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[VOA]New performance standards have been announced (5/23) for oil, gas and mining companies, requiring them to be much more transparent in their business dealings.

[VOA]New performance standards have been announced (5/23) for oil, gas and mining companies, requiring them to be much more transparent in their business dealings.

[AGRA]Nairobi -Jane Karuku, President of AGRA, said: “We share the African Union’s vision for an Africa that is free of hunger; an Africa that boasts a strong agricultural sector that provides food, labour and wealth for all groups of society. The theme of this year’s summit - ‘Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance’ - is fitting. We are optimistic about Africa’s future, especially given the tremendous advances we are witnessing across the whole continent, in research laboratories,

[AGRA]Nairobi -Jane Karuku, President of AGRA, said: “We share the African Union’s vision for an Africa that is free of hunger; an Africa that boasts a strong agricultural sector that provides food, labour and wealth for all groups of society. The theme of this year’s summit - ‘Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance’ - is fitting. We are optimistic about Africa’s future, especially given the tremendous advances we are witnessing across the whole continent, in research laboratories,

[Zimbabwe Independent]IN the last instalment TechnoMag had an opportunity to talk to executives behind the wheels of Zimbabwe's technology growth at a broadband forum sponsored by Telecel Zimbabwe and organised by TechZim.

[VOA]Nairobi -Two months ago, Kenyans elected a president and deputy president both facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). While the two leaders have promised to cooperate with the court, some are wondering whether they are already using their influence to skirt justice.

[VOA]Bouake, Ivory Coast -Two years since Ivory Coast's post-election violence came to an end, rape remains a problem throughout the country. Though such attacks are now occurring outside the context of armed conflict, they show that the security situation for the country's women remains bleak.

[VOA]Nairobi -World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy said East African governments must improve roads, ports and trade procedures if the region is to meet its full economic potential. He said specifically that border administration must be improved and there has to be cross-border recognition of technical standards.

[VOA]Nairobi -World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy said East African governments must improve roads, ports and trade procedures if the region is to meet its full economic potential. He said specifically that border administration must be improved and there has to be cross-border recognition of technical standards.

[VOA]Top U.N. relief official Valerie Amos pledged Wednesday to lobby for more funding for humanitarian operations in Darfur after visiting the largest camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in North Darfur.

[VOA]Multinational High -Tech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa's relatively untapped consumer market.

[VOA]Multinational High -Tech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa's relatively untapped consumer market.

[VOA]Juba, South Sudan -South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never accept" the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation.

[VOA]Juba, South Sudan -South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never accept" the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation.

[VOA]Juba, South Sudan -South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never accept" the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation.

[Zimbabwe Independent]ZIMBABWE and India will clash in two T-20s in Bulawayo after the respective boards agreed to add the two matches to the three One-Day Internationals set for July.

[Focac]On May 3, the first turbine of the Bui Hydroelectric Power Station in the Republic of Ghana, financed and built by China, started generating electricity, adding 133 megawatts to Ghana's electricity grid.

[Daily Observer]So much has been achieved in terms of sports and football in particular over the years since His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh took over the mantle as the President of the Smiling Coast of Africa. Rewind back just a couple of decades ago, Gambia's name was nowhere recognised at the international football stage, but mention it today, it is synonymous with unrivalled achievement. Even FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, will admit to you that he is aware of President Jammeh's continuous suppor

[SA Info]South African cyclist Daryl Impey, riding for UCI ProTeam Orica-GreenEDGE, sprinted to victory in stage two of the five-day International Bayern-Rundfahrt in Bavaria, Germany on Thursday, just ahead of Team MTN-Qhubeka's Gerald Ciolek. Adriano Malori of Lampre-Merida placed third.

[African Arguments]At the World Economic Forum two weeks ago, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that Kenya will meet its obligations under the Rome Statute even as he seeks to clear his name at the ICC. But a recent not-so-confidential letter to the UN Security Council suggests otherwise.