Benin

  • Aug 20, 2010
  • 2 min read

BENIN: Ponzi scheme scandal threatens Yayi re-election

President Boni Yayi faces pressure today from legislators to disclose the extent of his...

Benin
  • Aug 12, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Deepwater oil regulation is set to increase

Angola's oil minister, Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said on August 10 that the number of...

Africa
  • Jul 23, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Incumbents benefit from constitutional reform

A number of African countries including Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe are reviewing their...

Africa
  • May 4, 2010
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Gas pipeline has transformative potential

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is expected to transmit Nigerian natural gas to all...

West Africa
  • Apr 7, 2010
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: Pipeline resumes pumping natural gas

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) between Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana began pumping natural...

  • Jan 15, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Publics struggle to hold MPs accountable

As in the United Kingdom, revelations about the vast allowances claimed by MPs in countries such...

Africa
  • Nov 19, 2009
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010: West Africa

Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...

West Africa
  • Jul 6, 2009
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Japan seeks to support rice production boost

Last year's food price shock, which pushed up urban living costs across Africa -- provoking riots...

Africa