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Carbon taxes discriminate against energy producing states so OPEC members oppose them, Algeria's energy minister said, adding his country was wary of European plans for huge solar power investment in North Africa.

Guinea's military junta chief is in a difficult condition after an assassination attempt and a return to Guinea is not imminent, a junior French minister who works on relations with African countries said on Wednesday.

Guinea's military junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, is well and will address the nation soon, a spokesman said on Tuesday, five days after an assassination bid on the West African nation's leader.

Guinea's military junta chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, is well and will address the nation soon, a spokesman said on Tuesday, five days after an assassination bid on the West African nation's leader.

Guinea's capital was on edge on Saturday following a botched assassination attempt on the head of the ruling junta, with residents bracing for further violence between out-of-control army factions.

Guinea junta chief Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was on Friday flying to Morocco for medical checks after surviving a gun attack by a former military aide, a spokesman said.

Egypt, which plans to start its first solar power unit in 2010, said on Tuesday it wanted to expand solar power production for export but that costs of the technology would need to fall first to make it feasible.

A disbarred Florida lawyer accused by the FBI of running a $1 billion investment scam is expected to be arrested Tuesday on racketeering conspiracy charges, The Miami Herald reported.

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President Robert Mugabe to honor their power-sharing accord.

Terrorist Carlos the Jackal is coming to the Sundance Channel and then to U.S. theaters via IFC Films.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday Israel must do more to get peace talks with the Palestinians on track, countering Arab accusations she had given in to Israel over settlements.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, launching a rapid series of meetings with Palestinian and Israeli officials to keep up pressure for a new Mideast peace deal.

The recurring themes of U2's first Los Angeles-area show in four years were space and time, and both were laid out right off the bat.

A Muslim, a Catholic and an agnostic composer have contributed music to an album featuring Pope Benedict singing and reciting prayers, which is due for release in November.

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People who've traveled through Africa almost always say it was an amazing and unforgettable experience, yet most others are still either scared or disinterested.

A 400 billion euro ($774 billion) plan to power Europe with Sahara sunlight is gaining momentum, even as critics see high risks in a large corporate project using young technology in north African countries with weak rule of law.

India's Reliance Communications has started talks to buy Kuwaiti Zain's African operations, which media say are worth $10 billion, two banking sources said.

UAE telecoms firm Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) could invest at least $500 million if it wins a tender for a telecom licence in Libya as it looks to boost its customer base into North Africa, a top executive said on Tuesday.

India's leading oil producer ONGC has hired Citigroup to advise it on a bid for Kosmos Energy's stake in an oil field in Ghana in a deal that could be worth between $3 billion and $5 billion, sources familiar with the deal said.

An Al-Qaeda branch in North Africa threatened to take revenge on oversea Chinese for the deaths of Muslim Uygurs in the deadly July 5 violence in China's Xinjiang, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a report from a risk analysis company.