Africa
South Africa: Community Development in the Mining Industry Requires Community Buy-in and Training to be Effective
By Jacques Farmer The recent announcement of the new Mining Charter has highlighted a number of Broad Based Black Economic...
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Angola: China Sonangol International Privatisation May Begin This Year
Luanda — The selling process of the oil company (Sonangol)'s stake in China International Holding (CSIH) may begin this year,...
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Guinea: Mining Tycoon Steinmetz On Trial Over Guinea Bribes
By Martina Schwikowski Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz has appeared in a Geneva court where he is facing trial for allegedly...
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Africa: How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse?
By Ross Harvey Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase 'resource curse' in 1993 to illustrate the confounding nature of...
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Nigeria: OPEC Fails to Agree On February Oil Production Output
By Emmanuel Addeh and Peter Uzoho with Agency Report Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their...
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Kenya’s Road to Banking Oil Billions Still Long and Slippery
By Edwin Okoth March 2021 will mark nine years since Kenya made the big announcement that oil had been discovered...
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Africa: Delays in Critical Finance for Energy Access Push Development Goals Further Off Track
By Olivia Coldrey & Renat Heuberger For many countries, a strong recovery from the global pandemic will hinge on reliable...
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Mozambique On the Cusp of an Energy Revolution
By Armando Domingos Maputo, Mozambique — AFTER years of struggling to generate enough energy for its domestic market, Mozambique is...
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Mozambique: Sasol Pulling Out of Ressano Garcia Power Station
Maputo — The South African petrochemical giant Sasol has announced that it is selling its share of the gas-fired Ressano...
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Uganda Refinery Too Costly – CPI
By The East African Uganda's decision to build a refinery has been discouraged on the basis that the facility is...
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