tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71412434515520268622012-05-27T12:29:44.271+04:00The business intelligence solution for Africa - Those news do not necessary reflect our opinion but contribute to the collective awareness...Geopolitisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4512125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141243451552026862.post-6758922258001440212012-05-27T12:29:00.000+04:002012-05-27T12:29:44.282+04:00

The Coca-Cola logo is an example of a widely-recognized trademark representing a global brand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Author: XINHUA The beverage company, Coca-Cola Company has opened a $15 million dollar bottling plant in Hargeisa City, Somaliland as it continue with its expansion in Africa, the company said on Wednesday. Mr Nathan Kalumbu, Coca Cola's Central, East and West Africa

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Addis Ababa, April 13, 2012 (Addis Ababa) The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) contributed more than 4.8 million US dollars to support the establishment of a humanitarian logistics hub and cargo in Djibouti by the World Food Program (WFP), WFP said.According to a press release it sent to ENA on Friday, the logistics hub will enable WFP and the wider humanitarian community to store

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Infrastructure development in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade AreaInfrastructure development in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade AreaKenya to aid Comesa states meet export standards  - Business |theeastafrican.co.keKenya to aid Comesa states meet export standards

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by Paulo Gorjão and Pedro Seabra, "Guinea-Bissau: Can a Failed Military Coup be Successful?" (IPRIS Viewpoints, No. 95, May 2012). The international community’s immediate condemnation of the military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on April 12 seemed to suggest that it was doomed to fail. Formally speaking, subsequent events appear to confirm this initial assessment. However, the same

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Countries in the Middle East and North Africa saw "precarious but potentially far-reaching gains" for press freedom (PDF) , particularly in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt in the wake of the Arab Spring, according to Freedom of the Press 2012, a new report by the Washington-based Freedom House. Related articles Press Freedom Report 2012: Winners and Losers (theepochtimes.com) Russian Press

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By Kathryn McConnell - Staff Writer Washington - Citizens' equal access to the ownership of land and property is crucial to a country's economic development, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation reports. "For a poor, rural family, access to a small farm plot can be vital to day-to-day survival, providing family members with food, household income and the possibility of working their

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JB Cronje, a tralac Researcher, discusses infrastructure development in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Members identified three priority areas for the development of regional infrastructure programmes. The three identified sectors include energy, information and communications, and transport. The motivation for regional infrastructure

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The Ministry of Land Housing and Urban development has put a moratorium on the issuance of land titles in the Albertine Graben oil exploration area until a physical planning process is completed to regulate land acquisition and use. Appearing before the parliamentary Adhoc committee on the regularization of the oil sector on Thursday, lands minister Daudi Migereko said the ministry had

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By JEFFREY D. SACHS President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi died on April 5 of a heart attack at the age of 78. His countrymen, suffering a massive economic and political crisis, seem to have declared good riddance. Some of his rogue allies apparently tried to hold on to power after his death, but democracy prevailed with the installation of the vice president, Joyce Banda, to the presidency

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The Ethiopian manufacturing industry is neither internationally competitive nor shows improvement, a recent study conducted for the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) revealed. Paid for by the secretariat of COMESA and commissioned by the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (MoFED), the study was undertaken by a team of experts lead by Daniel Endelila, a

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Addis Ababa, April 13, 2012 (Addis Ababa)  World Food Programme (www.wfp.org) (Photo credit: Zooomabooma) The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) contributed more than 4.8 million US dollars to support the establishment of a humanitarian logistics hub and cargo in Djibouti by the World Food Program (WFP), WFP said. According to a press release it sent to ENA on Friday

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By Aaron Maasho, ADDIS ABABA | Mon Mar 26, 2012 | Reuters Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki accused the United States of plotting cross-border raids by Ethiopian troops, saying the two allies were out to divert attention from a festering border spat in the volatile Horn of Africa. Addis Ababa, Washington's main ally in the region, said it attacked military bases used by rebels inside

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By James Boxell in Paris - April 12, 2012 -  Financial Times France Telecom has moved closer to assuming almost full control of its Egyptian mobile phone venture, Mobinil, after agreeing to buy out most of the shares owned by tycoon Naguib Sawiris and other minority shareholders. The French telecommunications operator, eager to cement its position in the Arab world as it pulls out of

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April 12 2012 By Reuters A growing number of optimists say Africa's economies are set for take-off and decades of Asian-style growth. A new book takes a more sober assessment of Africa's future based on its past and skewers many projections as bug-eyed, wild and divorced from the region's history. In “Africa's Future: Darkness to Destiny,” author Duncan Clarke argues that orthodox

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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sierra Leone during March 28-April 11, 2012 to conduct discussions for the fourth review of the program supported under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) that was approved by the IMF Executive Board in June 2010. The mission met with His Excellency, President Ernest Bai Koroma; Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Samura Kamara

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March 28 2012  -- By SAPA South African President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the fourth BRICS Summit in Delhi, India, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Zuma was leading a government and business delegation on the country’s second visit to the summit with representatives of the Brazil Russia India China South Africa (BRICS) trading block, set for Thursday and Friday. South Africa was

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Press Release No. 12/107 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2012 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ms. Catherine McAuliffe, visited Kigali during March 15–28, 2012 to conduct discussions for the fourth review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI).[1]  The mission met with Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor of the National Bank of

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The military in Madagascar has, over the past few days, initiated protests to demand improved living conditions, including exemption of their salaries from tax and a reimbursement of taxes deducted from their salaries since 2005. The transitional authorities believe that the discontent is related to social conditions and political contestation.  However, the fear of possible political

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South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, recently said that elections can only be held in Zimbabwe after the adoption of a new democratic constitution. This statement is in line with the provisions of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) which is a power-sharing agreement adopted after the 2008 election crisis in Zimbabwe.  According to the GPA, Zimbabwe must finish

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Three False Choices, Three Crucial Opportunities Remarks by Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) Administrator Council on Foreign Relations - New York, NY March 7, 2012 [As Prepared] INTRODUCTION - What it Means to Elevate Development Two years ago, President Obama and Secretary Clinton both called for elevating development in America's foreign policy,

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By Kathryn McConnell - Staff Writer - Washington  The U.S. Agency for International Development has shifted its approach to aid, prioritizing innovation and entrepreneurship, investing directly in partner governments and local organizations, and focusing on countries with the most need and best chances of success, said Rajiv Shah, the agency's administrator. "With this new approach, we

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012  - by Business Monitor International  Over the last two years, oil and gas exploration in East Africa has gathered pace as high oil global prices have spurred ‘frontier’ exploration. In particular, a number of large gas discoveries have been made in the Rovuma Basin, off the shore of Mozambique and Tanzania. Licence operators have now proved-up between 1.5trn and 1.9trn

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Senegalese voters went to the poll on Sunday to elect a new president or return the incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade, who is vying for a third term in office. The country has seen violent clashes between protesters and security forces, the former contesting the 'legality' of president Wade's candidature for a third presidential term. The Constitutional Council of the country validated Wade's

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EIPICO management decided to close down its 10th of Ramadan facility starting Tuesday, February 28th, 2012, as employees continue to strike. The company’s release also mentioned that its other facilities are working smoothly with no interruptions. It is not yet clear as to the extent of the losses or when the plant will re-start operations.  Egyptian International Pharmaceutical Industries

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February 28, 2012 By George Friedman Source The fall of the Soviet Union ended the European epoch, the period in which European power dominated the world. It left the United States as the only global power, something for which it was culturally and institutionally unprepared. Since the end of World War II, the United States had defined its foreign policy in terms of its confrontation with

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