Africa

  • May 8, 2014
  • 7 min read

Tullow's main test will be developing East Africa oil

Anglo-Irish Tullow Oil has produced a remarkable growth story over the past decade. It is best...

Africa
  • May 5, 2014
  • 7 min read

EU-Africa trade deals are unlikely to meet 2014 target

It is some 12 years since the onset of negotiations for a set of Economic Partnership Agreements...

Africa
  • Apr 30, 2014
  • 7 min read

Ambivalence marks Africa's public-private sector ties

A leading mining CEO yesterday called for host governments to view business as a "development...

Africa
  • Apr 28, 2014
  • 7 min read

Poverty rates drag on Africa demographic transition

Over the next 15 years, the developed world population is expected to remain fairly static. By...

Africa
  • Apr 22, 2014
  • 6 min read

Improved sentiment may boost African bond markets

Zambia joined two other frontier market (FM) economies in raising a total of 3.5 billion dollars...

Africa
  • Apr 21, 2014
  • 7 min read

Anti-terror aims skew global money-transfer regulation

UK-based Barclays Bank and the Somali money transfer operator (MTO) Dahabshiil on April 16...

Africa
  • Apr 15, 2014
  • 2 min read

Economic risks may loom for new Africa energy states

Media yesterday reported Moody's concerns surrounding Mozambique's widening budget deficit (12%...

Africa
  • Apr 11, 2014
  • 7 min read

EU prefers 'backstage' role on Africa security

The UN Security Council yesterday approved a 12,000-strong peace-keeping force for the Central...

Africa