</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 19:18 GMT</pubDate>
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... Private capital investment in Africa now exceeds the region&apos;s level of official  ...  Kenya, are developing bond initiatives to help finance infrastructure development. Lowery recalled that U.S. Treasury  ...
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<title>African Officials Pledge to Keep Virunga Parks Secure</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179333275</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 19:18 GMT</pubDate>
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... African Officials Pledge to Keep Virunga Parks Secure  ...  security, economic growth from tourism and other investment will not occur,&quot; U. S. Assistant Secretary  ...  through the U.S. Agency for International Development&apos;s Central African Regional Program for the Environment and the  ...
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<title>A steep price increase is expected for tantalum</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179329576</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 17:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  looking for alternative supply sources particularly in Africa. Basing his observations on United Nations data,  ...  Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) use proceeds from ore sales to  ...  help them with their funding endeavours to finance their exploration and development programmes. As remains  ...
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<title>ETF Global Update</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179325253</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  been financing about three-quarters of all US mortgages, panicked markets early in the week. Their  ...  Van Eck launched the Market Vectors &amp;ndash; Africa Index ETF ( ) this week.. AFK  ...  as of the most recent rebalance. The investment is broken down among a number of  ...
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<title>Foreign debate</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179319428</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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...  by Mr McCain as a reason for investment in missile defence; Mr Obama has pledged  ...  throughout the former Soviet Union. With his African heritage, Mr Obama has made the continent  ...  conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and pushed through a bill to fund  ...
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<title>Africa: AfDB Approves a Private Sector Investment of U.S. $ 25 Million Equity</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179317863</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 14:31 GMT</pubDate>
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... The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a US$ 25 million equity investment in the Rising Africa Infrastructure Fund (RAIF  ...  projects for commercial infrastructure but also Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects for social infrastructure. The  ...
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<title>Namibia: Cement Becomes Gold As Uranium Mines Take Shape</title>
<link>http://finance.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179314767</link>
<pubDate>19 Jul 2008 13:46 GMT</pubDate>
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...  all of which is imported from South Africa. Motinga told the Economist this week that  ...  target Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia,&quot; Motinga said. &quot;We, as Namibia,  ...  of cement per year, with a total investment of N$1.2 billion being spent during the  ...
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