Mozambique: A nation in crisis
Mozambique is entering a crucial period in its history. Its LNG projects could add $100bn to the economy over 25 years, but the industry itself is under threat from insurgents. Neil Ford examines the current situation.
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Cameroon bauxite project gets green light
Development of the Minim Martap bauxite mine will benefit Cameroon in a number of ways, including through job creation, generating export revenues and infrastructural development. Neil Ford reports
South Africa’s economy: cursed to live in interesting times
These are trying times for the South African economy. High unemployment and low growth rates have been problems for many years but the prolonged downturn …
Ghana: Fury over offshore accounts!
Members of Ghana’s new parliament are amazed that up to 100% of earnings by foreign mining companies operating in the country are lodged in offshore …
How galamsey is ruining rural Ghana
“You must appreciate that if I get reports about ‘galamsey’ and we trace it to any particular chief, we know what to do with that; …
A New Scramble for Africa
The current interventions by Western powers in Africa are neither humanitarian nor necessarily security-driven. Methinks it is about securing vast mineral and energy resources.