Sierra Leone

  • 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
  • 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
  • Sep 18, 2009
  • 2 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Oil find raises governance concerns

US-based Anadarko and its partners -- Spain's Repsol, Australia's Woodside and UK-listed Tullow...

Sierra Leone
  • Jul 9, 2009
  • 2 min read

AFRICA: UN to take on West African crime syndicates

Three United Nations organisations, in cooperation with Interpol, yesterday announced the...

  • 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
  • Jun 23, 2009
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS postpones regional monetary zone

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in Abuja, yesterday delayed by...

  • Jun 11, 2009
  • 7 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Reform makes modest gains amid downturn

Sierra Leone has made modest progress since its 2007 change of government in addressing the...

Sierra Leone
  • Mar 24, 2009
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Enfranchising diasporas carries risks

A recent South African High Court ruling that diaspora members have the right to vote highlights...

Africa