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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Country-focused Bulletins
Dec 7, 2006 Africa: Balancing Act Internet News
"In less than two years, the bandwidth of traffic on Internet
services provided by Senegal's telecom Sonatel has doubled. By
today, Internet services provided by Sonatel are the most
extensive in sub-Saharan Africa, second only to those in South
Africa, a country of much bigger resources." - Balancing Act
News Update
Sep 16, 2004 West Africa: Locust Invasion
"The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has appealed to the
international community for $100 million to help contain this
locust invasion, the worst which West Africa has seen for 15 years.
But everywhere, too little is being done too late. The FAO has so
far received only a third of the money needed." - UN Integrated
Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Nov 4, 2003 Senegal: Debt and Destruction
As the U.S. Congress approves $87 billion for the U.S. occupation
of Iraq, long-standing promises by rich creditors to provide debt
"relief" of some $49 billion for 42 countries remain unfulfilled,
and largely off the radar screen for policymakers. Yet debt remains
a crippling burden not only for the 34 African countries that
qualify as Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), but also for
major African powers such as Nigeria and South Africa.
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
Jul 7, 2008 Africa: G8 Issues Roundup
Jul 1, 2008 Africa: Debt, Unfinished Business
Jun 22, 2008 Africa: AfricaFocus Web Updates
Jun 17, 2008 Africa: Environmental Atlas
May 17, 2008 Africa: Telecoms Acceleration
May 11, 2008 Africa: Commodity Dependence
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