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Angola’s four-year plan for health
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- 02 October 2008
Angola's new government is promising better health facilities at both primary and secondary care levels, as well as to reduce the prevalence of HIV/Aids over the next four years.
A holiday - in Zimbabwe?
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- 29 September 2008
Notorious for political turmoil, an economy in freefall and surreal inflation, Zimbabwe remains one of the most beautiful countries in Africa, with a resilient tourism sector. You can still holiday in Zimbabwe, and we give you the highlights.
Zimbabwe moves forward
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- 18 September 2008
A landmark power sharing agreement in Zimbabwe signed on 15 September 2008 will formally establish a government of national unity in that country.
Vaccine hope from HIV immunity
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- 10 September 2008
A study of Kenyan sex workers who appear to be immune to HIV could provide important clues to the development of an effective Aids vaccine.
Africa's carbon-trading potential
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- 09 September 2008
Delegates at the first all-African carbon forum in Dakar, Senegal, agreed the continent's entrepreneurs need cash to break into the expanding international carbon emissions trading market.
Rallying around cleaner energy
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- 29 August 2008
In January 2009 rally drivers will embark on a race across three Southern African countries – without a drop of petrol in their tanks. The Zero Rally Africa is only open to cars that run on alternative sources of fuel.
Economic boomtime in Angola
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- 25 August 2008
Once laid flat by three decades of civil war, the economy of the Southern African country of Angola is set to grow by 20% this year alone, thanks to rich natural resources that have seen it overtake Nigeria as the continent's top oil producer.
