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Case checks business roles in apartheid

A lawsuit against several multinational companies accused of working with South Africa's former apartheid government could set a new standard for corporate accountability overseas. Gretchen Wilson reports. (10/13/2009)

Children in a community outside of Lodwar, Kenya

Kenyan hunger worsens over drought

Millions of Kenyans are going hungry because of a severe drought that has devastated harvests and caused food prices to more than double. Jennifer Collins reports. (09/30/2009)

Nestle's milk linked to Zimbabwe prez

Swiss food giant Nestle is being accused of aiding and abetting the theft of a Zimbabwean dairy farm, which was seized from its white owners and is now run by the wife of President Robert Mugabe. Stephen Beard reports. (09/28/2009)

Customer uses computer in Ivory Coast cybercafe

Africa finally to plug in high-speed lines

Fewer than 7% of Africans are connected to the Internet, compared to three out of four North Americans. But the imminent arrival of fiber-optic cables to the continent is expected to spark a telecommunications boom. Gretchen Wilson reports. (09/21/2009)

Zimbabwe tries to reignite mining

Zimbabwe's new coalition government is hoping to rev up the country's mining industry when it addresses a huge mining conference there today. government wants to pass new laws that will attract foreign investment. Gretchen Wilson reports. (09/15/2009)

E.U., Zimbabwe to meet on sanctions

E.U. officials will meet in Zimbabwe this weekend for the first time since 2002, when Zimbabwe's economy was in a tailspin. The visit is seen as a new effort to normalize ties between the two economies. Gretchen Wilson reports. (09/11/2009)

Coalition government helps Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's economy is beginning to stabilize as a new coalition government takes root. U.S. lawmakers say they want that government to succeed, and the U.S. openly criticizes President Mugabe and his administration. Gretchen Wilson reports. (09/04/2009)