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Jailed former Nigerian oil state governor loses appeal in Britain
ReutersLONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - The jailed former governor of a Nigerian oil state, James Ibori, lost a legal appeal on Thursday against a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling 50 million pounds ($78 million) in one of Britain's biggest money-laundering cases....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Judges, Theft, Trials
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work
Reuters(Repeats to more subscribers, no change to text) * Nigeria is privatising defunct state electricity firm * President likely to miss ambitious generation targets * Gas supply, funding, unions pose immediate risk * Investor optimistic that slow progress...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, South Africa, Siemens, Government, Theft
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Africa is still way too dependent on resources
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan Africa's growth has been...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), South Africa, Mining, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues
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EXCLUSIVE-Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
Reuters* Only two of 68 audited contracts deemed properly awarded -draft * Presidency says it cannot pre-empt final report * Officials deny trying to derail transparency drive * Liberia among Africa's fastest growing economies * Government "scared to death"...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Mining, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Pirates kidnap five crew from ship off Nigeria -agency
ReutersABUJA, April 29 (Reuters) - Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source said on Monday, part of a growing trend of attacks that are pushing up maritime insurance costs in the Gulf of...Tags: Antigua and Barbuda, Piracy
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Investors hunt for emerging bank shares as euro casts shadow over west
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis has made investors wary of western European bank stocks and they are seeking more value and less risk in banks in central Europe, Russia, Turkey and even Africa. The problems of western Europe's banking...Tags: Russia, Marketing, European Debt Crisis, Mutual Funds, Turkey
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Columbia's Shea Radiance nourishes skin, empowers entrepreneurs
To Funlayo Alabi, Shea Radiance is much more than a business. It’s a mission. Started in their Ellicott City home by Funlayo and her husband, Shola, Shea Radiance sells skin and hair products made from shea butter. Since the company’s...
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Nigerian army says seven die in latest Islamist attack
Reuters* Two police, five attackers killed in police station raid * Assault blamed on Boko Haram militants MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 25 (Reuters) - Two Nigerian policemen and five attackers were killed in a midnight raid on a police station by suspected...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Terrorism, Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Red Cross
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Pirates kidnap four off Equatorial Guinea
Reuters* Crewmen from Ukraine, Russia and Kiribati seized * Gulf of Guinea oil region vulnerable to pirates LONDON/ABUJA, April 25 (Reuters) - Pirates kidnapped four crew members when they attacked a container ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, the...Tags: Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Piracy, Kiribati, Petroleum Industry
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New $5.5 billion plan aims to rid world of polio by 2018
Reuters* Governments, philanthropists pledge most of needed funds * So far in 2013, only 19 polio cases seen worldwide * Dramatic progress "puts us within sight of the endgame" By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) -...Tags: Disease Prevention, United Nations, Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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Nigeria takes next step in power privatization
ReutersABUJA (Reuters) - - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan accepted deposits by bidders for 15 state electricity assets on Monday, a milestone in a privatization process meant to end decades of power blackouts. A signing ceremony at the presidential...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Privatization, Company Privatization, Siemens, Deutsche Bank AG
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Heineken cree que Europa y Nigeria limitarían crecimiento en el 2013
ReutersBRUSELAS, 24 abr (Reuters) - Heineken, la tercera mayor cervecería del mundo, reportó ingresos en el primer trimestre por debajo de las expectativas del mercado con un descenso en las ventas de cerveza en todas partes excepto Asia y dijo que Europa y...
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