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(Photo: AP/Christine Nesbitt) Four Gambian ministers go in cabinet changes
Incumbent Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, right, leaves the polling station after voting in Banjul, capital of Gambia in West Africa, Thursday Oct. 18, 2001. Voters in Gambia lined up across the country on Thursday to elect the nation´s next presid...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Massimo Pinca)Van Gaal turned down Nigeria
Bayern Munich's coach Louis Van Gaal, in white tracksuit, looks on as players perform a drill, during a training session in Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 7, 2009 ahead of the Champions League Group A soccer match between Juventus and Bayern scheduled at the olympic stadium in Turin, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2009...Full Story

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St Modwen stranded in land of the lost
| St Modwen, the mid-cap property developer, makes much of its long-term returns - whether profits, dividends, or capital growth. | But its short-term returns leave a lot to be desired. The dividend has gone - part of the same self-preservation strategy that underpinned...Full Story
‘Great year' for Randgold as on way to 1 million oz/y gold by 2013
LONDON -  | Speaking to assembled analysts in London, Randgold Resources CEO, Mark Bristow, told of a ‘great year' for his company, albeit also a challenging one, but one which would position it well for the years ahead.  And, on the face of things ...Full Story
More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Eastern Region - UN
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has reached endemic proportions, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ...Full Story
More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DR Congo - UN
| The Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu is one of the few referral centres for sexually violated women8 February 2010 – The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic...Full Story
ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence
| International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague8 February 2010 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today declined to confirm the charges made against a rebel leader accused of directing the September 2007 attack that killed a dozen African Union peacekeepe...Full Story
Security Beefed Up for Displaced in North Kivu
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are still being abducted by armed groups for forced labour in several territories in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) even as authorities beef up security in IDP camps, officials said. | ...Full Story
Randgold's attributable production up
  | Submit your comment | London listed Randgold Resources on Monday reported attributable gold | production of 488 255 ounces - a rise of 14 percent - boosted by a strong fourth | quarter performance from Loulo, where the recently completed plant expansion | signi...Full Story
Katanga Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
BAAR, SWITZERLAND, Feb 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) ("Katanga" or the "Company") today announces its financial results for the 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year end. Katanga's Financial St...Full Story
GJM threatens to drive out DM, SP from Darjeeling; GJM sets deadline for tripartite talks
| GJM threatens to drive out DM, SP from Darjeeling | Indian Express | After the Centre did not announce the date on political-level talks on Gorkhaland, which it was suppose to announce in the first week of February, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Sunday said that...Full Story
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Mon 8 Feb 2010
DRC: Security beefed up for North Kivu IDPs
IRINnews web | NAIROBI, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Internally displaced people (IDPs) are still being abducted by armed groups for forced labour in several territories in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) even as authorities beef up ...
OPT: Building back in Gaza - with mud bricks
IRINnews web | Photo: Suhair Karam/IRIN GAZA, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Hassan al-Err, aged 67, and his seven-member family are moving into a mud house built by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, because other building materials ...
Randgold full year profit up 79%
Mineweb LONDON (Reuters) -  | Profit for the FTSE 100-listed company surged to $84.3 million from $47.0 million the previous year, and the group plans to raise its full-year dividend by 30 percent to 17 cents a share. | Chief Executive Mark Bristow...
Helveta Announces Contract to Deploy CI World as the Nationwide Forest Information Management System in ...
redOrbit Posted on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 03:00 CST | OXFORD, England, February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Helveta Ltd., the leading provider of asset management and supply chain monitoring technology for the forest sector, has announced an exclusive 5 year supply ...
Randgold CEO sees reserves up over 60 percent
Business Report   | * Sees new reserves including from Gounkoto project | Submit your comment | West African-focused gold miner Randgold Resources expects its reserves to grow more than 60 percent when it releases its updated figures in March, Chief Executive M...
Randgold CEO sees reserves up over 60 pct
The Guardian * Sees new reserves including from Gounkoto project * Says Kibali start up could be accelerated further * Says record output from Loulo project continued in Jan * Shares up 6.3 percent after better-than-expected results (Adds details) By Julie Crust ...
Randgold and Xstrata provide fillip for mining shares and FTSE
The Guardian | Mining groups have given the market a bright start to the week after a couple of positive updates and a rebound in commodity prices. | is leading the way, up 315p to £45.24 as the West African gold miner announced a 79% jump in full year profits. ...
Helveta Announces Contract to Deploy CI World as the Nationwide Forest Information Management System in the Democratic Republic of Congo
PR Newswire | OXFORD, England, February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Helveta Ltd., the leading provider of asset management and supply chain monitoring technology for the forest sector, has announced an exclusive 5 year supply agreement with Societe Generale de Surveillanc...
Audio slideshow: Kenya dhow captain fears new port
BBC News | Kenya's government is planning to build a massive new port - expected to be the busiest | in East Africa, serving neighbouring countries such as Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo. | But the port is near Lamu, a beautiful, unspoilt island, which ce...
Feature: Revising the gerontocratic myths in African political leadership; a platform for youth revolutionarism.
Joy Online In view of the controversy that this article generated when it was published in Ohio University, I have decided to add an introductory paragraph to the original article to explain a few, potentially controversial, aspects of my article. What must be ...
UN Criticizes Renewed Rebel Attacks On Displaced
All Africa The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has been alarmed by the renewed armed attacks against camps for displaced people in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | ...
Tiger Resources Limited - Appointment of joint Managing Director and proposed issue of incentive securities
Stockhouse PERTH, Western Australia, Feb. 8, 2010 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- | (ASX and TSX: TGS): Tiger Resources Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brad Marwood as joint Managing Director. | Mr Bra...
Tiger Resources Limited - Appointment of joint Managing Director and proposed issue of incentive securities
Canada Newswire | PERTH, Western Australia, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - (ASX and TSX: TGS): Tiger Resources Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brad Marwood as joint Managing Director. | Mr Brad Marwood is a mining engineer currently serving as a...
Heard the one about Eddie Kadi and the O2?
The Independent | From Prince to Bon Jovi to Madonna, it takes a certain type of star to sell out London's sprawling O2 Arena. | But a little-known stand-up comic who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who usually plays to a few hundred people in pubs...
Sun 7 Feb 2010
EGYPT: Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
IRINnews web | Photo: COFS CAIRO, 7 February 2010 (IRIN) - A controversial organ transplant bill expected to become law in the next few weeks could regularize organ transplants and curb Egypt's booming illicit trade in human organs, experts say. | Hundreds an...
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