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Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Rwanda appears likely to win one of five U.N. Security Council seats up for election today.
The East African economy is unopposed in its bid for the African seat on the Security Council but
still needs approval from two-thirds of the U.N. General Assembly members to secure a two-year term
The last time Rwanda was on the council was in 1994.
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Under fire over Congo rebels, Rwanda eyes UN Security Council seat
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Rwanda appears likely to
win one of five U.N. Security Council seats up for election on
Thursday, despite accusations by a U.N. expert panel that the
country's defense minister is commanding a rebellion in
neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
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SABMiller Posts First-Half Beer Volumes up 4%
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
SABMiller, the world's
second-biggest brewer, posted an expected 4% rise in
underlying first half beer volumes after growth across most of
its regions, including Europe where sales were boosted by
selective price reductions.
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Anglo American Platinum Holds Off on Dismissals
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Anglo American Platinum, the world's No 1 platinum producer, said on Thursday
that it would delay the dismissal process at some of its South African operations.
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Gold Fields Set to Fire 11,000 Strikers in South Africa
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Striking miners at one of
Gold Fields' South African operations returned to work
on Thursday, but the bullion producer still looked set to fire
more than 11,000 others taking part in the worst wildcat walkout
since the end of apartheid.
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Gold Fields Says all Strikers Return to Work at Beatrix Mine
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Gold Fields, the
world's No 4 bullion producer, on Thursday said all striking
workers at its Beatrix mine in South Africa had reported for
duty.
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South Africa's Clicks Says FY Earnings up 9%
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
South African retailer
Clicks Group reported a near 10% rise in
full-year profit on Thursday, as relatively low inflation in
Africa's top economy helped support consumer spending.
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Bollore Africa Logistics Sees Surge in Abidjan Shipping Traffic
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Bollore Africa Logistics CI's
turnover was up nearly 57 percent at 38.13 billion CFA
francs ($76 million) in the first half of the year due to a
rebound in shipping traffic at Abidjan's port, which it manages,
the company said on Wednesday.
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Angola Launches $5 billion Sovereign Wealth Fund
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
Angola on Wednesday launched a $5
billion sovereign wealth fund to invest in domestic and overseas
assets, funnelling the African country's vast oil wealth into
infrastructure, hotels and other high-growth projects.
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PetroSA Buys into Ghana's Jubilee Field
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
South African national oil
company PetroSA has concluded a deal to buy oil and gas assets
in Ghana, a senior official said on Wednesday, giving it access
to crude from the huge Jubilee Field.
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Kenyan Shilling Steady, Cushioned by Aid Agency Dollar Sales
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
The Kenyan shilling was
stable against the dollar on Wednesday, supported by
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) selling the U.S. currency
in the market to meet their financial obligations.
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