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 | Source: The Associated Press
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity and by saying he wished he’d been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle.
Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Gardeners mowed the lawn outside the tiny museum honoring local hero Nelson Mandela on Thursday, while a work crew laid new tarmac on the road outside his house and a school choir rehearsed a song they created especially for him.
Tuesday, 15 Jul 2008 | Source: Reuters
U.S. oil major Chevron said on Tuesday production has been restored at its 120,000-barrel per day Escravos crude oil pipeline in Nigeria, nearly a month after armed youths sabotaged it.
Thursday, 26 Jun 2008 | Source: Reuters
Nigerian senior oil workers union and Chevron are expected to resume talks on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to avert an all-out strike that could sharply cut output from the world's eighth largest exporter.
Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Source: Reuters
U.S. oil major Chevron declared a force majeure on its Nigerian Escravos crude oil exports after armed youths blew up a supply pipeline last week, a company official said on Wednesday.
Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Royal Dutch Shell said it shut down production at an offshore oil installation that produces about 200,000 barrels per day after the most powerful militant group in Nigeria said it launched an attack there Thursday.
Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Source: Reuters
Oil rose on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a bigger-than-expected decline in gasoline stocks ahead of the summer driving season, offsetting a build in crude inventories.
Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Source: Reuters
Oil surged more than $2 to close at a record settling price near $120 a barrel on Tuesday as supply concerns from Nigeria and the North Sea propelled crude higher.
Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Source: Reuters
Crude oil prices hit a record closing high over $117 a barrel on Monday as rebel attacks cut Nigerian supplies and a Scottish refinery strike threatened North Sea crude production.
Monday, 24 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
U.S. light, sweet crude settled up 36 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $101.22 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday after a day of choppy trading.
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
Is Africa worth a look for the American investor?  Tim Seymour of Seygem Asset Management and Terrence Gray of DWS Scudder answer emphatically in the affirmative.
Posts |  TOPIC : Africa
11 Jun 2008
Two musicians with very different styles who didn't know anything about each other are now working together to promote social action.... Read More
9 Jun 2008
Frontier markets grabbed the headlines Monday after Kenya’s biggest IPO sent shares of one stock surging 60%... Read More
10 Jan 2008
Nigeria’s main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, reportedly fired on six oil industry ships today and threatened an attack that will cause an “economic tsunami” in the world’s oil market... Read More
10 Jan 2008
Since I last blogged, Countrywide shares have fallen to eye-popping lows, Roger Clemens has come out fighting, and I got interested in the Presidential race for about five minutes... Read More
4 Jan 2008
Oil prices have pulled back from the century mark, but supply worries could help to keep oil prices near these heights... Read More
VIDEO | TOPIC : Africa
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Market opportunities in the Ivory Coast, with Lawrence Speidell, Frontier Market Asset Management portfolio manager
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