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Secretary of the Army Dr. Francis J. Harvey reviews the troops during his welcome ceremony at Fort Myer, along with 3rd U.S. Infantry commander, Col. Charles Taylor.
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Liberia victims to face Taylor's son in US court
(AP) - MIAMI - Five Africans who claim they were tortured and abused in Liberia when former President Charles Taylor ruled will come to a U.S. courtroom next week seeking millions of dollars from the... (photo: U.S. Army/Adam Skoczylas)
A worker cuts a diamond in Gaborone, Botswana, Tuesday March 18, 2008.
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 Wall Street Journal 
Botswana Needs Drivers Beyond Diamonds
By ROBB M. STEWART and J.R. WU GABORONE, Botswana -- Botswana faces risks in the medium term if the government can't effectively wean one of Africa's most stable and democratic countries off a... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, left, hands over a trophy to Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist during a presentation ceremony after Chargers beat Royal Challenger Bangalore in the 2009 Indian Premier League  Independent online (SA) 
 'Zuma charming, but constitutional danger'
Submit your comment Charm and charisma may be the greatest weapons in President Jacob Zuma's political armoury, but he is a danger to the constitution, the Democratic Alliance warned on Thursday.... (photo: AP / Aman Sharma)
Constitutional   Photos   Submit   Weapons   Zuma
Fluorescent Light - Bulb - Light - Energy - Electricity  Business Report 
The real price of electricity could be truly shocking
  By Mike Schussler Submit your comment Everyone agrees that electricity is vitally important for the economy. Not everyone agrees that our electricity prices are expensive, or cheap for that... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Land Excavation  -  Land Use Conversion  -  Deforestation  -  Global Warming  -  Climate Change Modern Ghana
The Global Context of Climate Change: A Crisis of the Commons
Nobody is immune to climate change, regardless of where they live, or whether they contributed to it. In fact, climate change is nothing short of a crisis of the commons,... (photo: WN / Trigedia)

Climate   Countries   Crisis   Photos   Warming
Local residents paddle a canoe past oil installations belonging to the Mobil oil company in Bonny Island, Nigeria, in this Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta regio Business Day Online
China ready to invest $50 billion for Nigeria oil
•To acquire 6bn barrels reserves China is ready to invest $50 billion to acquire 6 billion barrels of Nigerian oil reserves in a proposal made in June, a sum which could... (photo: AP / George Osodi, File)

Company   Economy   Energy   Photos   Production
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the inauguration of the Spanish room at the United Nations in Geneva. Modern Ghana
Ban looks to UN budget committee to support plan to boost security
7 December - The United Nations faces unprecedented security challenges in many regions of the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly's budget... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferre)

Photos   Politics   Security   UN   World
Climate Change - Weather - Storm - Typhoon Modern Ghana
Climate Change: A Crisis of the Commons
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Nobody is immune to climate change , regardless of where they live, or whether they contributed... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)

Climate   Crisis   Environment   Photos   Warming
** FILE ** Former security guard Esakpo Henry visits the oil flow station where he worked until an attack by militants led Shell to close the station earlier this year, in Eriemu, Nigeria, in this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. The Guardian
China ready to invest $50 bln for Nigeria oil
* China, Nigeria in talks after $50 billion offer in June * Nigeria desperate for funding to fill joint venture gaps By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China is... (photo: AP / George Osodi, File)

Billion   China   Development   Nigeria   Photos
Apron of Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana (IATA: ACC) Modern Ghana
KIA upgrades as Ghana's airspace assumes international appeal
Runways at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are currently being reinforced as part of continuous efforts to upgrade the airport to the highest international status.... (photo: Creative Commons / Manuel Dohmen)

Airport   Ghana   Photos   Transport   Travel
Cotton - Cotton Balls - Agriculture   (rhubie) Asia Times
Cotton heads for the dinner table
By Raja Murthy MUMBAI - Professor Keerti Singh Rathore and his colleagues have given a surprisingly tasty twist to the 7,000-year history of cotton. After serving a... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Agriculture   Cotton   Industry   Market   Photos
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