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 <title><![CDATA[Sunergy has formed a strategic alliance for petroleum sales in Ghana]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:52:15 +0200</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sunergy, Inc (the "Company") (OTC.BB:SNEY - News) has formed a strategic alliance with a Global Petroleum trader and supplier for petroleum sales in Ghana. Since 33.1 Billion barrels of proven offshore oil were discovered last year in the Gulf of]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Algeria's mobile market continued to grow by around 200% four years in a row]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:50:40 +0200</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Algeria's mobile market exceeded all expectations when it continued to grow by around 200 percent four years in a row and soared past the 80 percent penetration mark. As the]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Australia to donate A$11 million to African nations]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that Australia is to provide three African nations with millions of dollars for urgent food and humanitarian assistance. The money will be distributed through the Red Cross and the United Nations to Somalia, the Democratic]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[South Africa plans to double its trade with the UK]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[South Africa plans to double its trade with the UK and become a gateway for European companies looking to establish bases in Africa, says Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies.

Davies was briefing the media on Thursday on the work of the]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Eskom to shut down two Koeberg units]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[To ensure sufficient energy supply particularly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Eskom is to shut down two units of the Koeberg power station for maintenance work.

Eskom said the two units would be shut down for between seven and 14 days]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[South Africa and Sweden are set to strengthen ties]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[South Africa and Sweden are set to strengthen ties between the two countries at the 6th South Africa-Sweden Bi-National Commission (BNC). 

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is expected to receive Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson who]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Firestone Diamonds to apply for a secondary listing of shares on the Botswana Stock Exchange]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Firestone Diamonds plc, ("Firestone" or "the Company"), the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company (ticker: AIM:FDI), announces that it intends to apply for a secondary listing of shares in the Company on the Botswana Stock Exchange and]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Namakwa Diamonds secures investment from Satya Capital]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:14:59 +0200</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Namakwa Diamonds Limited, the vertically integrated diamond resource group focused on Southern Africa, announces that Satya Capital ("Satya") has subscribed for new ordinary shares in the Company. Satya is a specialist African investor with a]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Stellar progress update on its operations following the successful Reverse Takeover of West African Diamonds]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Stellar, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, is pleased to provide a progress update on its operations following the successful Reverse Takeover of West African Diamonds]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Tiomin Resources to merge with Vaaldiam Resources Inc.]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[The shareholders of Tiomin Resources Inc. ("Tiomin") (TSX:TIO), voted on March 15, 2010 to merge with Vaaldiam Resources Inc. The new company will be called Vaaldiam Mining Inc. and will trade on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) with the symbol]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Japan pledges US$1.3 million to Guinea mothers, babies]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that Japan pledged US$1.3 million dollars (948,000 euros) for the UN's children's agency to improve health conditions for mothers and children in Guinea, the Japanese embassy]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[New Brazil Holding and Pan-Petroleum have entered into a business combination agreement]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[New Brazil Holding ASA ('NBH'), a company controlled by Norse Energy Corp. ASA ('NEC'), and Pan-Petroleum (Holding) Cyprus Ltd. ('Pan-Petroleum') have entered into a business combination agreement. The business combination will create a strong]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Africa Oil Corp. farmout agreement with Lion Energy Corp.]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Africa Oil Corp. reports that the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation pertaining to the August 19, 2009 farmout agreement between Lion Energy Corp. ('Lion Energy') and Africa Oil. under the farmout agreement Lion Energy has]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Invest in Ghana's sugar industry]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[The country is seeking private investment in agri-business as part of its priority to achieve food security and to minimise spending on imports. Demand for sugar is rising at 2.3% annually, creating a shortfall in the market.

Contact
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 <title><![CDATA[Mauritius water project holds promising potential]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Mauritius straddles the Great Conveyer Belt that moves massive undercurrents of mineral and nutrient-rich deep sea water around the globe. Investors are invited to exploit this rich resource to cater for various profitable market segments.

The]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Establish a cement plant in Moatize City]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Mozambique's construction industry is experiencing severe problems accessing adequate and affordable cement for use in the rapidly growing sector.

Description:  The proposed cement plant will use imported clinker. The process will involve]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[African Development Bank has committed a senior Loan of US$50 million to Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed a senior Loan of USD 50 million under the AfDB’s Emergency Liquidity Facility (ELF) to Zenith Bank Plc (Nigeria). This loan agreement was signed today by AfDB Private Sector Operations Director, Mr.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Government of Swaziland has launched a Swaziland Communications Commission Draft Bill 2009]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[The Government of Swaziland has launched a Swaziland Communications Commission Draft Bill 2009 to regulate the broadcasting sector in the country. Once the Bill becomes law, the Commission will among other things, issue licences to TV and radio]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[UNODC/BCOCC to launch EUR2.48 million project to strengthen law enforcement in South Africa]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:37:54 +0200</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants are global concerns and crimes affecting persons, individual countries and regions as a whole. In addition to the humanitarian and social consequences attached to these phenomena, security issues]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[IFC to invest C$4 million in Volta Resources to support gold exploration in Burkina Faso]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:53:33 +0200</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today agreed to invest 4 million Canadian dollars in Volta Resources to support a gold exploration project expected to provide jobs and government revenues to Burkina Faso once a mine is developed.

IFC’s]]></description>
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