Africa

SABMiller: big challenges

The priorities are to focus on the company’s balance sheet and consolidate SABMiller’s empire to ensure its acquisitions are fully integrated

Thursday, May 24, 2012 (Financial Times )

Lonmin: Pretoria presses on

Given the challenges, the platinum miner’s performance is not as dire as it seems and its chief executive brings more realism to investor guidance

Monday, May 14, 2012 (Financial Times )

Kenya’s economy in danger of overheating

It is among the continent’s first low-income countries forced to tackle inflationary consumer credit that imperils desperately needed growth

Thursday, May 10, 2012 (Financial Times )

Watling bids African Minerals adieu

The unexpected departure of Alan Watling at the iron ore producer comes ahead of the ramp-up of operations at its project in Sierra Leone

Wednesday, May 02, 2012 (Financial Times )

Aquarius is bearer of disappointing news

Platinum producer’s shares tumble by nearly 14% after weak quarter caused partly by cost pressures in South Africa

Monday, April 30, 2012 (Financial Times )

Cubans court controversy in malaria battle

Advisers from a Havana-based company, using high-level diplomatic connections, push larvicide technology to fight the disease in Africa

Sunday, April 29, 2012 (Financial Times )

Nigeria fuel report alleges $6.8bn graft

Scale of the claims caused an uproar in parliament and vindicates government critics who had pointed to rampant corruption

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 (Financial Times )

Israeli partner says Egypt ends gas deal

The unconfirmed report that Egypt is ending its contract to supply natural gas to Israel is ‘worrying’, says finance minister

Sunday, April 22, 2012 (Financial Times )

Cairo’s voters shrug at poll upheaval

With many indifferent to banning of 10 candidates, sense of civic duty that bonded Egyptians after uprising is fading

Friday, April 20, 2012 (Financial Times )

Ibori lived like royalty at expense of the poor

Ahead of sentencing court hears how former state governor of Nigeria rose from being a petty thief in London to a property tycoon with a fleet of lxcury cars

Monday, April 16, 2012 (Financial Times )