By Franz Wild Abidjan 31 May 2006 After more than 70 people died in a fuel tanker explosion in Benin last week, the government is announcing a clamp down on illegal fuel sales. Informal fuel trading sustains thousands of Beninois. ------------------...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 06 March 2006 A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced the leader of the country's main opposition movement - Sanjar Umarov - to nearly 11 years in prison for alleged economic crimes...