Liberia
LIBERIA: Iron mining heats up amid global recovery
National Investment Commission Chairman Richard Tolbert said today that it had reached agreement...
LiberiaLIBERIA: Manoeuvring begins ahead of 2011 polls
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf concluded a 19-day tour of Switzerland, France and the United...
LiberiaGUINEA: Mining investment belies sectoral uncertainty
On May 10, Guinean Mining and Energy Minister Mahmoud Thaim raised the prospect of a second major...
GuineaWEST AFRICA: Miners seek Liberian and Guinean iron ore
Brazilian miner Vale on April 30 acquired a controlling stake in part of the contested Simandou...
AFRICA: 'Resource curse' creates fiscal challenges
The recent discovery of oil in several African countries has increased speculation about the...
AfricaINTERNATIONAL: New approaches address fragile states
Earthquake-devastated Haiti is only the most recent reminder of the vulnerability of large...
LIBERIA: Vulture funds bring UK suit over 1978 debt
Liberia has been sued in a UK court for more than 20 million dollars by two Caribbean-based...
LiberiaPROSPECTS 2010: West Africa
Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...
West Africa