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Hyperdynamics Announces $4 Million Registered Direct Common Stock OfferingHyperdynamics Corporation today announced that it has agreed to sell 2,424,243 shares of the Company ' s Common stock in a registered offering for a per share purchase price of $1.65 and warrants to purchase up ... via Earth Times
(Topix.net)Kara Patterson column: Appleton native sharing her passion for West African arts
"That's my calling right now, to really share that the way we see life is just one possible way of seeing life."
Sarah Lee Koumbassa and her husband, Karim, are committed to introducing people of all ages to West African performance arts, step by step and beat by beat. via WisInfo
(Topix.net)Five Guinean Trucks Arrested Smuggling Food
Police in Kambia have arrested 5 Guinean trucks, at Bamoi Lumor close to the Guinean border, fully loaded with foodstuffs apparently meant for sale in neighbouring Guinea where an end of government subsidy triggered economic woes. (AllAfrica)
In touch with the Sydney Wantoks
The Sydney Wantoks club was largely instigated by Papua New Guinean students at the University of New South Wales who would gather at weekends to socialise. via Asopa People
(Topix.net)Another Yenga Hiccup Again?
Minister of Defense Thursday said the issue of Yenga would be settled peaceful between his government and their Guinean counterpart. (AllAfrica)
Guinea sets up food stockpile to combat price shock
"Guinea has decided to set up a security stock of basic food products, notably in rice at the level of 25,000 tonnes a month over a period of 4-6 months"
CONAKRY * Guinea has announced it is setting up an emergency stock of basic food, especially rice, to help offset the impact of sharp food price rises that have stirred social unrest in Africa, the world's ... via The Peninsula
(Topix.net)Guinean prisoners scoop their way to freedom
"We found that the detainees used spoons, once the wall was moistened, to dig a hole. They used their sheets and shirts to make a rope to climb down the right wall of the jail"
Reuters Saturday, May 3, 2008; 9:58 AM CONAKRY - More than 30 prisoners escaped from a jail in southeastern Guinea by using spoons to scoop a hole in the baked earth wall of their prison building which had been ... via The Washington Post
(Topix.net)India to join International Organisation for Migration
"India's membership of IOM will enable us to engage more actively with this inter-governmental organisation dealing with the issue of migration in areas of interest to us, particularly those relating to improving conditions for Indian workers abroad"
The union cabinet Thursday gave permission to India to take full membership in the International Organisation for Migration. via RxPG News
(Topix.net)Hyperdynamics New Seismic Supports Structural, Stratigraphic, and...
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today that as described by Mr. James R. Spear, the Company ' s Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production, three types of prospects are being identified by the ... via Earth Times
(Topix.net)Birmingham construction companies nab national ABC honors
Birmingham Business Journal - by Lauren B. Cooper Staff Five Birmingham companies have garnered high national honors in the construction industry from the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. via Construction News
(Topix.net)DR Congo 'peacekeepers' plundering resources and arming thugs
Commentary on the news, culture, sports and current events of sub-Saharan Africa from someone who's lived there. via Black Star Journal
(Topix.net)Hyperdynamics' New Seismic Confirms Giant Structures in West African Oil and Gas Concession
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that as its 2-D data acquisition continues offshore Guinea, new seismic lines are already providing geophysical confirmation of the most significant play types along the West ... via Business Wire
(Topix.net)BADEA boss due in Senegal Thursday
The director general of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa , Abdelaziz Khelef, was billed to arrive here Thursday as part of a sub-regional tour that will also take him to Sierra Leone, Cape Verde ... via Panapress
(Topix.net)VP Sumana Meets Counterpart in Kabala
Vice Presidents of Guinea and Sierra Leone Friday met with the Susu/Yalunka union during a meeting held at Senkunia town, Sembelia Senkunia chiefdom in the Koinadugu district to discuss the ethnic groups in the two countries. (AllAfrica)
Majority rule for Zimbabwe
Commentary on the news, culture, sports and current events of sub-Saharan Africa from someone who's lived there. via Black Star Journal
(Topix.net)Protectionism feared in Africa: IMF
"Yes, there are some countries which export products like rice and wheat which have introduced export restrictions in the form of exorbitant taxes on exports."
High food prices are prompting African nations to impose protectionist measures which could reduce the already low levels of trade on the continent and harm its economic growth, an IMF official said on ... via Reuters
(Topix.net)SA Sends Condolences to DRC, Guinea After Plane Crashes
South African has joined the international community in expressing condolences to the government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Equatorial Guinea, following two air disasters in their respective countries this week. (AllAfrica)
SA allows arm shipment for Mugabe's campaign of terror
Commentary on the news, culture, sports and current events of sub-Saharan Africa from someone who's lived there. via Black Star Journal
(Topix.net)West African Children Trafficked, Abandoned to Streets
"When I first came here I could have some daily bread, but now it is becoming too hard to have daily bread because now I can hear some grumbling"
West Africa Child Trafficking report / Broadband West Africa Child Trafficking report / Broadband - Watch West Africa Child Trafficking report / Dialup West Africa Child Trafficking report / Dialup - Watch ... via Voice of America
(Topix.net)Guinea face stadium ban for World Cup qualifiers
FIFA has told Guinea to fix security concerns at their national stadium or face forfeiting home advantage for their 2010 World Cup qualifiers, the Guinea Football Federation said on Monday. via ESPN Soccernet.com
(Topix.net)Representatives of U Mining Resources Inc. and Comitrag S.A. Schedule ...
"This milestone project is complex and requires 110% of our attention and efforts, more so as negotiations near completion"
U Mining Resources Inc. today announced that representatives of the Company, including Comitrag S.A. President, Mr. via Market Wire
(Topix.net)EITI++ Extends Oil And Mining Transparency Agenda
Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the global civil society coalition campaigning for transparency in the extractive industries, welcomes the World Bank’s effort to extend transparency in this sector beyond revenues through its new EITI++ initiative. EITI++ includes disclosure along the spectrum, from the licensing of concessions all the way to government spending. In order for this initiative to be credible, PWYP calls on the World Bank to implement it effectively across the globe and to meaningfully involve civil society throughout the entire process. (AllAfrica)
Yar'Adua, Mbasogo Hold Talks on Gulf of Guinea
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has called for accelerated action on the establishment of a Gulf of Guinea Guard Force to provide additional security for members of the Gulf of Guinea Commission and their energy resources. (AllAfrica)
Gulf of Guinea - Yar'Adua Seeks Improved Security
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has called for accelerated action on the establishment of a Gulf of Guinea Guard Force to provide additional security for members of the Gulf of Guinea Commission and their energy resources. (AllAfrica)
South Africa: Anglogold Yield to Rise 8 Percent as Power Stabilises
"We believe we can add significant value by making some adjustments to our strategy"
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti would produce 1,19-million ounces of gold in the first quarter of this year, 8% more than it expected, as Eskom had stabilised power supply to the mining industry, it said on Friday. via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)Zimsun Constructs Academy in E. Guinea
Hotel and Leisure group Zimsun is currently constructing a hospitality training academy in Equatorial Guinea, chief executive Mr Shingi Munyeza has said. (AllAfrica)
Hyperdynamics Updates 2008 Exploration Status in Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today that the seismic acquisition vessel, " GSI Pacific " , is currently in the port city of Conakry, The Republic of Guinea, West Africa. via Business Wire
(Topix.net)Guinea Avoids New National Strike
Union leaders in Guinea urged workers not to go on strike Monday, the day unions had set as a deadline for resolving disputes that sparked protests early this year. via Voice of America
(Topix.net)GUINEA: Illegal international fishing impoverishes local fishermen
CONAKRY Wednesday, February 13, 2008 (IRIN) - The livelihoods of local fishermen are increasingly threatened by the many industrial trawlers from Europe, China, Korea and Russia, which often operate illegally in Guinea's once-abundant waters. (irinnews.org)
Guinea: End of Fuel Subsidy Increases Economic Woes
"Life is becoming increasingly expensive. I fear the young people will go out into the streets again to protest the high cost of living. This could have grave consequences"
The day after Guinea's powerful trade unions put on hold a general strike aimed at pushing the government to improve living conditions, Guineans woke up to find the government had ended subsidies on diesel, ... via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)GUINEA: Children exploited, abandoned, sold into slavery
CONAKRY Thursday, February 07, 2008 (IRIN) - After the sun sets on the streets of the Guinean capital, Conakry, children drift by darkened storefronts and settle into nooks between buildings, curling up to sleep on the pavement. (irinnews.org)