"Ethiopia hopes to power neighbours with dams"

South Africa: SA Telecoms 'Among World's Most Costly'
Charges for both fixed-line and cellphone calls in SA continue to hamper efforts by South African companies to compete in the world's shows.

Algerian speaker throws strong support behind Iran's nuclear program
The nation of Algeria supports the Islamic Republic of Iran against the conspiracies that are plotted to thwart its peaceful nuclear program, Algerian Parliament Speaker, Ammar Saadani, said.

ANGOLA: China entrenches position in booming economy

Cholera strikes over 12,000 people in Angola
Cholera has spread into more Angolan provinces, bringing the number of reported cases to more than 12,000 people and that of deaths to nearly 600, World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday here.

Benin's new president meets Kadhafi

Burundi: Civilians Must Hand Over Weapons, Says President
The Burundian government has given civilians in possession of weapons three weeks to register the arms or risk being arrested for illegal ownership.

Cobalt Mining: Geovic Cameroon Assesses Impact
The mining of cobalt and nickel in Lomie, East Province will provide 300 direct jobs, and CFA 8 billion each year in taxes.

24 percent of Cape Verde population unemployed
More than 40,000 people, or 24 percent of Cape Verde's 470,000 inhabitants are unemployed, according to a study by the country's National Statistics Institute (INE) published Thursday.

Cape Verde has link in Jewish history
What would you say if someone asked you what the names Lopes, Mendes, Pereira and Cardozo have in common? According to an article by Louise Werlin, the names were those of passengers on the ship's manifest of the St. Charles, the ship that brought the first known Jews to New Amsterdam and began American Jewish History.

Central African Republic Wants Probe
Central African Republic has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against humanity allegedly committed by its former president and a Congolese vice president, the government said Friday.

Chad's leader accuses Sudan of waging war

Uganda: Congo Rebels Netted in K'la
Ugandan security has rounded up several Congolese rebel leaders in Kampala, accusing them of illegal entry.

President And Prime Minister in Disarmament Stand-Off
Cote d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny appear to be locked in disagreement over the thorny issue of disarmament, the main stumbling block to holding presidential elections, according to statements made over the weekend and on Tuesday.

Ethiopia hopes to power neighbours with dams
Ethiopia is building three hydropower dams at a cost of $1,4-billion (about R14-billion) and hopes to generate millions of dollars in foreign currency by exporting excess electricity to three neighbouring countries, officials said.

Secretary Rice Holds Talks With Equatorial Guinean President
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea to the State Department April 12 for what she called a "full set" of talks about the United States' relationship with his country.

Eritrea unbowed by UN demands
Eritrea said on Tuesday that it would not lift its restrictions on United Nations peacekeepers monitoring its tense border with Ethiopia, despite fresh demands from the world body.

I Will Never Betray Gambia Says President Jammeh
President Jammeh has once again assured the Gambian people that he would never betray them, adding that his government would spare no effort in making The Gambia a beacon of hope for humanity.

Injection to treat alcoholism OK'd

Britain took part in mock Iran invasion

Muslim world urged to fund Hamas

Scientists begin dig at Bosnian 'pyramid'

Your Tax Dollars On Drugs

Exxon Chairman Gets $400 Million Retirement Package

Fighting Feudal Taxes

Privilege Meets Protest at Duke University

Mexican boycott targets U.S. firms

Bright lights, big quake?

Libya demands US compensation

Pentagon Eyeing Google, Blogs

Bush Administration Planning Possible Major Air Attack on Iran

Kenya: Security Forces Move to Quell Border Skirmishes

Russia pledges to aid Hamas

Iran to Give Palestinian Authority $50M

How Star Wars Came to the Arctic

Lesson From the Other Americas: "Si, Se Puede"

US government wants PayPal records

Kan. farmers reap meteorites by the acre

Symantec hit with $900 million tax bill

New insight into Earth's early bombardment

Tax Gimmickry

Qatar pledges $50m aid to Palestinians

The Way of the One-Eyed Man

Cheney to get tax refund

Grand Theft Babylon