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AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 31 August 2009

Hot Topics ER: Eritrea’s militarization 08/29/09 GM: GAMBIA: Plans to develop higher education 08/28/09 KE:  Kenya says no political meddling in financial sector 08/31/09 LY: Libya Sends Swiss Jet Home, Without Detainees 08/28/09 MA: Morocco: HM the King calls for comprehensive reform of judicial system 08/26/09 NG: Nigeria’s border checkpoints violate regional integration agreement 08/31/09 …

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Journal: MILNET Flags Africa wants $67 bln a year in global warming funds

* Africa seeks unity ahead of Copenhagen talks * Climate change seen hitting poor nations hardest By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – African leaders will ask rich nations for $67 billion per year from 2020 to cushion the impact of global warming on the world’s poorest continent, according to a draft resolution …

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Journal: Chuck Spinney Flags 8-14 the “foreclosure wave” – now, a tsunami of sorts

The Foreclosure Wave” — Now a Tsunami of Sorts Over the past two days, the popular foreclosure reporting firms released their monthly numbers and the takeaway was that the foreclosure crisis is getting worse. Indeed, the foreclosure crisis is worsening, but July’s actual foreclosure numbers do not pose much additional risk to the housing market …

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