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China's gold rush: firms exploiting Ghanaian resources
06/06/2011 - GHANA

China's gold rush: firms exploiting Ghanaian resources

Foreigners prospecting for gold isn't new in Ghana. But a new wave of Chinese companies appear to be exploiting the country's resources: more and more of them are becoming involved in the shadowy world of clandestine gold mines, that skirt mining regulations in Ghana. Some farmers have lost their farm lands to Chinese mineral exploitation, without any compensation.
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Fighting the African Brain Drain
21/06/2010 - BURKINA FASO

Fighting the African Brain Drain

According to the International Organisation for Migration every single year 20,000 professionals leave the continent for jobs in the Western world. It's a trend that the United Nations believes is the one of the single greatest obstacles to Africa's development. But one engineer school in Burkina Faso is defying the trends...
Franco-African Summit: relations for the future
31/05/2010 - FRANCE - AFRICA

Franco-African Summit: relations for the future

For the first time since French President Sarkozy came to office, he's hosting a Franco-African summit. The meeting is particularly significant since it comes as many African countries are marking their 50th anniversaries of independence from France. The main focus will be business ties, but there is deep resentment from some parts of Africa when it comes to its former colonial power.
Togo's fight for change
03/03/2010 - Togo Elections

Togo's fight for change

March 4: Togo heads to the polls to elect a new President. Incumbent Faure Gnassingbé is seeking another term, after the army installed him as leader in 2005 following the death of his father. He held onto power during elections held a few weeks later, but these were contested by the opposition as being fraudulent and hundreds of people died in post election violence. Authorities now believe radical groups are preparing an uprising in case the vote doesn't turn out the way they want it to.
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