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Israel denies African migrants’ rights, says US Residents of south Tel Aviv hold placards as they protest against African migrants living in their neighbourhood May 30, 2012. Last week a similar protest held by residents of the low-income neighbourhood where many of the border-jumpers from Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan live led to violence, including […]

The driving forces behind Africa’s growth   BY Claude Harding   Over the past century sub-Saharan Africa has grown faster than the rest of the world, maintaining an average growth in excess of 6% per annum. Contrary to popular theory, this sustained and increasing growth cannot be attributed solely to Chinese investment and the commodities […]

Africa’s tallest skyscraper set to be taller than Chicago’s Willis Tower and bring the continent of Africa into the skyscraper big league   Centurion Symbio-City, near Johannesburg, poised to become world’s 14th-tallest freestanding structure   An illustration of Centurion Symbio-City, which will soar to 447 metres/1,466 feet tall   South Africa could soon be home […]

Robert Mugabe asked to be UN ‘leader for tourism’ David Smith The Guardian With a line-up that includes Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Orlando Bloom, and Ricky Martin, the UN’s choice of ambassadors has been known to cause raised eyebrows or the odd smirk. Seldom, however, has there been such anger, or questioning of the organisation’s […]

Japan and China to start direct currency trading By Peter Brieger | AFP  Japan and China said Tuesday they will start direct currency trading this week, marking the first time Beijing has let a major unit other than the dollar swap with the yuan. The move, which will scrap the US currency as an intermediary […]

Quebec unrest generates more than 3,000 news reports in 77 countries: analysis   By Andy Blatchford | The Canadian Press   MONTREAL – The civil unrest consuming Quebec is also seizing media attention abroad — with more than 3,000 news reports from 77 different countries in recent weeks.   That’s according to an analysis released […]

Africa GDP seen rising By Duncan Miriri | Reuters ARUSHA, Tanzania  – Africa’s economy will expand 4.5 percent this year before accelerating to 4.8 percent in 2013, the African Development Bank said on Monday though it warned the festering euro zone crisis may hurt demand for African exports. AfDB said Africa’s economy grew 3.4 percent […]

One Bermuda, 22 monarchs and 507 years By Dr. Edward Harris The Royal Gazette Half a millennium and seven years ago, this being the Year of Our Lord 2012, a small Spanish vessel provided the platform from which humans first became aware of the existence of dry land at 65 degrees West by 32 degrees […]

‘Chinese funds needed’ to reach Brazil offshore oil   AFP   Tapping Brazil’s huge offshore oil reserves will require foreign investment that only cash-rich Chinese banks are in a position to provide, industry experts said.   Alvaro Teixera of the Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute IBP told an energy forum that cumulative expenditures in […]

Angola sets next general election date   AFP Angola has set August 31 as the date for elections likely to return President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA to power. But opposition parties claim voting cannot be free and fair.   “The Council of the Republic has pronounced in favour of August 31 […]