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China in $15 billion Ghana Deals

September 24, 2010
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From the Wall Street Journal

By WILL CONNORS

Ghana and China signed project loans and another deal together totaling $15 billion, the latest in a string of Chinese investments on the continent.

The loans, coinciding with a six-day Beijing visit by the West African nation’s president, John Atta Mills, highlight China’s strong interest in resource-rich African countries such as Ghana. Ghana is preparing to tap massive oil fields that are expected to turn it into one of Africa’s biggest energy producers. Read more »

Karzai Divides Afghanistan in Reaching Out to Taliban

September 10, 2010
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Wall Street Journal

By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV

KABUL—Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s recent attempts to placate the Taliban haven’t made him many new friends among the insurgents. But they have definitely alienated some crucial old friends: the country’s ethnic minorities, who have been a linchpin of Mr. Karzai’s American-backed government. Read more »

U.S. Forces Step Up Pakistan Presence : Wall Street Journal

July 25, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal 

JULY 20, 2010

By JULIAN E. BARNES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Special Operations Forces have begun venturing out with Pakistani forces on aid projects, deepening the American role in the effort to defeat Islamist militants in Pakistani territory that has been off limits to U.S. ground troops. Read more »