North Africa – PepsiCo joint venture acquires Egyptian company (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
PepsiCo joint venture acquires Egyptian company (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday its joint venture acquired an Egyptian company called the International Company for Agro-Industrial Projects, also known as Beyti.
Mido and Zaki missing from Egypt squad (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
* Strikers will miss African Nations Cup
Tunisia: Directors of Public Radio Stations Pay Tribute to President Ben Ali for His Support of the Information Sector
Participants in the periodic conference of directors of radio stations which was recently held in Gafsa, paid tribute to President Ben Ali’s support of the information sector and its professionals.
Nigeria: Sokoto Sponsors 100 Indigenes to Egypt
Sokoto State government has concluded plans to sponsor 100 indigenes of the state to study science-related courses in Egypt.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-31 12:01 Morocco trims third-quarter growth estimate (Interactive Investor)
RABAT, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Morocco’s economy grew 5.6 percent in the third quarter as it reaped the benefits of surging farm incomes and industry began recovering from the global economic downturn, the government said on Thursday. The figure was below an estimate of 6.1 percent published in November. Non-farm growth was 2.6 percent, according to the state High Planning Commission (HCP), lower …
Libya: More Oil, Less Migrants
Immigration from Libya to Italy in 2009 has decreased by 90 per cent, compared to 2008. In this week’s Pambazuka News, Emanuela Paoletti looks at explanations for the dramatic decline in “illegal” migration between the two countries, in particular ‘Libya’s selective enforcement of restrictive immigration policies as a means of gaining foreign policy concessions from Italy.’
Egyptian hosts ‘Best of James Bond’ weekend (Los Angeles Times)
Also, screwball comedies featured at the Aero, ‘Grand Hotel’ at LACMA, and more. The American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre blasts into the new year with “The Best of James Bond: 007,” which features four Sean Connery classics and a double bill of the best — or is that an oxymoron? — of the Roger Moore Bond flicks.
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