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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:17 PM

Dakar

Type: City
Name: Dakar
Country: Senegal
Latitude: 14.72
Longitude: -17.48
population: 2,702,820
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents
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Volkswagen AG
VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV
The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by landmines. To say it’s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. Just what sort of vehicle is required to take on a race where normal conditions include searing ... [Wired News - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
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Oxfam
Eat local? No thanks, say Senegalese
The look on restaurant owner Mame Couma Tandjigora's face tells the story. She scowls, as many in her country might when asked about locally grown rice -- a far bigger problem than it may seem. 'You have to sift it and soak it for a long time,' she said. ... [Mail & Guardian Online - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
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International Monetary Fund
Bissau economy seen growing at 3.5 pct in 2010 -IMF
BISSAU, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's cashew nut-driven economy will grow at 3.5 percent in 2010 but could touch 4 percent if the global economy recovers and the volatile nation finds some stability, the International Monetary Fund said.The tiny ... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
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Eskom Holdings Ltd
Daily podcast – November 19, 2009
This podcast is brought to you by Ukwazi Mining - Bringing relevant mining, engineering & strategic consultancy services to a dynamic industry.Thursday, November 19, 2009.From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Shannon de Ryhove.Making headlines toda ... [Engineering News - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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Boeing Company
Boeing plane used as drug transport
DAKAR: A Boeing plane being used to transport cocaine from Venezuela to West Africa crashed in Mali earlier this month after a failed take-off,  the representative of the UN’s drugs and crime office said yesterday.It is the first time the United Nations ... [Malay Mail - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N.
KINSHASA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between rival ethnic groups killed 11 people in isolated northern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, the country's United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.The fighting -- unrelated to simmering ... [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
UPDATE 1-Ghana cuts prime rate by 50 bp to 18 pct
ACCRA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana cut its prime interest rate by 50 basis points to 18.0 percent on Friday, signalling a monetary easing after it kept the rate at a five-year high for nine months.Governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, chairing his first ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Reliving Africa’s dark past of Transatlantic slave trade
A quiet island carrying tales of millions of men smuggled out of the continent and into slavery four centuries ago, sits silently like a giant boat in the Atlantic, keeping to itself the dark secrets of its past.Boys swim in the shallow waters, chanting ... [Daily Nation - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
S.Africans are among Guinea mercenaries - sources
DAKAR, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Africans are amongst a group of mercenaries working for Guinea's military junta, according to security sources and copies of emails seen by Reuters on Friday.The bulk of them have been sent to the West African nation by ... [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Guinea opposition rejects proposal for unity govt
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Guinea's opposition on Friday rejected a proposal that it join the ruling military junta in a transitional government and said it was considering abandoning mediation talks.The breakdown came amid reports ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
FEATURE : Eat local rice? Senegalese still saying no thank you
The look on restaurant owner Mame Couma Tandjigora’s face tells the story. She scowls, as many in her country might when asked about locally grown rice — a far bigger problem than it may seem.“You have to sift it and soak it for a long time,” she said. ... [Taipei Times Online - 13 hours ago]
Entities: Senegal, Dakar, Oxfam, Crisis
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 6 Documents
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: Volkswagen Amarok will be Officia...
Company: Volkswagen AG (VLKAY)It is durable, robust and can tackle any road, no matter how tricky: the Volkswagen Amarok will have to prove those claims from January 2010 during the world's toughest rally.Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the "Official ... [Zibb - 11/18/2009]

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Gambia: Women Are Citizens With Indivisible Rights - President Jammeh [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Ahmed Mbaye stocks no local rice in his corner grocery shop in Grand Dakar, but pink, blue and green sacs of Thai rice line the entrance. "I only sell Thai rice. The stuff that is grown in this country, nobody wants to buy it" Mbaye said...
Eat local? No thanks, say Senegalese [Mail & Guardian Online - 11/19/2009]
...She scowls, as many in her country might when asked about locally grown rice - a far bigger problem than it may seem. "You have to sift it and soak it for a long time" she said. 'I prefer my Thai broken fragrant rice...
Eat local - Senegal govt [News24.com - 11/19/2009]

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VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV [Wired News - 11/20/2009]
Guinea opposition rejects proposal for unity govt [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
S.Africans are among Guinea mercenaries - sources [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
GLOBAL: Childrenâ$™s rights not yet a reality [IRIN - 11/20/2009]
â$¢ New threats to children need new ... [IRIN - 11/20/2009]
Reliving Africa’s dark past of Transatlantic sl... [Daily Nation - 11/20/2009]
UPDATE 1-Ghana cuts prime rate by 50 bp to 18 pct [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
Gambia: Women Are Citizens With Indivisible Rig... [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N. [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
Mystery surrounds Montsho's return to Senegal [Republic of Botswana - 11/20/2009]
Boeing plane used as drug transport [Malay Mail - 11/20/2009]
Senegal Signs Deals With Airbus, Emirates [Air Cargo World - 11/20/2009]
Airbus targets 300 sales in '09 [Arab Times - 11/20/2009]
Two Forces Pushing Gold Higher [HoweStreet.com - 11/19/2009]
Spotlight on Beijing +15 [analysis] [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
Sénégal Airlines fait l'acquisition d... [AeroMorning - 11/19/2009]
Eat local? No thanks, say Senegalese [Mail & Guardian Online - 11/19/2009]
Overlooked cures for diarrhoea [IRIN - 11/19/2009]
Cisco recognizes Redington Gulf as "Distri... [TMC Net - 11/19/2009]
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Redington Gulf wins Cisco accolades [Channel EMEA - 11/19/2009]
Bissau economy seen growing at 3.5 pct in 2010 ... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of a... [IMF - 11/19/2009]
Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mis... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
» Asiana Airlines selects Goodrich for lan... [AviTrader - 11/19/2009]
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VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV [Wired: Autopia - 11/20/2009]
The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by landmines. To say it’s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. ...
French Foreign Policy under Sarkozy [IntelliBriefs - 11/19/2009]
http://www.e-ir.info/?p=486Written by Arthur Goldhammer on June 14, 2008 – 9:04 am The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy has certainly brought a change in the style ...
Big Ghana royalty hike would be “severe” -Newmont [Economy-Finance - 11/18/2009]
DAKAR, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S.-based international goldminer Newmont (NEM.N ) said on Wednesday that a big hike inroyalty rates in Ghana could “severely reduce ...
VIDEO: New Subaru Forester rally car getting wa... [Autoblog - 11/18/2009]
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Subaru, Off-Road Click above to view the video after the jump Put the words "Subaru" and "rally" together, and you'll ...
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.17.09 [Autoblog - 11/18/2009]
Autoblog builds an LS9 for someone's Corvette ZR1 Each supercharged LS9 fitted to the Corvette ZR1 is hand-assembled by a crack team of GM's finest craftsman. ...
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Parigi Dakar: Bruno saby si ribalta 5 volte! [Mefeedia Video Tag : evolution - 05/26/2009]
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