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WEST AFRICA: Locusts may devour regional economies
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on October 4 updated its warning on the desert locust...
AFRICA: Sovereign credit ratings boost confidence
With the assistance of donors, a growing number of African countries are obtaining ratings from...
AfricaAFRICA: WHO warns on polio
In a notable reversal, the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday announced that Africa could...
IVORY COAST: Accra accord is unlikely to stick
Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will host a summit with counterparts from Mali, Burkina...
Ivory CoastIVORY COAST: Accra accord is unlikely to stick
Last week's summit meeting in Accra produced an outline agreement and timetable for...
Ivory CoastMALI: IMF approves loan programme
The IMF yesterday approved a three-year arrangement under the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility...
MaliUNITED STATES/AFRICA: Nine African states secure aid
President George Bush yesterday announced aid grants to developing countries under the Millennium...
MALI: New government is formed
President Amadou Toumani Toure yesterday announced the formation of a new national government to...
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