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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
UNREST
South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesperson said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government...
 
 
Nigeria bombs Islamists, US sounds alarm
UNREST
Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not...
 
 
Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks
PEACE TALKS
Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbour South Sudan had promised him it would not let rebels operate across their shared border, defusing a row that had threatened a key oil deal. The...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
Investment in infrastructure key to unlocking Africa’s oil and gas potential
OIL & GAS
Africa needs to invest heavily in its infrastructure if it is to grow its oil and gas production, as well as increase demand for these energy resources, Thomson Reuters head of business development...
 
 
The balancing act in low income countries: Financial stability vs. growth
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Over the past decades Africa has increasingly opened up its economy to international trade and finance. This change has often been at the bequest of, or under pressure from, the International...
 
 
Clamping down on corruption in Africa's extractive industries
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
How to better utilise the wealth from Africa’s non-renewable resources – oil, gas and minerals – to eradicate poverty in Africa? This was one of the important questions asked at discussions...
 
 
14 May 2013
 
SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the Energy Department Budget Vote 2013/14, Parliament, Cape Town (14/05/2013)
SPEECH
Our first democratically elected President, Dr Nelson Mandela once said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of...
 
 
13 May 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 13, 2013
PODCAST
The African Development Bank says Africa's economic development is being held back by a "hemorrhage" of illicit financial flows, which may be getting worse. Calling for reforms to stem the losses,...
 
 
10 May 2013
 
African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities and challenges
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Trade and investment relations between two of the fastest growing regions currently, namely Asia and Africa, are growing in importance. Asia, in particular, is fast becoming Africa’s largest...
 
 
09 May 2013
 
South Sudan rebels force army from eastern base and town
REBELS
South Sudanese rebels have seized a military base and town after clashing with the army in the east, in an escalation of violence that has already uprooted thousands of people and hampered plans to...
 
 
08 May 2013
 
Chad emerges as African power broker as France steps back
power broker
Chad's President Idriss Deby, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa's traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France...
 
 
Equatorial Guinea vote unlikely to be fair – right groups
ELECTIONS
Equatorial Guinea's elections this month are unlikely to be free as the organising body is controlled by the government and the work of observers will be severely restricted, three human rights...
 
 
06 May 2013
 
Madagascar election set for July despite mediator's unease
ELECTIONS
Madagascar will go ahead with a planned presidential election in July, an international mediator said on Sunday, days after the leader of the Indian Ocean island reneged on a promise not to run....
 
 
02 May 2013
 
Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
RESOURCES
Almost all the $8-billion worth of resource contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 have violated its laws, according to a draft audit report commissioned by the government, casting doubt on...
 
 
30 Apr 2013
 
Energy dept speaks out on PetroSA
OIL & GAS
The Department of Energy (DoE) has acknowledged that it is aware of a Hawks investigation into allegations of criminal activity at PetroSA. “The DoE wishes to acknowledge that it is aware of and...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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