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As crude price skyrockets worldwide, Kenya at the jatropha tree. The tree is at the heart of a five-year strategy to develop bio fuel and reduce dependency on crude oil.
Photo: People line up to buy kerosene as some shops and petrol stations in Kenya. Reuters.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/going-green-kenya-to-extract-diesel-from-jatropha-tree/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/new-olympics-100m-record-in-45-steps-and-969-seconds-video/ http://www.africanloft.com/new-olympics-100m-record-in-45-steps-and-969-seconds-video/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:15:58 +0000 CareTaker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2261
The 6-foot-5-inches, 195 pounds, the 21-year-old Jamaican, Usain Bolt, is the new world's fastest man. Bolt aka "Lightning", ran 9.69 seconds, beating his own record of 9.72sec set in New York on May 31 this year.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/new-olympics-100m-record-in-45-steps-and-969-seconds-video/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/zimbabwe-fuel-coupons-replace-bank-notes/ http://www.africanloft.com/zimbabwe-fuel-coupons-replace-bank-notes/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:26:23 +0000 CareTaker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2260 http://www.africanloft.com/zimbabwe-fuel-coupons-replace-bank-notes/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-surrenders-oil-rich-bakassi-to-cameroon-today/ http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-surrenders-oil-rich-bakassi-to-cameroon-today/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:19:24 +0000 CareTaker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2258
The peninsula believed to hold significant amounts of crude oil deposits boost Cameroon's declining economy and oil production up from the current 90,000 barrels per day.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-surrenders-oil-rich-bakassi-to-cameroon-today/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/playing-to-win-in-zimbabwe-a-sit-tight-tyrant-vs-olympic-medalist/ http://www.africanloft.com/playing-to-win-in-zimbabwe-a-sit-tight-tyrant-vs-olympic-medalist/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:03:04 +0000 CareTaker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2255
As Mugabe continues his canny power games, another plays to win medals for the troubled nation.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/playing-to-win-in-zimbabwe-a-sit-tight-tyrant-vs-olympic-medalist/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/nigerians-hail-probe-of-former-president/ http://www.africanloft.com/nigerians-hail-probe-of-former-president/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:23 +0000 CareTaker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2251 http://www.africanloft.com/nigerians-hail-probe-of-former-president/feed/ http://www.africanloft.com/an-atypical-journey-through-mali/ http://www.africanloft.com/an-atypical-journey-through-mali/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:04:04 +0000 Tomas Ernst http://www.africanloft.com/?p=2249 http://www.africanloft.com/an-atypical-journey-through-mali/feed/