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Ghana’s Oil Potential Unknown and Growing
All that Glitters is not gold, they say. In the case of Ghana, it is gold, cocoa, relative institutional strength and newly discovered oil wealth….
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Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone in fishing projects
FREETOWN — Three West and Central African countries on Saturday agreed to implement two competitive projects on fisheries and aquaculture for a three-year period starting…
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RIM launches BlackBerry Bold 9900 in Nigeria
Research In Motion (RIM) announced the launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 in Nigeria. The smartphone will be available through Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat and…
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Gold: good for Mali and Papua New Guinea
The latest gold rush is on. And among its biggest beneficiaries are emerging market economies with big gold mining sectors. As the table below shows,…
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Poor legal frameworks block African renewable energy plans
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 6 (UPI) — Poor legal frameworks, issues of governance and inadequate safeguards for investors are hindering growth in Africa’s renewable energy sector,…
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Bharti Airtel ups Nigeria investment to $1 billion
Indian operator adds hundreds of millions of dollars to its investment plan to reach rural users. Bharti Airtel will spend $1 billion on expanding its…
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Niger to start oil production in Q1 next year – PM
NIAMEY, June 16 (Reuters) Niger will produce its first barrel of oil in the first quarter of 2012 and will build a pipeline linking the…
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Guinea-Bissau’s Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride
Through coups, conflicts and other upheavals, one constant for many West African countries has been the presence of a national beer. After going years without…
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Africa’s progress belongs to Africa: Overseas Development Institute
‘Progress in African development happens best when it is led by African states and citizens’ is the message from a new global research project released…
