China expands African footprint with inroads into Algeria Houston Chronicle | ALGIERS, Algeria - While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a makeover: a new airport, its first mall, its largest prison, 60,000 new homes, two luxury hotels and the longest continuous highway in Africa. | China is...
Analysis: Yemen's rebellions fuelled by economic meltdown IRINnews web | Photo: Hugh Macleod/IRIN SANAA, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - From the Shiite rebellion in Saada in the north to the surge of secessionist movement in the south and the dangerous alliance forged between tribes and Al-Qaeda in the east, one factor un...
IFC invests $2 bln in sub-Saharan Africa 09/10-CEO Business Report | Submit your comment | The World Bank's private sector lending arm is investing more than $2 billion (R15 billion) in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2009/10 fiscal year as investment opportunities improve, the lender's head said on Thursday. | "La...
Feature: The Decentralization of a Monarchy Joy Online In a speech on Nov. 6, 2009, King Mohammed VI of Morocco stated his intention to press ahead with decentralizing the kingdom, and that the “Saharan provinces” will be among the first regions to experience its benefits. The date marked the 34th annive...
PPC seeks new sub-Saharan cement market Business Report | Submit your comment | Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) is seeking to make an acquisition or enter a new market in sub-Saharan Africa in the next 12 to 18 months. PPC "is looking quite carefully and very deliberately to grow outside" its existi...
China expands African footprint with inroads into Algeria Houston Chronicle | ALGIERS, Algeria - While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a makeover: a new airport, its first mall, its largest prison, 60,000 new homes, two luxury hotels and th...
Economy: Sub-Sahara set to grow 3.8% Business Report | Submit your comment | Sub-Saharan Africa's economy would probably expand 3.8 percent this year as the global recession eased, though export demand might wane in the second half of the year, the World Bank said yesterday. Growth in the world'...
China's Africa Footprint: A Makeover For Algeria CBS News China's Africa Footprint Gives Algeria A Makeover, Though Not Without Frictions | Font size Print E-mail Share | (AP) | (AP) | (AP) | (AP) Previous slide Next slide (AP) ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-lo...
China's Africa footprint: a makeover for Algeria Kansas City Star Alfred de Montesquiou This Oct. 11, 2009 photo shows Chinese workers building a wall at a housing project funded by the Algerian government and built by a state-owned Chinese firm near Algiers, Algeria. While still struggling with the aftermath of a ...
China's Africa footprint: a makeover for Algeria The Wichita Eagle ALGIERS, Algeria - While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a makeover: a new airport, its first mall, its largest prison, 60,000 new homes, two luxury hotels and the ...
China's Africa footprint: a makeover for Algeria Houston Chronicle | ALGIERS, Algeria - While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a makeover: a new airport, its first mall, its largest prison, 60,000 new homes, two luxury hotels and th...
