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02/03/2012 • Iran policy not swayed by phone firm, S.Africa says JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing Tehran's nuclear programme and aiding its military when the Johannesburg-based mobile operator was bidding for a telephone licence in Iran. "South Africa's foreign policy is independent and it cannot be influenced by anyone," Foreign Ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela said. MTN is the latest ... Read article

02/03/2012 • Iran policy not swayed by phone firm, South Africa says JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing Tehran's nuclear program and aiding its military when the Johannesburg-based mobile operator was bidding for a telephone license in Iran. "South Africa's foreign policy is independent and it cannot be influenced by anyone," Foreign Ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela said. MTN is the latest ... Read article

02/02/2012 • Africa’s Top Central Banks Turn on Governments to Curb Prices Central bankers in Africa’s biggest economies are admonishing their governments as spending plans subvert the power of monetary policy and threaten to quicken inflation at a time when Europe slips into a recession. Read article

02/03/2012 • Africa land grabs 'could cause conflicts' FREETOWN, Liberia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The stampede by wealthy states for arable land across Africa and other developing regions could trigger a series of conflicts. Read article

02/03/2012 • Africa: New AU Headquarters - a Tribute to China-Africa Relations [Fahamu] Which other friend of Africa would be willing to fund, design, build and maintain a new $200 million AU headquarters in the middle of a global financial crisis? Read article

02/02/2012 • Yum Brands sees 130 new Africa stores in 2012: report JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - U.S. fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc plans to open 130 new KFC stores in Africa this year, bringing its presence on the continent to 1,000 restaurants, Business Day newspaper said on Friday, citing a senior executive. Yum, the parent of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains, also plans to bring KFC into seven new African countries this year, general manager for Africa Keith ... Read article

02/01/2012 • Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money? Five months ago, in a grand auditorium and beneath a cinema-sized screen scrolling images of starving children, Africa’s leaders gathered to promise an end to a growing food crisis. Read article

02/02/2012 • Africa Analysis: Collaborating too far from home Africa lags behind other developing regions in local collaboration -- and in building its own scientific capacity, says Linda Nordling. Read article

02/01/2012 • ANC Study Rejects Nationalization of South Africa Mines, Business Day Says A report by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress found that the nationalization of mines, as proposed by Julius Malema, head of the party’s youth wing, would be unconstitutional and too expensive, Business Day reported, without saying where it got the information. Read article

02/03/2012 • Winner or loser? Africa and the global economic crisis Economic growth in Africa has grown faster than in other continents over the last few years. The crisis in the eurozone could put the brakes on, but Africa is better prepared than in the past. Read article

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