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The head of the African Union, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, has warned that rising oil and food prices could wipe out Africa’s recent economic progress. Mr. Kikwete spoke at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, at a swearing in ceremony for the new...
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The impact of rising food prices on world markets is already putting Latin America against the ropes: as regional giant Brazil insists its focus on biofuels has nothing...
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