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Aliko Dangote: In for the long haul

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  Osasu Oyiuwana | 22 February 2017 | New African Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is optimistic that the only place to invest in today is Africa. Our Nigerian correspondent Osasu Obayiuwana talked to him in Lagos. With a $10bn investment in the ongoing construction of a state-of-the-art refinery, as well as a neighbouring fertiliser plant, on the outskirts of … [Read more...] about Aliko Dangote: In for the long haul

The legislation of imperial arrogance

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Boubacar Boris Diop | 28 February 2017 | New African African countries leaving the ICC expose the Court’s true colours. The man stares intensely into the camera, an unflinching gaze conveying toughness and resolve. Yet somehow he also looks meek, tame almost, like a cowering wild beast. Although the picture was taken somewhere in the forest, one senses that he still cares … [Read more...] about The legislation of imperial arrogance

Fictions of fascism: what twentieth century dystopia can (and can’t) teach us about Trump

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John Gray | 5 March 2017 | The New Statesman Dystopian novels of the 1930s and 1940s feel topical once again – but how much do they tell us about Trump and today’s populist upheavals? A 20th-century novelist pictured a Nazi diplomat ruminating over the grand objectives of the regime he served: “Don’t you realise that what we are doing is a real revolution and … [Read more...] about Fictions of fascism: what twentieth century dystopia can (and can’t) teach us about Trump

JP Morgan’s love affair with Eritrea

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Staff reporter | 23 Aug 2016 | Mining Journal JP Morgan Chase has emerged with 9.12% of Eritrea-focused Danakali whose flagship operation is the Colluli potash project, a 50-50 joint venture with the Eritrean National Mining Company. JP Morgan is no stranger to Eritrea and already has an interest in Canada’s Nevsun Resources which operates Bisha, one of the few … [Read more...] about JP Morgan’s love affair with Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa not winning friends in the medical device market

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Michelle Gumede | 06 March 2017 | Business Day BMI gives the region the lowest average country risk score due to systemic economic and political risks, pressurised aid flows and corruption Sub-Saharan Africa ranks the least attractive region to commercialise medical devices because of the region’s poor operational environment and barriers to access healthcare, … [Read more...] about Sub-Saharan Africa not winning friends in the medical device market

Libya falls back into civil war as rival sides fight to control oil terminals

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor | Tuesday 7 March 2017 | The Guardian Conflict sparked by Benghazi Defence Brigade’s capture from Libyan National Army of terminals at Sidra and Ras Lanuf Ambassadors to Libya from the UK, America and France have made an appeal for calm as Libya falls back into a bloody civil war with rival sides battling for control of … [Read more...] about Libya falls back into civil war as rival sides fight to control oil terminals