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NSAWKAW, Ghana - Electors in the last constituency to vote in Ghana's presidential run-off delivered a further blow on Friday to the ruling party, which was already trailing narrowly in the election and boycotted the final ballot.

The FTSE 100 share index dropped marginally by 0.3 points to 6,215.2, on Tuesday.

Cocoa, sugar and coffee gained in London after the dollar dropped against the euro, increasing demand from investors for commodities as an alternative investment.

Robusta coffee increased on Wednesday, posting the highest gain since 1995 in London after investors tried to change from surging global stock markets by buying commodities.

Cocoa posted record gains on Tuesday in London amid concerns that Ivory Coast supplies were declining and that the bean quality will deteriorate.

Cocoa posted the highest gain in more than five years on Thursday amid dry weather in the commodity's biggest producer and a rise in the U.K pound against the dollar.

The German telecommunications supplier Ericsson has announced its participation in the Millennium village project to provide connectivity in Africa especially in rural areas.

They've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains

Newmonth Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) said Wednesday that it still expects to sell between 5.2 and 5.6 million equity ounces of gold for prices between $375 and $400 per ounce.

Newmont Mining Corp said its gold sales would drop this year and next but would recover in 2008 and 2009 when projects in the United States, Ghana and Australia reach full production.

The world can promote development in Africa by supporting the private sector in Africa, as Spanish businesses agreed to do this week, and combating people-trafficking mafias, according to a non-governmental aid group.

Africa'S deepening engagement with Asia's two economic giants-China and India-holds enormous potential for economic growth in Africa, according to a new report by the World Bank, released September 9.

Energy and ambition is what World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz says he felt during a recent eight nation tour of Africa which ended late last month.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is optimistic for the future of economic opportunities in Africa after returning from an eight-country trip through the continent.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz ended his visit to Liberia by addressing the nation's legislature on Friday where he praised the country's economic progress, but warned there is a need for more improvements.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently ended a seven nation tour of Africa on June 25 in a bid to improve economic, social and diplomatic ties between China and Africa.