COTONOU, Benin, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A product-oriented strategic plan presenting a clear vision of success to help Africa achieve almost 90 percent self-sufficiency in rice by year 2020 – with at least 10 countries projected to reach over 100 percent self-sufficiency – has just been unveiled by the Africa Rice Center [...]

[01-February-2012] DUBAI, UAE, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – MENA region faces headwinds but should manage 3.5 percent growth in GDP as domestic demand returns. Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, in its Q1 2012 Financial Outlook, believes that a perfect storm is pending as tensions are mounting unbearably. The combination of the ongoing [...]

TORONTO AND JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – First Uranium Corporation (Toronto: FIU) (JSE: FUM) (ISIN: CA33744R1029) (“First Uranium” or the “Company”) announced that it has received today notification that the Federation for a Sustainable Environment (“FSE”) submitted a notice of appeal to the High Court of South Africa regarding the recent decision of the [...]

LONDON, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Manganese: Global industry markets and outlook, 2012 (12th Edition) At the end of 2011, market conditions for manganese products were relatively weak, with a large stockpile of ore at Chinese ports, and poor demand for steel long products. Underlying these factors specific to manganese were low business confidence and [...]