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Vimpelcom sells telecom units in Burundi, Central African Republic
2014-10-20 16:42:09| Telecom - Topix.net
International telecoms firm Vimpelcom has sold two African businesses, in Central African Republic and Burundi, for $65 million to Econet Wireless Global, it said on Monday, part of a strategic review of its assets worldwide. Last year Vimpelcom agreed to sell the two businesses to another company - Neil Telecom, an emerging market-focused telecoms venture run by African investor Laurent Fouchers, banking sources had previously said.
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Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018
2014-10-20 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they have already spent 10 million euros developing the site. A number of overseas energy producers are competing to bring green energy to the UK from 2017. The TuNur project aims to bring two gigawatts of solar power to the UK from Tunisia if the...
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Weekly Overview: Support to Fight African Swine Fever in EU, China
2014-10-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - African swine fever (ASF) has been much in the news in the last week as the EU has pledged financial support towards the disease control costs within the area. Germany is stepping up its efforts to keep the infection out of the country by involving hobby farmers and pet pig owners as well as commercial producers and wild boar hunters. FAO has set up its first ASF control project in China.
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South African govt could sell stake in Vodacom - source
2014-10-17 09:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The South African government is thinking of selling its minority stake in Vodacom, Bloomberg reported, citing cources with knowledge of the matter. Vodafone has a 65 percent stake in Vodacom and could be a possible buyer for the new shares, the sources said. Vodafone owns 40 percent of Kenya's Safaricom and has branded businesses in Egypt and Ghana. The South African government's 13.9 percent stake in Vodacom is valued at about ZAR 25.5 billion. The state is exploring a sale of the unit as it seeks funds to rescue utility Eskom, the people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Germany Steps up Measures to Keep out African Swine Fever
2014-10-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GERMANY - Hobby farmers and pet pig owners are being urged to play their part in keeping African swine fever out of the country and a politician has called for research to be stepped up to control the disease.
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