Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Zambia confident it will secure senior AU post
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
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi Tuesday warned that
He did not elaborate.
http://en.afrik.com/news11204.html
Awards, foreign investments and development
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,
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
The German ambassador to
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=592044
Vanguard Online Edition - Wednesday, 30 January 2008