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Africa famine: soaring food prices intensifying crisis, report warns
2014-05-20 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A volatile global food supply is deepening the humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa, the World Bank warns in a new report. Shortages and near-historic prices for staples such as corn, wheat and sugar have magnified the impact of the drought now ravaging the Horn of Africa, the Food Price Watch report said. "While the emergency in the Horn of Africa was triggered by prolonged droughts, especially in areas struggling with conflict and internal displacement such as Somalia, food prices...
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FedEx acquires Supaswift businesses in Southern Africa
2014-05-18 22:53:05| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx Corp. has announced that its FedEx Express subsidiary has acquired Supaswift businesses in South Africa and six other countries, which are Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia.
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Wool Prices in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2014-05-16 21:39:54| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices have further decreased this week in Australia, in absence of real demand from China. Our weekly report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. A glimpse on the New Zealand and South African markets is provided.
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CAMEROON: Joins Cotton made in Africa initiative
2014-05-16 17:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), an initiative designed to help African cotton farmers, has now extended to Cameroon, making it the seventh project country.
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Lingerie Pulp Exciting Sappi Bond Investors: South Africa Credit
2014-05-16 13:43:53| Paper - Topix.net
Sappi Ltd. , the world's biggest maker of dissolving wood pulp, is luring investors with its push into lingerie as bond yields fall to a record.
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