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Tue, 28 Oct 2008
Global crisis could take high out of cocaine use-UN
PRAIA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The global financial crisis may have ravaged the world economy but the U.N.'s top anti-crime official said on Tuesday one benefit could be to make cocaine less affordable for many wealthy European drug users. Mon, 27 Oct 2008
West,central Africa seen facing new drugs war front
PRAIA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - West and Central Africa, already battling the threat of Colombian cocaine cartels, also risk becoming a link in methamphetamine trafficking to the United States run by Mexican gangs, a narcotics expert said on Monday. Thu, 16 Oct 2008
Omar strengthens into Category 3 hurricane
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened into a Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity on Wednesday as it headed toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Mon, 06 Oct 2008
Governance improving in most of Africa - survey
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Governance has improved in almost two-thirds of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an index published on Monday. Tue, 23 Sep 2008
Cape Verde sees big rise in foreign investment
GENEVA (Reuters) - The African island nation of Cape Verde expects a big inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming years as it builds out services to compensate for a lack of natural resources. Mon, 08 Sep 2008
Benin join heavyweights in last qualifying round
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Benin overcame the formidable challenge of Angola on Sunday to join Nigeria and Cameroon in the last phase of African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals. Sun, 07 Sep 2008
WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Benin join heavyweights in last qualifying round
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Benin overcame the formidable challenge of Angola on Sunday to join Nigeria and Cameroon in the last phase of African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals. |
