Africa ' too tough on business'
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A new World Bank report accuses African governments of strangling business through red tape.
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South Africa is sitting on gold, platinum and other minerals that are selling at record prices on world markets, yet its economy is, quite literally, underpowered.
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African leaders have signed a UN-backed peace framework for the Great Lakes region, but quickly admitted it might be difficult to implement amid ethnic violence, poverty and political mistrust.
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PARIS, Sep 25 (IPS) - While its economic landscape is brightening, Africa  is still bedeviled by some of the same obstacles that has  historically served to undermine economic development in the  resource and labour-rich region. And many of those woes could be  solved through development of further intraregional trade.
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Broadband Internet connections in  Africa are expected to more than double by 2011, but the  continent is falling further behind the rest of the world as  governments fail to open markets and drive down costs.
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German legend Franz Beckenbauer says South Africa's World Cup organisers are facing serious problems.
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African leaders struggled on Tuesday to avoid a damaging split over moves to unite the continent under one federal government.
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The effect of Aids has started to hit South African firms&#39; profits, a survey suggests, with mining and manufacturing the worst affected.
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African nations have made surprising strides in carrying out changes that make it easier to start and run a business, a new report says.
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The United States of Africa. It's one of few concrete plans African leaders agreed on as they struggled with issues of peacekeeping and political disputes at this week's continental summit.
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British Treasury chief Gordon Brown on Monday called on wealthy nations and international institutions to write off Africa's debt, saying debts incurred by past generations are keeping the continent poor.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's personal organisation to spearhead development activities in Africa issued a call on Thursday for massive international cooperation to assist the continent.
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Businesses fail to plan for HIV/Aids until it affects 20% of people in their country, says a World Economic Forum report.
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Leaders from the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations need to do more to aid poor African countries, Canadian Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said on Thursday.
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MOSCOW, Sep 25 (IPS) - Russiaâs truck manufacturers say theyâre ready to  do more business in Africa but the countryâs image problem may be  getting in the way.
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African leaders have been unsuccessful in efforts to win more voting power for the continent at the IMF and World Bank.
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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.