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1. Could aid squeeze help Africa?

   (Newsletters)

   ... such countries should be able to raise foreign cash on a scale way beyond domestic borrowing limits. According to analysts, Angola, which rivals Nigeria as Africa's biggest oil producer, is likely to ...

   Wednesday, 30 June 2010

2. Blood Brothers: the emergence of Brazil & Africa

   (Newsletters)

   ... today an advantage leveraged by Brazilian companies. The big hitters Odebrecht's role in Angola was a much-debated one. Many claimed that the construction giant simply became an instrument of foreign ...

   Wednesday, 24 February 2010

3. Davos Special Report: Africa rising

   (Newsletters)

   ... eight African countries in its top 20 fastest-expanding economies in 2010. Oil-rich Angola and Congo Republic will lead the charge with growth rates of more than 9 and 12 percent respectively, both beating ...

   Wednesday, 27 January 2010

4. The road to prosperity

   (Newsletters)

   ... attention. This news had hardly left the front-page when a group of extremists in the Cabinda province of Angola opened fire on the Togo football team bus, as it crossed the border to partake in the African ...

   Wednesday, 13 January 2010

5. 2009: a good year

   (Newsletters)

   ... for Chinese Studies, African growth in 2009 came almost exclusively off the back of deals with China. The proof is in the pudding with Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Congo Republic ...

   Wednesday, 16 December 2009

6. China in Africa: Is the continent being re-colonised?

   (Newsletters)

   ... in Angola, Senegal, Gabon, Nigeria and Ghana attest to the rapidity of these developments. Due to all major Chinese enterprises being state-owned and decision-making extremely centralised in Beijing, China ...

   Wednesday, 23 September 2009

7. Sisters are doing it for themselves

   (Newsletters)

   ... they have visited Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d ‘Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Senegal, ...

   Wednesday, 15 July 2009

8. Africa: the good news

   (Newsletters)

   ... industrial nations try to wean themselves slowly off overdependence on oil, petroleum producers must be mindful that the winds are changing. It’s time to diversify and Angola at least has begun to realise ...

   Friday, 08 May 2009

9. Angola to spend $18 bln to end power cuts by 2016

   (News/Infrastructure finance)

   Tags: [Carlos Feijo, power, power grid, electricity, dams, Eskom, Jacob Zuma, oil fund, Angola]  ...

   Monday, 06 September 2010

10. African agricultural finance under the spotlight

    (News/Trade and Investment)

    ... Kofi Annan, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, CBN, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, Libya, Nigeria]  ...

    Wednesday, 01 September 2010

11. SADC to mark 30 years of regional integration

    (News/Regional Integration)

    Tags: [SADC, SADC Heads of State Summit, Jacob Zuma, Ayanda Ntsaluba, Joseph Kabila, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Madagascar, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, ...

    Friday, 13 August 2010

12. Progress for Angola's children

    (News/Women and Youth)

    Tags: [UNICEF, Koen Vanormelingen, Millenium Development Goals, malaria, child mortality, primary education, malnutrition, economic growth, social sector investment, Angola]  ...

    Friday, 18 June 2010

13. Angola approves law against money laundering

    (News/Changing Perceptions)

    Tags: [Financial Action Task Force, money laundering, financing terrorism, transparency, Angola]  ...

    Friday, 28 May 2010

14. Angola gets first credit ratings

    (News/Economy)

    Tags: [Credit ratings, Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch, China, infrastructure, Angola]  ...

    Thursday, 20 May 2010

15. Namibia, Angola to build $1.1 bln dam

    (News/Energy)

    Tags: [hydro, power, electricity, energy, dam, river, environment, Angola, Namibia]  ...

    Monday, 10 May 2010

16. Angola makes moves to increase transparency

    (News/Changing Perceptions)

    Tags: [political, transparency, corruption, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, media, democracy, Angola]  ...

    Friday, 07 May 2010

17. New commercial flights to link US and Angola

    (News/International Relations)

    Tags: [United States, commercial flights, William Burns, Delta, TAAG, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Assuncao dos Anjos, Angola]  ...

    Thursday, 22 April 2010

18. Planned Angolan stock exchange ‘potential African giant'

    (News/Economy)

    Tags: [stock exchange, Imara, BVDA, Bolsa de Valores e Derivativos de Angola, Ernest & Young, Angola]  ...

    Monday, 19 April 2010

19. Angola receives UN aid to help foster investment

    (News/Trade and Investment)

    Tags: [investment, UN, UNCTAD, implementing, strategy, Angola]  ...

    Friday, 16 April 2010

20. Angola welcomes airline's removal from EU blacklist

    (News/Travel and Tourism)

    Tags: [TAAG, European Union, Augusto Tomas, blacklist, Portugal, Angola]  ...

    Thursday, 01 April 2010