Talks on Madagascar's political impasse have opened in Addis Ababa with a plea for rival factions to put aside mutual animosities for the sake of the country's economic survival. The atmosphere was tense as leaders of...
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On Boxing Day last year, less than two months after he assumed the highest judicial post in the land, the Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tun Zaki Azmi, decided he wanted to take a first hand look at the courts – unannounced.
THE economic recovery that the euro zone anticipates in 2010 could bring with it new tensions. Indeed, in the extreme, some countries could find themselves considering whether to leave the single currency altogether.
When African representatives travel to Copenhagen in early December for crucial international talks on climate change, they will strive to speak in unison. "For the first time in history," says Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles...
GROUP OF 20: Africa gets seat at policy table In a move that underscores the shift of global economic power, the Group of Eight (G-8) club of major industrialized economies - the US, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Canada...