Eastday-UN Security Council welcomes progress in Guinea-Bissau (Eastday.com)

The UN Security Council welcomed on Friday the progress made by the government of Guinea- Bissau on its stabilization and reform agenda and the launching by the National Assembly of a process for reconciliation and dialogue.

Guinea-Bissau: Window Of Opportunity For Stability (Scoop.co.nz)

New York, Mar 5 2010 2:10PM Following the upheaval experienced in 2009 when a series of political assassinations threatened security and stability in Guinea-Bissau, current conditions bode well for progress towards peace and prosperity in the West African nation, a top United Nations official said today.

Reform Vital To Stability In Guinea-Bissau (Scoop.co.nz)

Security sector reform remains the most crucial element to ensuring stability in Guinea-Bissau, according to a new United Nations report released today, which calls on the international community to support the country’s efforts towards this goal.

Nigeria, Ghana, BRVM Bourses Move Toward Combining (Update1) (Bloomberg)

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- The stock markets of Ghana and Nigeria and a regional bourse based in Ivory Coast said they set up a committee to discuss integration.

Africa : Removing Incentives For Coups in Africa (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — Getting rid of the incentives for military take-overs on our continent is, if you ask me, something both the ECOWAS regional grouping and the pan-African organization, called the African Union, A.U., have yet to take seriously.

MTN Group Reports Sound Operational Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2009 (redOrbit)

JOHANNESBURG, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Highlights - Group subscribers up 28% to 116,0 million - Revenue up 9,2% to R111,9 billion - EBITDA up 6,7% to R46,1 billion - Adjusted Headline EPS down 16.6% to 754,3 cents - Adjusted Headline EPS, excluding the impact of functional currency losses, up 8,5% to 878,9 cents - Dividend per share of 192 cents Overview MTN Group revenues ...

India has many experiences to share: UNDP chief (New Kerala)

New Delhi, Mar 11 : Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday said India has many experiences to share with other developing countries.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

The Second Assembly of the CPLP had its beginning on Monday and ordered the creation of three specialized standing committees, namely "Policy, Strategy, Law, Citizenship and Movement", "Economy, Environment and Co-operation and" Language, Education, Science and Culture, "in the shortest time.

MTN Group Reports Sound Operational Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2009 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

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Polio immunization campaign begins across West and Central Africa (News-Medical-Net)

More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation aimed at stopping a year-long polio epidemic.