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Oscar Pistorius on ‘suicide watch’ in prison

A day after being held guilty for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day, South African Paralympic and Olympic star Oscar Pistorius is reportedly under suicide watch in prison. This after fears emerged that the traumatised sprinter might … read more »

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Post-Marikana South Africa: country not as old, boring and uncertain as business might believe

By Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica By their nature, risk analysts can overly-attune their eyes to perceptions of risk. This may, however, be at the expense of opportunitiesthat exist alongside such hazards. Then there is the danger that some risk … read more »

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Could China’s slowdown mark the end of Africa’s decade of growth?

By Barbara Njau, Senior Reporter at fDi Magazine, fDi Intelligence Sub-Saharan Africa’s accelerated economic growth over the last decade has been well documented. Feted as the next boom market, especially with the backdrop of the economic slowdown in the West, … read more »

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Osborne urges new global economic strategy: FT

British finance minister George Osborne is recruiting international support for his unyielding stance on deficit cutting, the Financial Times said on Monday. In an editorial article published in the FT, Osborne and several co-authors called for “hard decisions on spending, … read more »

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US election monitoring group kicked out of Djibouti

Djibouti’s government has kicked out an American election monitoring group less than a month before the nation’s presidential election, a vote opposition politicians are boycotting because they say the president is repressing dissent. Djibouti is a tiny East African nation … read more »

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Mystery of Libya’s vanishing Bank Chief

Libya’s central bank governor has surfaced after two weeks in the wilderness to confirm he has been in Istanbul, the Financial Times reported. Rumours have been rife about the actions of Governor Farhat Omar Bengdara, with some speculating he may … read more »

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Oil millions still flow to Gaddafi regime

London – Despite Western sanctions against Libya, hundreds of millions of dollars in oil revenues are still reaching the regime of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing international experts. The report noted that Libya’s central … read more »

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Abu Dhabi group plans big Africa investment: FT

ADS Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based commodities company is planning multi-billion dollar investments in African infrastructure with three other firms and is near to closing three deals shortly, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. ADS Holding has a 40 percent stake … read more »

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