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Food crisis destroys progress in Africa  The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty Safaricom soars on debut

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Jun. 16   Central Africa
Jun. 9   Kenya
  Shares in mobile phone firm soared as much as 60% on their first day of trading after Kenya's biggest ever stock market flotation

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  Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
Apr.5   Egypt   Egypt braces for general strike  Interior Ministry warned against interfering with traffic or keeping public servants from going to work ahead of a strike being called by textile...

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Mar.24   South Africa Mining forces out thousands  Nearly 20,000 have been displaced by giant Anglo American in its search for platinum Mar.12   Zimbabwe   Embattled Mugabe boosts workers' pay  President, battling skyrocketing inflation, has announced 'a huge salary increase' for his nation's government workers Mar.9   Zimbabwe   Mugabe approves new ownership law  President Mugabe has approved legislation giving local owners the right to take a majority share of foreign companies

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Feb.26   Sudan   Sudan says Danish products banned  Sudan has enacted a ban on Danish imports in reaction to the reprinting of a cartoon that satirizes Prophet Muhammad Feb.1   Zimbabwe   Inflation tops 24,000%, officially  Zimbabwe's central bank has revealed that its annual inflation has climbed to the highest in the world. Independent estimates of 150,000%

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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn Jan.18   Kenya Protesters to mount boycott   The opposition says it will boycott companies run by allies of President Kibaki in protest at the outcome of presidential election Jan.3   Kenya Civil unrest damaging Kenya's economy
  The orgy of violence that has greeted disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes

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Dec.24   Zimbabwe Hours-long lines to get scarce currency  Thousands of Zimbabweans waited for hours to get currency from the banks so they could buy food and board buses for Christmas trips Dec.7   Kenya Kenya battles swarms of locusts  Swarms of locusts have damaged crops. It is the first time such large numbers have been seen in Kenya for 45 years Dec.4   South Africa Miners on strike over death toll   Tens of thousands of striking miners took to the streets in Johannesburg in a protest over safety levels in the industry Nov.20   South Africa Huge fire at refinery Nov.14   Central Africa 'Fast economic growth' in Africa Nov.12   Liberia IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt Oct.11   East Africa African wars cost billions  $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis Sep.27   South Africa   Giant Soweto shopping mall opens   Former President Nelson Mandela has opened the largest shopping centre in southern Africa in Soweto Jul.5   Zimbabwe   Bulk buy ban amid frenzy
  Authorities ordered businesses to stop selling basic goods in bulk to avert shortages after an price freeze triggered a frenzied buying spree
Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs

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Nov.16   Tunisia Deal averts Internet showdown
  The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society

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Oct.10   Nigeria Fuel price strike starts  A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed

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Aug.8   South Africa S. Africa to distribute AIDS drugs  Cabinet has ordered to develop an operational plan to make anti-AIDS drugs available to infected with HIV

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Jan.16   Nigeria   General strike  The strike has paralysed most of the main cities and brought commercial life to a standstill. Offices have shut down



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African wars cost billions  $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis Two die in currency riot  Troops killed at least two people in Mogadishu, when they opened fire to halt riots over rising costs and counterfeit money Embattled Mugabe boosts workers' pay  President, battling skyrocketing inflation, has announced 'a huge salary increase' for his nation's government workers Inflation tops 24,000%, officially  Zimbabwe's central bank has revealed that its annual inflation has climbed to the highest in the world. Independent estimates of 150,000% Hours-long lines to get scarce currency  Thousands of Zimbabweans waited for hours to get currency from the banks so they could buy food and board buses for Christmas trips IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt Bulk buy ban amid frenzy



Africa, Business Military Business Timeline ... See World Military Business timeline Top ^
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Oct.11   East Africa



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2008
May.5   Somalia
Mar.12   Zimbabwe
Feb.1   Zimbabwe
2007
Dec.24   Zimbabwe
Nov.12   Liberia
Jul.5   Zimbabwe
  Authorities ordered businesses to stop selling basic goods in bulk to avert shortages after an price freeze triggered a frenzied buying spree



Africa, Business Retail Timeline ... See World Retail timeline Top ^
2007 Sep.27   South Africa Giant Soweto shopping mall opens   Former President Nelson Mandela has opened the largest shopping centre in southern Africa in Soweto


Africa, Business Food Timeline ... See World Food timeline Top ^
2008 Jun. 16   Central Africa Food crisis destroys progress in Africa  The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty 2007 Dec.7   Kenya Kenya battles swarms of locusts  Swarms of locusts have damaged crops. It is the first time such large numbers have been seen in Kenya for 45 years


Africa, Business Business Sanctions Timeline ... See World Business Sanctions timeline Top ^
2008 Feb.26   Sudan   Sudan says Danish products banned  Sudan has enacted a ban on Danish imports in reaction to the reprinting of a cartoon that satirizes Prophet Muhammad


Africa, Business Healthcare Timeline ... See World Healthcare timeline Top ^
2003 Aug.8   South Africa S. Africa to distribute AIDS drugs  Cabinet has ordered to develop an operational plan to make anti-AIDS drugs available to infected with HIV


Africa, Business Macroeconomics Timeline ... See World Macroeconomics timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.3   Kenya Civil unrest damaging Kenya's economy
  The orgy of violence that has greeted disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes
2007 Nov.14   Central Africa 'Fast economic growth' in Africa


Africa, Business Labor Conflict Timeline ... See World Labor Conflict timeline Top ^
2008 Apr.5   Egypt Egypt braces for general strike  Interior Ministry warned against interfering with traffic or keeping public servants from going to work ahead of a strike being called by textile... 2007 Dec.4   South Africa Miners on strike over death toll   Tens of thousands of striking miners took to the streets in Johannesburg in a protest over safety levels in the industry 2004 Oct.10   Nigeria Fuel price strike starts  A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed 2002 Jan.16   Nigeria   General strike  The strike has paralysed most of the main cities and brought commercial life to a standstill. Offices have shut down


Africa, Business High Tech Timeline ... See World High Tech timeline Top ^
2008 Jun. 9   Kenya Safaricom soars on debut
  Shares in mobile phone firm soared as much as 60% on their first day of trading after Kenya's biggest ever stock market flotation
2005 Nov.16   Tunisia Deal averts Internet showdown
  The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society



Africa, Business Oil Timeline ... See World Oil timeline Top ^
2008 May.23   Nigeria Violence ripples to gas prices  Violence in oil-rich southern Nigeria is having a ripple effect - at gas stations in the United States Apr.25   Nigeria Oil firms cut output
  Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
2007 Nov.20   South Africa Huge fire at refinery