Africa's CEMAC zone to grow 6 pct in 2012: regional c.bank
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:32 -0800
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - The economies of Central Africa's six-country CEMAC bloc will grow at an average of 6 percent in 2012, up from 4.8 percent in 2011, the governor of the zone's central bank said on Wednesday. Governor Lucas Abaga Nchama said that the bank forecast inflation at 1.7 percent, down from a November forecast of 2.2 percent. Nchama said the healthy growth would come from strong ...
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Students and faculty continue to show support for Africa
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:54:19 -0800
Sharlene Simon, assistant director for research proposal development, looks over information about pine saplings that were being given away at the Africa Regional Reception, Tuesday, Jan. 31 The reception was held by the Office of International Affairs, and featured free pine saplings faculty and students visited the event.
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Regional Efforts To Counter the Lord's Resistance Army
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:40 -0800
In May 2010, President Obama signed into law the Lord’s Resistance (LRA) Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to support regional partners’ efforts to end the atrocities of the LRA in central Africa. ...
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