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Development Bank backs African credit ratings agency
Business
/ 30 May 2024

Development Bank backs African credit ratings agency

The Big Three ratings agencies, Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch, have extensive influence over how creditors assess Africa’s risk profile

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UN to pull out of agreement with Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
The Green Guardian
/ 28 February 2024

UN to pull out of agreement with Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone

Essential policies were bypassed and entering into a memorandum of understanding with the economic zone would be high risk for United Nations Development Programme

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United Nations defends its support of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
The Green Guardian
/ 26 July 2022

United Nations defends its support of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone

‘We all have a collective responsibility to support the people of Limpopo, protect the environment and jointly shape the MMSEZ development.’

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Agreement between ‘dangerous’ Chinese-SA project and UN must be retracted, say activists
The Green Guardian
/ 8 July 2022

Agreement between ‘dangerous’ Chinese-SA project and UN must be retracted, say activists

United Nations’ support for a Limpopo coal and steel plant must be withdrawn as it contravenes green and human rights, say petition signatories

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Africa
/ 3 June 2008

Lack of cooperation hinders malaria prevention

Sunburned expedition leaders fresh from a journey down the Zambezi River to call attention to malaria said on Tuesday that countries must work together to eliminate the disease. The Roll Back Malaria expedition followed the river through six countries in Southern Africa, delivering insecticide-treated nets and medication.

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Article
/ 23 May 2008

Sarkozy to mend fences with Angola

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Angola on Friday in a bid to improve relations following an arms scandal that provoked tensions between the two countries. Sarkozy was to hold talks with Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Friday morning at the presidential palace.

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/ 17 April 2008

Norway to help SA ‘score green’ in 2010

The Norwegian government will help South Africa and the City of Johannesburg ensure it has a ”green 2010 Soccer World Cup”. This was announced on Thursday by Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at Soccer City in Johannesburg, the venue for both the opening ceremony and the final match of the 2010 tournament.

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/ 19 September 2007

The perils of free trade in agriculture

It’s the kind of unfair situation that makes poorer nations wonder where the payoff is with free trade: demand for coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton and sugar — which is what many such countries have to offer the world — has risen. Prices paid in the supermarket have risen. Yet the share paid to the farmers who grow these basic agricultural commodities has fallen.

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