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Sinopec's Addax seeks more North Sea investments
Reuters* Says evaluating several targets, hopes for 2013 deal * Follows two multi-billion Chinese purchases last year * Addax traditionally strong in west Africa By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 24 (Reuters) - Sinopec subsidiary Addax Petroleum wants to buy more...Tags: Energy Resources, China, Western Africa, Nexen Incorporated, BP Plc
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Africa's hot bond market could overheat as U.S. funds pile in
ReutersBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough for the chaos and uncertainty still stalking sub-Saharan countries, some...Tags: Mutual Funds, Nigeria, Financial Markets, Emerging Market, Credit Ratings
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Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants -UN
Reuters* Elephant poaching concern in Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Gabon * Some countries using army troops to hunt down poachers By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be...Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Weaponry, Ban Ki-moon, Joseph Kony, Libya
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Thousands protest in Gabon against ritual killings
ReutersLIBREVILLE, May 11 (Reuters) - Several thousand people protested in Gabon on Saturday against a spate of ritual killings that has seen mutilated bodies washing up on beaches in the central African state this year. Sylvia Bongo, Gabon's first lady, led...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Africa, Justice and Rights
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Singapore's Olam to cut spending, debt after investor pressure
ReutersSINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) - Olam International Ltd , propped up by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings after worries mounted over its high debt, said it will halve its capital spending in 2014 to 2016, cut its stake in an urea plant in Gabon and...Tags: Singapore
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Allan Powell: The murky world of offshore banking
If you have a weak stomach or are prone to heartburn, you would be wise to avoid “Treasure Islands,” written by Nicholas Shaxson. He is a competent investigative reporter whose mission is made clear in his subtitle, “Uncovering The...Tags: Companies and Corporations, United Kingdom, Barack Obama, Swiss Confederation, Petroleum Industry
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LIBYA: Rebel government increasingly recognized
Babylon & BeyondLibya's ambassador to Gabon left the country following a formal request by the Gabonese government, a foreign ministry spokesman told Agence France Presse Wednesday.... -
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Sign up to win the Fox Rocks Lunchbox! K-Mack announces a new winner every Monday and Thursday at 10am drawn from all entries. We visit the winner at work and deliver the coveted FOX ROCKS LUNCH BOX, filled with great prizes every Tuesday and Friday...Tags: Rwanda, Andorra, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Slovakia
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'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast announced
Reality CheckRumors have abounded for weeks and weeks, and some of them were even right, but the official announcement of the Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains cast came in today.Here's a story with some great quotes with a number of the contestants.......Tags: Palau, China, Cook Islands, Panama
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Omar Bongo dies at 73; Gabon's president for 42 years
Associated PressGabon President Omar Bongo, whose nearly 42-year rule was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by "Big Men," died Monday of cardiac arrest in a Spanish hospital. He was 73. Doctors at the Quiron Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, announced Bongo's...Tags: Crimes, Death, Washington (U.S. state), Government, Democracy
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'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains': And so it begins!
Reality CheckWell, I don't know about you, but I am totally psyched for this season of Survivor, and really, it kind of shocks me. I mean, it's the 20th season, and the last season ended about five minutes ago. But I......Tags: Palau, China, Fires, Elections, Cook Islands
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CBS Announces 2008-09 Fall Premiere Dates
Zap2It.comEver the supporter of tradition, CBS has announced a slate of fall premieres starting in the middle of September with the 17th installment of "Survivor." While other networks -- mostly FOX -- may have laughed in the face of the Nielsen-decreed official...Tags: Crimes, CSI: New York (tv program), Criminal Minds (tv program), The Mentalist (tv program), The Unit (tv program)
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