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April 17, 2013

Saudis 'turn to South Africa for UAVs'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Apr 16, 2013
Saudi Arabia, refused armed unmanned aerial vehicles by Washington, reportedly has turned to South Africa's state-owned Denel Dynamics defense company to help Riyadh develop its own armed UAV program. The Saudi Defense Ministry declined comment on the report by Intelligence Online, publishing from Paris. Denel also refused to comment. But Riyadh has for some time been seeking to acquire missile-carrying UAVs and Denel has been dropping strong hints it was looking for customers in the Mid ... read more

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Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday defended his country's controversial nuclear programme while on a tour of west Africa, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb. ... more		NATO head lauds Japan cooperation pledge NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen Monday welcomed an agreement due to be signed with Tokyo pledging Japan's continued cooperation in the fight against "emerging security challenges". ... more		Ahmadinejad in Benin for first stop on West Africa tour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Benin on Sunday on the first stop of a west African tour that will also take him to Niger - the world's fourth-largest uranium producer - and to Ghana. ... more
				Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will leave on Sunday for a visit to Benin, Ghana and Niger, the world's fourth-largest uranium producer, the Fars news agency reported. ... more		S.African firm seals anti-riot vehicle deal with Brazil A South African military manufacturer has sealed a deal to supply Brazilian police with anti-riot vehicles ahead of next year's football World Cup, it said on Tuesday. ... more

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Chad quits Mali war, French stick it out Chadian President Idriss Deby says he's withdrawing his troops from Mali, where they have been helping the French battle Islamist insurgents. ... more		6.6-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and no major damage was expected. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		China invested $1.5bn in Algeria in a decade: envoy Beijing has invested more than $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros) over the past decade in Algeria, where 50 top Chinese companies and 30,000 workers are based, media reported on Sunday. ... more
				Iranian leader steers clear of talking uranium in Niger The leaders of Iran and Niger on Tuesday said they had engaged in "fruitful" discussions but had not talked about uranium during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's two-day visit to the world's fourth-largest uranium producer. ... more		Morsi, Egypt army close ranks against abuse charges Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi and the military have closed ranks to deny charges that soldiers had killed and tortured protesters, following leaks of an inquiry report implicating officers. ... more

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Alleged drug lord seized, but Africa trade grows U.S. agents have captured an alleged drug-smuggling kingpin who operated in Guinea-Bissau, a West African country Western authorities consider the world's only true narco-state. ... more		Egypt's Morsi promotes army generals amid reported strains Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi promoted military commanders on Thursday in show of support for the army amid rumours of tensions between the Islamist leader and the once ruling generals. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Is Tunisia the New Hot Spot for Energy Investors? Until recently Tunisia was considered to be a minor league and relatively underexplored venue in Africa's rapidly expanding oil and gas scene. This situation has quickly changed with new bid rounds ... more
				Shell returns to massively polluted Nigeria oil region Shell on Thursday said it had launched a review of its oil and gas assets in Nigeria's massively polluted Ogoniland region, resuming work in the area two decades after unrest forced the company to pull out. ... more		Mozambique government to meet Renamo rebels Mozambique's government will meet a delegation from the ex-rebel group Renamo on Friday, an official said, amid threats of violence that echo the country's brutal civil war. ... more

Virginia Tech research team creates potential food source from non-food plants

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China and U.S. form climate change initiative

EU lawmakers reject plan to make polluters pay more

Lawrence Livermore scientists discover new materials to capture methane

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Jordan scrambles to secure energy resources

	36 killed in three weeks of flooding in Kenya: ministry Thirty-six people have died in three weeks of flooding in Kenya and more than 2,000 families have been displaced, a senior civil servant said Thursday. ... more		Bronze warship ram reveals secrets Known as the Belgammel Ram, the 20kg artefact was discovered by a group of British divers off the coast of Libya near Tobruk in 1964. The ram is from a small Greek or Roman warship - a "tesseraria". ... more		Concerns over African force in Mali grow as France withdraws As France begins withdrawing its troops from Mali, a top US defence official has said a UN-mandated African force was "incapable" of taking over the battle against Islamist extremists. ... more		S. Africa sets up first offshore marine protection zone South Africa has turned two small islands in the southern Indian Ocean into its first offshore marine protected area, the environment ministry said Tuesday. ... more

DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins

ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms

Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection

New flu strain found on S.African ostriches		Outside View: Democracy in Iraq		Sudan defence minister sees 'end' to Darfur uprising		Satellite imagery helps fight locust plagues in North Africa		Rare primate's vocal lip-smacks share features of human speech
High salt levels in Saharan groundwater endanger oases farming		Obama takes first step to selling arms to Somalia		Jailed Sudan coup officers seek Bashir's amnesty		A meteorite mystery from Mercury?		Surprise disarmament exercise leaves soldier dead in Mali

Sudan officers jailed up to 5 years over coup: army

South Africa rolls out new single dose AIDS drug

Thousands in Darfur seek protection after fighting

Kenya to toughen poaching sentences to save elephants

French military considering purchase of US drones: source

French tax scandal pursues Hollande on Morocco trip

Congolese pygmy seeks to enlighten his kin

Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief held on US drug charges

Niger students protest French group's uranium revenues

Egypt navy intercepts arms-laden ship from Israel: security

Rebellion and revenge in South Sudan's Jonglei state

Papyrus plant detox for slaughterhouses

Turtle species not extinct: it never existed, study

S.Africa pulls troops from C.Africa after deadly firefight

Dutchman arrested in Guinea-Bissau for coup 'misinformation'

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UN adopts global treaty on weapons trade

Detained Malian journalist bailed: lawyer

UN adopts global treaty on weapons trade

Uncertainty over S.African CAR deployment

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