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Britain to help Ghana reduce drug trade and crime
Posted on: Thu 27 Jan, 2011.
Mr Nicholas Westcott, Out-going British High Commissioner to Ghana, said on Wednesday that Britain was poised to co-operate with Ghana to reduce drug trafficking and crime.
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Kenya and South African ministers co-Chair ANDI
Posted on: Tue 18 Jan, 2011.
Two public officials in Africa have been elected to co-chair the Board of the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI).
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Economic Commission for Africa to support Ghana's street naming project
Posted on: Mon 17 Jan, 2011.
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday announced that government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Commission for Africa to provide technical assistance for the country's street naming and house numbering project.
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South Africa's President Zuma on China trade mission
Posted on: Tue 24 Aug, 2010.
South African President Jacob Zuma has flown into China for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening business ties. Read more...
Switzerland ready to lift Libya travel ban
Posted on: Fri 26 Mar, 2010.
Switzerland is ready to lift a travel ban on some Libyan citizens in order to ease tensions in a row that has drawn in much of Europe, officials say. Read more...
UK-French aid worker describes Darfur hostage ordeal
Posted on: Mon 22 Mar, 2010.
The longest-held foreign hostage in the Sudanese region of Darfur has said he was not mistreated, but faced a "daily struggle" to stay positive. Read more...
China unveils Copenhagen targets on emissions
Posted on: Thu 26 Nov, 2009.
China says it will aim to reduce the so-called "carbon intensity" of its economy by 40- 45% by 2020, official media say.
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Italy PM opens North African road
Posted on: Mon 31 Aug, 2009.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, on a brief visit to Libya, has opened the first section of a new 2,000km North African coastal highway. Read more...
EU-Zimbabwe launch new era in ties
Posted on: Fri 19 Jun, 2009.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union and Zimbabwe launched Thursday a new era in relations with their first official talks in seven years, with the EU vowing to fully restore ties once "sticking points" are overcome. Read more...
Libya and Britain 'sign extradition deal'
Posted on: Thu 30 Apr, 2009.
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libya and Britain on Wednesday signed a judicial cooperation agreement, a Libyan official said, after Tripoli indicated it would seek the extradition of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet. Read more...
American leaders brace for duel over Cuba
Posted on: Fri 17 Apr, 2009.
PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) - US President Barack Obama and Latin American leaders are heading for a duel over Cuba's future at a trans-continental summit starting Friday from which the communist island has been controversially barred. Read more...
Sudan's Beshir defies warrant with Eritrea visit
Posted on: Tue 24 Mar, 2009.
IROBI (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir paid a brief visit to his Eritrean ally Monday, his first foreign trip since the issue of an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. Read more...
China, Tanzania leaders sign multi-million-dollar deals
Posted on: Mon 16 Feb, 2009.
DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao signed cooperation agreements with Tanzania worth more than 20 million dollars Sunday, covering agriculture, communications and technical cooperation. Read more...
China's Hu vows to increase Africa investment
Posted on: Fri 13 Feb, 2009.
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) - President Hu Jintao promised Thursday that China would step up its investment in Africa as Beijing looked to his whirlwind tour of Africa to shake off accusations it exploits the continent. Read more...
Algerian president hosts Raul Castro
Posted on: Mon 09 Feb, 2009.
ALGIERS (AFP) - Cuban President Raul Castro held talks on Sunday in Algiers with his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika after visiting a memorial to the country's war of independence, the APS news agency reported. Read more...
Cambodian PM makes first Middle East visit
Posted on: Tue 13 Jan, 2009.
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has departed for oil-rich Kuwait in his first-ever visit to the Middle East, aimed at expanding business and trade ties. Read more...
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