Ripples of Dispute Surround Tiny Island in East Africa (NY Times)
This little island doesn’t look like much. But baby Migingo is creating a huge fuss. The island happens to lie right along the disputed watery border between Kenya and Uganda, and politicians have even threatened to go to war over it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/world/africa/17victoria.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Ripples%20of%20Dispute%20Surround%20Tiny%20Island%20in%20East%20Africa%20&st=cse
Chinese Firm Invests $2.4 Billion in Post-War Angola (Reuters)
China's Sinohydro Corporation has invested $2.4 billion to rebuild infrastructure in Angola since the end of the country's civil war in 2002
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE57G07P20090817
Ethiopia: Hunger-Ridden Country Defends Land Grabs
Ethiopia is on the defensive over a plan to offer 2.7 million hectares of land to foreign, mainly Asian, companies despite millions crying out for food aid from the international community.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908140576.html
US Peace Corps Quits Mauritania (BBC)
The American Peace Corps says it has withdrawn more than 100 of its aid workers from Mauritania because of safety and security concerns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8205532.stm
