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/ 15 September 2009
The slump triggered by the fall of Lehman Brothers a year ago has turned Gracious Oageng’s career dreams to dust.
Hillary Clinton’s African tour cannot conceal a stark reality: China has overtaken the US as Africa’s top trading partner.
An El Niño pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean is likely to bring drought to much of Southern Africa, hitting crop and livestock production.
Economic reforms that helped drive Africa’s fastest growth for decades appear to be stalling in the face of the global crisis, a report shows.
To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cellphone is not just a cellphone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother .
At its birth last year, some pundits thought the Congress of the People might even draw enough support to prevent the ANC winning a majority.
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/ 25 December 2008
From empty sun loungers at luxury hotels to vacant bar stools in dingy fleshpots, tourism in Thailand is going through its worst slump in decades.
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/ 4 December 2008
Thailand’s political crisis shifted focus on Thursday from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who will address the nation.
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/ 30 November 2008
A grenade blast wounded more than 50 anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Sunday, fuelling fears of clashes ahead of a big rally in Bangkok.
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/ 29 November 2008
Anti-government protesters forced Thai riot police to abandon a checkpoint on Saturday as they tightened their siege of the country’s main airport.