Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Zambia confident it will secure senior AU post

Tue 29 Jan 2008, 15:32 GMT

LUSAKA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Zambia believes its candidate to run the African Union's secretariat has a strong chance of winning the post, President Levy Mwanawasa said on Tuesday.
Mwanawasa said he was certain Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, 64, Zambia's ambassador to the United States, was qualified for the post of chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission.

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http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL2919151.html

Libya threatens to withdraw investments in Africa

Panafrica - Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi Tuesday warned that Libya could withdraw its investments in Africa and direct them to the Mediterranean if the continent engaged in a racist policy or if it decided to neglect its future.

He did not elaborate.

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http://en.afrik.com/news11204.html

Awards, foreign investments and development

Ghana in the past week

Among news that made headlines over the past week is the award for the world’s emerging economy as well as the doubling of foreign investments. Another news item that is worth remembering is the African Development Bank’s $16 million loan to finance the construction of a Kempinski Hotel in the capital,
Accra, among other stories...

http://en.afrik.com/article12478.html

CAN 2008: Nigerians euphoric about Sekondi ’miracle’


CAN 2008: Nigerians euphoric about Sekondi ’miracle’
from tears to joy

Nigerian football fans quickly moved from anger and disappointment to a pleasant surprise and happiness, after the national team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the current Nations Cup in Ghana, following a 2-0 win over Benin in Sekondi and Cote d’Ivoire’s 3-0 thrashing of Mali in Accra, both on Tuesday.

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http://en.afrik.com/article12503.html

Germany Invites Entrepreneurs to Invest in Angola

Luanda, 01/30 - German government announced Tuesday in Luanda it is mobilising its businesspeople to invest in Angola, as part of a programme aimed at boosting bilateral relations.


The German ambassador to
Angola, Bernd Morast, who was speaking at the end of an audience with the first deputy speaker of the National Assembly, João Lourenço.

http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=592044

Arms loot: Army retires Maj-Gen
Vanguard Online Edition - Wednesday, 30 January 2008