The Press Democrat Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike | A spike in food prices has triggered deadly riots in Mozambique this week, and experts worry other countries that saw such unrest during the last global food crisis in 2008 could be hit again. Over ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Food Market Photos Prices Wikipedia: Inflation The Guardian Ethiopia denies rebels chased oil, gas firms away * Petronas has not pulled out of Ethiopia, minister says * Govt negotiating deals with three more oil and gas firms By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Rebel claims that Malaysia's Petrona... (photo: WN) Addis Deals Photos Rebels Wikipedia: Ethiopia Top Stories Hartford Courant Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay) Mozambique Photos Police Protests Wikipedia: Mozambique Gulf News Emirates brings West Africa closer with launch of new Dakar route | Dubai. Emirates says it has strengthened its links to West Africa with the launch of a new direct service to Dakar. | A company spokesman said: “EK 797 took off t... (photo: GFDL / Imre Solt) Aerospace Africa Emirates Photos Wikipedia: Emirates (airline) Gulf News Zuma tells his ministers to negotiate end to strike | Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma has told government ministers to negotiate immediately to end a public-sector pay strike and expects both them and... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam) Labor Photos Politics S Africa Wikipedia: South Africa IRINnews ZAMBIA: Land and mineral rights in conflict web | MANSA, 30 August 2010 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to v... (photo: IRIN / Nebert Mulenga) Africa Mineral Mining Photos Wikipedia: Zambia Business Report Botswana's GDP seen growing 8.4 percent in 2010 - IMF | * Diamond production seen boosting economy | Submit your comment | Botswana's economy should expand by 8.4 percent this year due to higher diamond demand but the... (photo: Creative Commons / Mirko Raner) Botswana Diamond Economy Photos Wikipedia: Botswana The Independent Blair secretly courted Robert Mugabe to boost trade | Tony Blair secretly courted Robert Mugabe in an effort to win lucrative trade deals for Britain, it has emerged in correspondence released to The Independent under the ... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Photos Politics UK Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe The Guardian Congo rapes: Scramble for Africa | The rape of more than 150 women and children is probably, though not yet proven to be, connected with the exploitation of mineral mines | Cassiterite, wolframite, colta... (photo: AP / Anjan Sundaram) Crime DR Congo Exploitation Photos Wikipedia: Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Australian The Red Dragon gets a free ride | THE announcement that China's economy had overtaken Japan's in size meant almost nothing. | Gross domestic product numbers are more symbolic than real. | Besi... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) China Economy Photos US Wikipedia: Sino-American relations Khaleej Times Pledges of climate aid, vital to UN deal Pledges by rich countries to provide developing nations with 'fast start' funds to fight climate change are closing in on a $30 billion goal for 2010-12, but some fail th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Environment Finance Nations Photos Wikipedia: Climate change
