Obama envoy: Sudan work hurt by US sanctions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US special envoy for Sudan on Thursday sharply assailed the country’s inclusion on a US terrorism blacklist, saying it triggered painful sanctions that crippled economic development efforts.
Sanha wins Guinea-Bissau election
Guinea-Bissau’s ex-leader Malam Bacai Sanha wins a presidential run-off vote to succeed the assassinated former president.
IMF boosts lending to poor states
The International Monetary Fund says it will take “unprecedented” measures and provide $17bn to help poor countries.
Drugs, cash, force
How Somali warlords recruit child soldiers
Are we failing HIV/Aids patients?
Millions of Africans are missing out on treatment for HIV/Aids. Is it time for a new strategy?
Nigeria: More Radicals Killed in Yobe State
ABOUT 43 members of Boko Haram, the radical anti-western education Islamic sect were killed in a gun duel with security forces in Yobe state, yesterday, as a manhunt for the sect’s leaders intensifies.
Do you suffer from road rage?
As motorists across Africa battle with long lines of cars we’re asking whether traffic jams are driving you around the bend?
EU to train Somali piracy force
The EU announces plans to train the Somali security forces to fight the pirates which operate off the country’s coast.
Zanzibar’s unhealed wounds
Zanzibar’s painful past lies beneath surface
Editors’ blog: Zimbabwe
BBC News is back openly and legally in Zimbabwe
Nigeria: 43 Extremists Killed in Yobe, as Military Offensive Rages
Over 180 wives of Jihadists have since last week been rescued from where they were locked up in Maiduguri, some set free during the battle waged between soldiers and the Islamists from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
De Beers profits lose their gleam
Profits at De Beers, the world’s biggest diamond producer, have slumped in the “most difficult” environment in decades.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-30 06:54 DIARY – Egypt/Sudan – July 30 (Interactive Investor)
This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +3 for Egypt and Sudan). TODAY’S EVENTS CAIRO – Central bank’s monetary policy committee due to meet.
