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Piracy, illegal fishing and waste makes an economyAddis Ababa (AFP) April 8, 2010 Africa must better protect its waters as it faces piracy on an ever-larger scale, illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste, a regional meeting on maritime security heard Thursday. "Africa is surrounded by water, 38 African Union member states (out of 53) are islands or on the coast. Seas or oceans that are not secure are potential havens for criminal activities," Bright Mando, an AU jurist, told a two-day meeting in the Ethiopian capital. "African countries should cooperate and coordinate ... read more |
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Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Apr 8, 2010 Despite a severe energy-related crisis at home, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has promised generous assistance to Uruguay that will include crude oil at discounted rates and help with oil refining. Chavez is facing political pressures before the National Assembly elections in September over the effects of a drought that depleted water reserves in hydroelectric facilities, causing pro ... more  
Athens (AFP) April 9, 2010Greek media wrung their hands over the worsening debt crisis here following a jump in government borrowing costs, but saw a "lifebelt" in remarks by the head of the European Central Bank. The interest rate which Greece must pay to issue new debt bonds shot above 7.5 percent, and most leading newspapers used the term "black Thursday" to describe this dangerous worsening of the outlook. Th ... more  
Sydney (AFP) April 9, 2010The owners of a Chinese ship that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef causing an environmental crisis admitted Friday that the vessel was off course and apologised for the accident. The owners broke their silence as Australian authorities began pumping nearly 1,000 tonnes of fuel from the coal carrier that hit a coral reef a week ago to prevent it spilling more oil in the world heritage ar ... more |
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Africa should harness Chinese oil-interest: analystCape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010 African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday. China's investment model in Africa, characterised by long-term capital concessional financing, was a developmental "no-brainer," Martyn Davies, head of the Frontier Advisory firm, told the Oil and Gas Africa expo. "It's very strategic and it's very long-term. The model works provided the extraction continues to tak ... read more |
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