Africa’s Giant Mega Infrastructure Projects
25/09/2014Resource rich and home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the stage is set for Africa to become the world’s next industrial juggernaut. But making this dream a reality.
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Business & Economy
Africa’s oil and gas potential: Boom or hype?
25/09/2014Africa’s oil and gas potential will grow significantly over the next two decades, driven by population growth, urbanization and the emergence of a wealthier middle class on the continent. Six.
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Africa
Development Stories
Chinese Firm To Construct $1.2B Power Plant In Namibia
25/09/2014Namibia has picked China’s Shanghai Electric as the preferred bidder to build a $1.2bn gas-fired power plant, the head of the country’s power utility said on Wednesday. The Kudu project.
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Development Stories
South Africa Signs $10B Nuclear Power Deal With Russia
25/09/2014South Africa has signed a $10bn nuclear power cooperation agreement with Russia for the construction of up to 9.6GW of nuclear facilities based on Russian technology. The agreement for large.
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Africa
Politics & Policy
ICC To Question Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Over Crimes Against Humanity
23/09/2014The International Criminal Court (ICC) has summoned Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to appear before the tribunal on 8 October. Judges want to question him over claims that his government has.
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Africa
By 2100 Africa’s Population Will Quadruple – UN Report
23/09/2014Numbers continue to stack up against the world’s poorest continent. Global population levels are expected to increase from a current figure of 7.2 billion to nearly 11 billion by 2100,.
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How Investment Firms Can Manage Corruption Risk In Africa
23/09/2014The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is being more and more stringently applied, with major potential consequences to private equity investors operating in foreign markets. The law centers around rooting.
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Africa
Business & Economy
US-Africa Future: Timely Authorization Of ExIm Bank Imperative
23/09/2014Last month’s U.S-Africa Leaders Summit concluded on a high note with lots of promise for improved trading between both regions; however the re-authorization of the American Export-Import Bank remains the.
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Africa
Nigerian Businessmen, Investors Seek End to Boko Haram Insurgency
19/09/2014Nigerian businessmen and other investors have sent a delegation to Chad to negotiate with Boko Haram to put an end to the insurgency that has led to the death of.
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Africa
South Sudan Govt Announces Ban On Foreign Workers
19/09/2014South Sudan has ordered NGOs and businesses operating in the country to fire foreign workers by mid-October and give their jobs to South Sudanese. In a statement published Tuesday in several newspapers, the.
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