Cameroon

  • Sep 15, 2004
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NIGERIA/CAMEROON: Bakassi handover postponed

Nigerian officials yesterday confirmed that the handover of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to...

Nigeria
  • Jul 22, 2004
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CAMEROON: Elections likely to rubber-stamp Biya regime

A three-day meeting of provincial governors was convened in Yaounde on July 20. This year's...

Cameroon
  • Jun 8, 2004
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CHAD: Oil revenues fuel growing instability

In a regular telephone communication with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi on June 3, President...

Chad
  • Jan 12, 2004
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AFRICA: Cotton and oil define franc zone outlook

The tenth anniversary of the 50% devaluation of the CFA franc occurred on January 11. Devaluation...

  • Oct 30, 2003
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NIGERIA/CAMEROON: Land dispute resolution begins

Nigeria yesterday agreed to hand over 33 border villages in the north-east of the country near...

Nigeria
  • Sep 1, 2003
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WEST AFRICA/UNITED STATES: US military extends reach

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has made a concerted effort...

West Africa
  • Jul 31, 2003
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CHAD: Pipeline launched amid domestic tensions

ExxonMobil's Esso Exploration and Production Chad subsidiary on July 24 started to fill the...

Chad
  • Jul 21, 2003
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NIGERIA: Deep-water production threatens oil revenues

Projected increases in oil-producing capacity may become difficult to reconcile with the need to...

Nigeria