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Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Randgold hunts for African gold assets
* Africa-focused mining firm seeking new assets Sat, 15 Nov 2008
LEAD 2 Au moins 66 morts dans un accident de la route au Burkina
OUAGADOUGOU, 15 novembre (Reuters) - Au moins 66 personnes ont t tues et plusieurs grivement blesses samedi dans une collision entre un car de transport en commun et un camion Ouahabou, 200 km l'ouest de Ouagadougou, selon un nouveau bilan de la procureure du Faso de Boromo, Maiza Compaore. Sat, 15 Nov 2008
Bus crash in Burkina kills 59
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 15 (Reuters) - At least 59 people were killed and many others seriously injured when a bus and a truck collided west of Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday, public prosecutor Boromo Maiza Compaore said. Sat, 15 Nov 2008
Burkina bus crash kills 41
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 15 (Reuters) - At least 41 people were killed and many others seriously injured when a bus collided with a truck 200 km (125 miles) west of Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday, public prosecutor Boromo Maiza Compaore said. Thu, 13 Nov 2008
Burkina Faso stresses need for Doha cotton deal
GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Africa's biggest cotton exporter Burkina Faso called again on Thursday on members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to conclude a trade deal that would tackle rich countries' distorting subsidies on cotton. President Blaise Compaore urged WTO members to finish the Doha round to open up trade, stressing that poor countries' dependence on commerce as they face a global financial crisis. Tue, 11 Nov 2008
Fish farms among new chances for arid nations
OSLO, Nov 11 (Reuters Life!) - Solar energy, ecotourism and even fish farms can create new jobs in arid regions of developing nations as global warming strains scant water supplies, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. Mon, 10 Nov 2008
Ivory Coast leaders postpone November 30 election
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's political leaders on Monday postponed a post-war presidential election planned for Nov. 30 and asked electoral officials to set a new date by Dec. 31. Mon, 10 Nov 2008
Ivory Coast leaders say Nov. 30 poll impossible
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's leading politicians said in a joint statement on Monday that a post-war presidential election could not take place as planned on Nov. 30. Mon, 27 Oct 2008
ANALYSIS-W. Africa bird flu risks remain, despite early action
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Oct 27 (Reuters) - West Africa, viewed as a potentially vulnerable bird flu hot spot, has moved quickly to reduce the risk of a widespread outbreak, but porous borders remain an obstacle to wiping out the virus. |
