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Vol 48 No 24
30th November 2007

Mr Secretary Sharma

The competitors for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General were the dignified Kamalesh Sharma, 67, India's High Commissioner in London, and Malta's Foreign Minister Michael Frendo, a bustling 52. The verdict, officially unanimous, was actually arrived...

Vol 48 No 6
16th March 2007

Can the trees be saved?

The destruction of Congo's 110 million hectare forest could transform the climate of Africa – and the world

Vol 48 No 6
16th March 2007

To chop or to save - the main players

The logging companies: of Congo's 156 concessions, 107 were awarded after May 2002, when the government banned new grants. The loggers' organisation is the Fédération des Industriels du Bois, a member of the Interafrican Forest Industries As...

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