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- Oil tanker hijackers build up defences in Somalia
Somali pirates have built up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after reportedly demanding a $US25 million ransom. The Sirius Star, the biggest ship ever hijacked, and its $US100 million cargo of oil was seized on 15 November and
- Legatum Awards $350,000 Prize to African Entrepreneurs
Legatum, a privately owned international investment group, in collaboration with the OTF Group and the S.E.VEN Fund (Social Equity Venture Fund), today announced the winners of the 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards. The Awards program,
- UN food agency resumes aid operation in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has resumed aid operations in northern Somalia after its work was suspended following a string of deadly bomb attacks late last month, according to a press release Saturday.
- Sudan: Stability eludes Darfur border region
The outlook for conflict and security in the Darfur, Chad, Central African Republic border region in 2009. ANALYSIS: During 2008, the conflicts in Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) remained largely separate, reflecting their distinct
- New ETF For Africa
A few months ago BullBearTrader highlighted a U.S. News and World Report interview with Jon Auerback, in which he discussed potential new BRIC-type countries (see the original article, or initial post). In the article Auerback mentions Nigeria, Zimbabwe,
- Experts seek stability in Somalia to check piracy
Dubai, Nov 21 (IANS) The spate of ship hijacks off Somalia not only calls for global naval efforts in the region but also underlines the need to bring stability to that country, say experts. The present situation also offers a good opportunity for
- 'Steps to stabilise Somalia needed along with naval efforts
Dubai, Nov 21 (IANS) The spate of ship hijacks off the coast of Somalia not only calls for joint naval efforts to combat piracy in the region but also offers a good opportunity for regional cooperation in helping stabilise Somalia, say experts. Observers
- Pirates of Africa
Over the weekend, Somali pirates undertook their most daring mission to date -- seizing the MV Sirius Star, an oil supertanker owned by Saudi Aramco. Seized some 450 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya, this brazen act represents a major threat to both
- MSU physician works to help epilepsy victims in Africa
Contact: Tom Oswald, University Relations, Office: (517) 432-0920, Cell: (517) 281-7129, Tom. Oswald@ur.msu.edu; Gretchen Birbeck, Neurology and Ophthalmology, gretchen.birbeck@ht.msu.edu, Office: (517) 884-0276 Published: Nov. 19, 2008 Story Gretchen
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