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- Golden Star Agrees Gold Exploration Joint Ventures in Sierra Leone…
- Sierra Leone: Police seize newspaper’s equipment.
- Report: World Hunger On The Rise After Years Of Steady Decline, A New…

Golden Star Agrees Gold Exploration Joint Ventures in Sierra Leone…
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 25, 2003
–> COPYRIGHT 2003 Business Wire Business Editors DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 25, 2003 Golden Star Resources Ltd. (Amex: GSS) (TSX: GSC) is pleased to announce that it has entered into two joint venture agreements to carry out exploration in Sierra Leone and Mali, respectively. Firstly, Golden Star has entered into a joint venture agreement with Mano River Resources Inc (“Mano River”) to carry out gold exploration on Mano River’s six prospecting licenses in Sierra Leone, which total approximately 500 square kilometers (km2). Under the terms of this agreement, Golden Star may spend US$6. 0 million over four years to earn a 51% interest in Mano River’s Pampana, Sonfon and Nimini properties. In addition, subject to certain elections of Mano River, Golden Star may sole fund a feasibility study to increase its interest to 65% and, subject to a further election of Mano River, Golden Star may fund a commercial mine development to increase its interest to a maximum.

Sierra Leone: Police seize newspaper’s equipment.
Free with registration – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 25, 2003
Sierra Leone: Police seize newspaper’s equipment. (25-NOV-03) Asia Africa Intelligence Wire.

Report: World Hunger On The Rise After Years Of Steady Decline, A New…
CBS News – Nov 25, 2003
The report also cites many “encouraging signs” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s pledge and program to eradicate hunger by the end of his four-year term, Sierra Leone’s pledge to eliminate hunger by 2007, and the pledge by leaders of the African Union to increase agriculture’s share of public expenditure to at least 10 percent within the next five years. The countries that succeeded in reducing hunger generally had rapid economic growth, especially in their agricultural sectors, slower population growth, lower levels of HIV infection, and higher standards of health and education, the FAO said. At the other end of the scale are 26 countries where hunger increased by almost 60 million from 1990-1992 including Afghanistan, Congo, Burundi, North Korea, Somalia, Tanzania, Guatemala, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the report said. China reduced the number of hungry people by 58 million from 1990-1992. India reduced the number of malnourished people by 20 million between 1990-1992 and 1995-1997, but the number increased by 19 million over the following four years, it said. MMIII The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.