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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:23:33 +0000Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:01:15 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/africa(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f81990c8-e029-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f81990c8-e029-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlEvent in Cape Town will effectively kick off the 2010 World Cup, posing a vital test for South AfricaThu, 3 Dec 2009 16:23:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/127de428-e020-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/127de428-e020-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlZimbabwe's 2010 budget was well received by analysts and business people, but the fragility of the unity government threatens to unravel the finance minister's plansThu, 3 Dec 2009 15:25:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.htmlA suicide bomber kills at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers at a graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotelThu, 3 Dec 2009 13:17:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4149694-df5c-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4149694-df5c-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlA statement bearing the signatures of 56 prominent Nigerians demands that the president, who is hospitalised in Saudi Arabia, resign amid fears of a dangerous power vacuumWed, 2 Dec 2009 23:03:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f8cd43e-df55-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f8cd43e-df55-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlTendai Biti, Zimbabwe's finance minister, cut the rate of corporate tax to 25 per cent in his 2010 budget, but raised rates for the mining industry in a bid to boost government revenueWed, 2 Dec 2009 15:42:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ae76ab0-dde6-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ae76ab0-dde6-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlDespite hosting the most expensive UN mission ever undertaken in Africa, Congo is no closer today to stability, and the continent as a whole will remain hobbled until the wounded giant at its heart begins to heal. 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But with global complicity, these are harnessed instead to finance its demise, writes William Wallis Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:45:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/94fabf9e-ddae-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94fabf9e-ddae-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.htmlSomali pirates succeed in seizing one of the world's biggest oil tankers for only the second time after a Greek-owned crude carrier was taken about 1,000 miles off the Somali coastMon, 30 Nov 2009 19:01:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/37c7f64e-daf6-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37c7f64e-daf6-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.htmlThe public enterprise minister says plans for the state-owned power utility to secure extra funding for much-needed new generation capacity are under considerationFri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/989337d2-dabe-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/989337d2-dabe-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.htmlUmaru Yar'Adua is suffering from acute pericarditis and his condition is prompting questions from opposition groups over whether he is fit enough to remain in officeFri, 27 Nov 2009 01:53:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1967b31e-da9d-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1967b31e-da9d-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth Africa and Zimbabwe are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement that the Zimbabwe government sees as a step towards rebuilding investor confidence but which has dismayed farmers in both countriesThu, 26 Nov 2009 16:27:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4da2b528-d928-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4da2b528-d928-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlUN investigators argue for member states to take more stringent measures to dismantle extremist networks in Europe that provide financial and operational support to Rwandan Hutu militiasWed, 25 Nov 2009 07:09:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d65f9fda-d79c-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d65f9fda-d79c-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlCommonwealth leaders gathering in Trinidad for a summit next Friday have surrendered their "moral leadership" by failing to act on the crisis in Zimbabwe, according to a report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:06:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/06d2bc86-d475-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06d2bc86-d475-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestigation follows allegations South Africans are illegally training and equipping militias loyal to the military juntaWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/85d354ba-d45b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85d354ba-d45b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlGhana has pledged tough new checks on spending as it wrestles with a record budget deficit inherited from the former administrationWed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f9f34b8-d440-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f9f34b8-d440-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlSpain's decision to pay up to $4m to Somali pirates to secure the release of a fishing ship and its crew is fuelling a controversy over how best to deal with kidnappingWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:52:33 +0000