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Rallying the World against “Blood Oil”

Nigerian President Umaru Yar Adua, who was elected on a platform of stamping out corruption, has recently undertaken a campaign to draw international attention to the issue of “Blood Oil” - the use of proceeds from stolen crude oil in financing international terror groups and domestic insurgents in Nigeria.

Understanding the Magnitude of the Problem
Oil is [...]

• Industries:
• Mining and Energy

• Countries:
• Pan African,
• Nigeria

• Tags:
• AFRICOM,
• blood oil,
• bunkering,
• domestic insurgants,
• Gordon Brown,
• international terror groups,
• Kimberly Process,
• nigerian legislature,
• oil fingerprinting,
• Petroleum Industry Bill,
• President Yar Adua,
• stolen crude oil

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Can Obama Deliver American Investment in Africa?

Many high hopes have rested on the shoulders of President Barack Obama following his historic election. Investors and NGOs hoped that the election of America’s first African-American president would bring a renewed spotlight on the tremendous challenges and opportunities throughout the African continent.
It remains to be seen whether having to focus on an unprecedented economic [...]

• Industries:
• Mining and Energy

• Countries:
• Nigeria,
• Angola,
• Pan African

• Tags:
• Africa Investment,
• AGOA,
• China Africa Investment,
• Clinton Africa Trip,
• Obama,
• Obama Africa Trip,
• US Africa Relations,
• US Investment

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