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African news, analysis and opinion – theafricareport.com 15 Dec. FOLLOW US ON : Nadia Rabbaa in Casablanca Technology: A Moroccan payment systems progress Over the past two decades, HPS has pulled itself up through the ranks of Moroccan information technology companies. Read more ... {ga=rehana-dada} Climate Change: Africa bites the dust in Lima The Lima text was accepted by all parties - after the Africa group was conveniently excluded from consultations on a particular version of the text - even though it did not adequately address key issues that deadlocked the talks and the entire course of the discussion on the Durban Platform. Read more ... REUTERS DRC won't bow to foreign injunctions - Joseph Kabila The president of Democratic Republic of Congo told foreign nations on Monday to respect his country's sovereignty after several urged him to comply with the constitution and not to run for re-election. Read more ... Zoe Eisenstein Nowhere to go but up for Angola's car-loving classes Angola's oil-backed economic growth has stimulated the emergence of a middle class and a buoyant consumer culture, reflected in automobile sales. Read more ... Nicholas Norbrook Our mission is to help small companies - Jean Philippe Prosper While the IFC finances large multinationals in Africa, it is also helping smaller African countries to find a place in national and international value chains. Read more ... Gregory Mthembu-Salter in Cape Town Local talent can compete with the US - Gys Kappers Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has loudly decried the strict immigration laws in the US that keep talented code developers from its shores. But for Gys Kappers, who runs Wyzetalk from a small office in the pretty Western Cape town of Stellenbosch's buzzing Technopark, the laws are a massive boon. Read more ... Loucoumane Coulibaly in Abidjan Farmers worry as Harmattan winds arrive in Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions Dry Harmattan winds descended on many of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week as the rains ended, causing farmers to express concern on Monday over the potential negative impact of the seasonal weather phenomenon. Read more ... REUTERS Nigeria oil unions start strike, output seen unaffected Nigeria's oil unions began an indefinite strike on Monday, although crude production in Africa's top producer is not likely to be affected, oil industry sources said. Read more ... Manolo Serapio Jr in Singapore Mining: Gold slips as U.S. rate hike woes surface Gold retreated on Monday, after posting its biggest weekly gain in two months, amid expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve is moving closer to raising interest rates. Read more ... © THE AFRICA REPORT 2014 www.theafricareport.com 57 bis rue d'Auteuil, 75016 Paris, France CONTACTS: web.editorial@theafricareport.com publisher@theafricareport.com advertising@theafricareport.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA : ​You're receiving this information because you have subscribed to The Africa Report daily newsletter Web Version | Preferences | Unsubscribe

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