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With the East African Community Common Market Protocol now in effect, the region is looking to launch a single currency by 2012. Many hope the integration will break down economic barriers across the region, but there is much work to be done before the regional dream is realized.

The members of the East African Community, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda, officially launched the Common Market Protocol on July 1. Under the protocol, the region hopes to unlock the economic potential of its vast natural resources and more than 130 million inhabitants.


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Women's program launched in volatile northern Mali

The Manu River Women Peace Network, a West Africa-wide association that works to improve living conditions for women, is launching a program in Mali's extreme north, where conflict, hunger and drought are affecting hundreds of thousands.

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King Tut's chariot heads to New York City

The chariot of one of Egypt's most famous ancient pharaohs is heading to New York City this week to join the Discovery Times Square Exposition exhibit of the boy ruler.

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Cactus could feed East African livestock, say scientists

A succulent, wild-growing cactus that has been widely dismissed as a noxious weed could sustain African livestock during drought, according to scientists at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute.

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Nutrient-rich algae can boost Chadian women's incomes and tackle malnutrition

A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported today.

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Chalco, Rio Tinto formalise Guinea iron ore venture

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) has agreed to invest $1.35 billion in a Guinea joint venture that partner Rio Tinto claims is the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit.

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Egypt GDP to grow at least 6.5 pct this year: minister

Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow by at least 6.5 percent in the fiscal year that began on July 1, signalling the economy is back on track, the economic development minister said on Thursday.

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