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10/05/2012

African press review 10 May 2012

Algerians find their election complicated but not that interesting. Kenyans worry that there may be violence when they  go to the polls. Malema is out but does Maleamaism live on?

07/03/2011 - Economy

Oil, gold hit record highs

The price of gold reached a historic high on Monday and oil prices hit 2.5-year highs as the crisis in Libya and turmoil in the Middle East continued to disrupt markets.

24/01/2011 - Cote d'Ivoire

Cocoa price climbs after Ouattara calls for export ban

The internationally recognised winner of Cote d’Ivoire's presidential election, Alassane Ouattara, ordered a month-long ban on cocoa exports on Monday in an attempt to starve his rival ...

Des défenseurs de l'environnement réclame l'interdiction  d'un projet de mine à ciel ouvert gigantesque, exploitée par le groupe suisse Xstrata.
03/06/2010 - Australia

Mining giant pulls Australian projects over resources tax

Swiss mining group Xstrata has shelved investment in two Australian mining projects after the government proposed a controversial 40 per cent super tax on resources.

27/04/2010 - France

Hundreds of tractors take to Paris streets

Hundreds of tractors rolled into Paris Tuesday as part of a demonstration by farmers against falling grain prices and the future of their industry.

How world rice trade sparked price riots
03/04/2010 - Culture in France

How world rice trade sparked price riots

A bowl of rice might not seem like much on the surface, but when you start looking at how the grains get into that bowl, a whole world of buying and trading that spans across the globe opens up.

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