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ENERGY-AFRICA: From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX By Stephen Leahy ACCRA - In many of Africa's towns and villages, smoky kerosene lamps are all that keeps the darkness at bay after sunset. However, kerosene is a dangerous and increasingly expensive source of light for Africans who do not have access to electricity -- about three-quarters of those living on the continent, according to the World Bank. MORE >>
POLITICS-SUDAN: The Census Saga Continues By Blake Evans-Pritchard KHARTOUM - Sudan's crucial national census has been delayed by a week over concerns that displaced persons living in the north have still not been repatriated to the south, something which could seriously affect the results of the count. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT- ANGOLA: Research Initiative Nets Interesting Discoveries By Steven Lang GRAHAMSTOWN, South-Eastern South Africa - More than 50 species of fish have been recorded in the initial phase of a two-year joint research project on the Kwanza River in Angola. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH AFRICA: Farmers Can Plan - But Not Indefinitely By Stephanie Nieuwoudt CAPE TOWN - Millions of dollars worth of agricultural produce have been lost due to the electricity crisis in South Africa, which has seen rolling power cuts -- referred to locally as "load shedding" -- across the country over the past few months. Yet industry players who spoke to IPS about the crisis seemed positive about their ability to weather the storm. MORE >>
ECONOMY-ANGOLA: (Responsible) Foreign Investment Welcome By Mario de Queiroz LISBON - A high-level mission from Angola visited Portugal to entice potential investors with new business opportunities arising from the newfound stability in the southwestern African nation, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. MORE >>
ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Maize Farmers Lobby to Supply Biofuel Industry By Stephanie Nieuwoudt JOHANNESBURG - South African maize farmers are pushing hard to change a government decision to exclude their crops as feedstock for bioethanol, in view of food security concerns. MORE >>
ECONOMY-AFRICA: Controversial Proposals Expected at WEF Gathering By David Cronin BRUSSELS - The seemingly incongruous presence of Bono, a pop singer rarely spotted without his wraparound sunglasses amid the sombre suits of business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum (WEF), should ensure that the question of how to end African poverty features prominently in media coverage of the January 23-27 event. MORE >>
CLIMATE-NIGERIA: Inefficient Gas Flaring Remains Unchecked By Sam Olukoya LAGOS - "The Federal Government policy to stop gas flaring commences on Jan. 1, 2008, and any company which flares gas after that time would be shut down." This was the strong warning from the Nigerian government in October last year to multinational oil companies operating in the country. MORE >>
ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Food Security Hobbles Biofuel Strategy By Stephanie Nieuwoudt JOHANNESBURG - Worried that it may be seen as insensitive to the food needs of Africa, the South African government, which is facing a general election in 2009, has chosen food security in framing a biofuel policy. MORE >>
ENERGY-CONGO: Extracting Honesty for an Extractive Resource By Arsène Séverin BRAZZAVILLE - As 2007 draws to a close, citizens of Congo can look back on another year in which the challenge of introducing greater accountability into the Central African country's opaque and corrupt oil sector loomed large. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT: Central Africa's "Most Beautiful Waterfall" Under Threat By Nadine Stella LIBREVILLE - Described as the most beautiful waterfall in Central Africa, Gabon's Kongou Falls are also at the heart of an environmental controversy that some believe has far-reaching implications for conservation in the country. MORE >>
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