Late deals

16 August 2008, 3:58 am

Two nights at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, near London, costs from 293 for a family of four from 23 August.... read more

Mauritius cbank hikes reserve ratio to 6%

9 August 2008, 10:00 pm

Headline inflation has been falling steadily from a peak of 10.7 percent last June to a low of 8.8 percent in May and June this year.... read more

.com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa

5 August 2008, 8:19 pm

The East African Community is negotiating a protoc ol on custom union for the region to remove tariffs and taxes attracted by goods in the member states within the next five years, a Kenyan government official ...... read more

.com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa

1 August 2008, 9:45 pm

Hours before the partial closure of the third mainland b ridge in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, for routine maintenance work, residents are expressing mixed feelings and nursing fears that the ...... read more

Health

31 July 2008, 1:04 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says combating AIDS will be a top priority on his first official visit to Mexico, scheduled to begin on 3 August.... read more

Mauritius tax accord signed

28 July 2008, 5:36 pm

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: The governments of Qatar and Mauritius signed here yesterday an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of income tax evasion as well as an annexed protocol.... read more

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