Africa

EU Launches Energy Partnership With Africa (Nasdaq)

8 Sep 2008

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission has forged a partnership with Africa to promote investment in the continent's energy needs. The partnership will support energy connections within Africa and between Africa and the European Union and identify projects requiring financing.

Tanzania: Human Trafficking Declines Following Brutal Violence in South Africa (AllAfrica.com)

8 Sep 2008

The recent brutal violence against foreigners in South Africa has led to a decline in illegal immigrants from Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea passing through Tanzania.

Africa: U.S. & Japan Hijack Aid Talks (AllAfrica.com)

8 Sep 2008

Developing countries, especially those in Africa, were taught a good lesson that they ought to take their destinies into their own hands and stop over dependence on aid; if the dramatic end to the Third High-Level Forum (HLF-3) on Aid Effectiveness was anything to go by.