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ECONOMY "Sub-Saharan Africa Is Speeding Towards Affluence" By Julio Godoy PARIS - Africa is heading towards a bright economic future, according to a new book co-authored by the former director of the French state agency for economic cooperation and released recently in Paris. MORE >>
CHINA-NIGERIA New Refinery Planned for Lagos Free Trade Zone By Toluwa Olusegun* LAGOS - Nigeria is a place where many more deals are announced than are ever completed. But July saw progress towards the construction of one of three new Nigerian refineries expected to reduce imports of refined petroleum products, a costly and ironic feature of the oil-rich nation's economy. MORE >>
China: Outsmarting the West in Africa Davison Makanga interviews DEBORAH BRAUTIGAM, professor International Development at American University CAPE TOWN - China's interest in Africa is frequently portrayed simply as that of a rising economic power seeking natural resources. Deborah Brautigam argues that this portrayal misses the full complexity of business relations between China and the continent. MORE >>
Q&A Can Democracy Survive the "Oil Curse" in Africa? Patricia Handley interviews Dr KATHRYN STURMAN, expert on governance and resources CAPE TOWN - Africa’s economic boom, driven by oil, has undermined the idea that democracy is a prerequisite for economic development on the continent. MORE >>
ENERGY Eskom Loan "Will Help" South Africa's Poor Neighbours By Adam Robert Green LONDON - The 3.75 billion dollar World Bank loan for a new coal-fired power station in South Africa is essential for economic growth in neighbouring low income countries, according to Dr Mohamed Abdelrahman, energy advisor for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a programme of the African Union. MORE >>
NIGERIA New Law to Promote Locals in Oil Industry By Sam Olukoya LAGOS - "This bill seeks to address the compelling need for us as a nation to have indigenous participation in the industry." With these words, Nigeria’s acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Bill into law. MORE >>
WATER-LESOTHO Getting Community Consultation Right By IPS Correspondents GABORONE - The Lesotho Highlands Water Project will move into its second phase in 2010. The first phase has been praised as a shining example of transboundary water sharing in Africa, but community dissatisfaction may mean a rough ride for its extension. MORE >>
NIGER Lack of Data on Causes of Death Buffers French Company By Julio Godoy PARIS - French state-owned company Areva continues to deny any wrongdoing after findings that populated areas in Niger remain contaminated with high levels of radio-activity. The company seems to be escaping censure partly because of lack of data on cancer-related causes of death among Nigeriens working at or living near the uranium mines. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT-NIGER French State-Owned Company "Poisoning" Poor By Julio Godoy PARIS - Recent research by Greenpeace suggests that French state-owned company Areva’s public claims of decontamination of populated areas near uranium mines in Niger are false. High radio-activity persists in towns and rural areas near the mines, affecting some 80,000 people. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT-ZIMBABWE Future Generations Will 'Inherit Only the Wind' By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO - The plumes of smoke rising above the dense working class suburbs of Bulawayo are a sign of the environmental impact of Zimbabwe's electricity crisis. MORE >>
ENERGY-SOUTHERN AFRICA Small Is Beautiful, Say Independent Power Producers By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - Independent power producers argue that small hydroelectric plants have a key role to play in avoiding an energy shortfall in the Southern African region. MORE >>
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