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Randgold: no crisis here
Crisis? What crisis? African gold miner Randgold Resources shrugged off concerns over the political situation following the coup in Mali in March as it delivered first-quarter profits which more than...
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Broadband in W Africa: the challenges
West Africa’s mobile phone and data markets are often seen as bright spots in otherwise turbulent economies. But a top regulator in the region says there are still many issues to address before...
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Mali: gold miners hurt by travel ban
Mali, Africa’s third biggest gold producer behind South Africa and Ghana, has rapidly ascended the list of Sahelian countries thought to be succumbing to al-Qaida linked militants. The north of the...
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Mali conflict: watch the spillover
The conflict in Mali has intensified following the onset of a major French military intervention and promises by Islamists to retaliate against western targets across the region. What might be the...
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Guest post: French intervention in Mali to hit regional economy
By Philippe de Pontet and Riccardo Fabiani of Eurasia Group The investor and geopolitical impacts of the French-led intervention against Islamist militants in Mali will reverberate far beyond the...
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Mali: spillover or lack of it
Mali’s economic isolation is helping west African rated sovereigns avoid revisions to their creditworthiness, said Standard & Poor’s in a note released on Thursday night covering Benin, Burkina...
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Randgold warns on resource nationalism as governments ask for more
Randgold chief executive Mark Bristow has criticised a “disturbing” tendency among African governments to increase taxes and regulations on mining investors, as the company disputes its tax bill with...
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Corporate watch: Azalai Hotels, a Malian multinational
A multinational from Mali sounds like a contradiction in terms. But the Azalai Hotels chain is just that. Businessman Mossadeck Bally got into hotels 20 years ago. He now presides over a chain of six...
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Mali: Randgold tax saga goes to arbitration
No-one likes a large tax bill, especially in arrears. London-listed Randgold and Mali’s government are heading for international arbitration at the International Center for Settlement of Investment...
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Lagarde: no rush for East African single currency
Lagarde with Henry Rotich, Kenyan finance minister IMF boss Christine Lagarde concludes a trip to Africa trip on Friday, continuing her tradition of starting the new year visiting one of the world’s...
View ArticleInteractive map – Chinese dams in Africa
Following a decade in which Chinese largesse has helped to transform Africa’s prospects – and challenged the supremacy that western companies once enjoyed over the continent’s natural resources –...
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French West Africa terror ignores investor agenda
Along with desert fighting in the sub-Saharan Sahel region against government forces, terror groups brimming with arms after Libya’s breakup have struck hotels in capital cities throughout the...
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