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WEST AFRICA - 24/12/2008
Nigerian Gas Not for Everybody
	After a flurry of delays due to the quality of Nigerian gas, the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) to supply Togo, Benin and Ghana was put into service in early December and will be officially inaugurated before the end of the year. (...) [664 words] [$8,2]


MADAGASCAR - 24/12/2008
Tsimiroro Soon Uneconomical?
	The U.S. firm Madagascar Oil said on Dec. 9 it had increased by 30% the estimate of reserves on its Tsimiroro field located in western Madagascar. (...) [205 words] [$4,7]


NIGERIA - 24/12/2008
M. Sanusi Barkindo
	The appointment of Rilwanu Lukman as energy minister can be expected to benefit his protégé at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo. (...) [70 words] [FREE]

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LIBYA - 23/12/2008
Saif and his Allies push for Constitution
	Officially retired from political affairs, Saif El Islam is continuing to push for reforms to help civil society to flourish in Libya. (...) [320 words] [$4,7]


Algiers - 23/12/2008
Ever-Stronger Profile for Police
	The dismissal of the director-general of the police intelligence agency, Kamel Beldjilali, on Dec. (...) [213 words] [$1,5]


ALGERIA - 23/12/2008
Abdallah Djaballah
	The moderate Islamist Abdelaziz Belkhadem, a minister of state and the president’s personal representative and secretary general of the FLN, has been tasked with persuading Islamist Abdallah Djaballah to stand in the presidential elections in 2009. (...) [79 words] [$1,5]

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MADAGASCAR - 20/12/2008
Between Reforms and a Heavy Hand
	With elections in late 2011 in mind, president Marc Ravalomanana has set himself the challenge of projecting the image of a democrat to the country’s donors while reducing the number of political parties and bolstering the presidential nature of his government. (...) [711 words] [$8,2]


MADAGASCAR - 20/12/2008
Ramanoelina Voices Regrets
	Agriculture minister Panja Ramanoelina regrets not having travelled to Paris as expected on December 8 to explain the sale of Malagasy farmland to South Korea’s Daewoo to the French authorities. (...) [212 words] [$4,7]


AFRICAN UNION/SOMALIA - 20/12/2008
Samuel Kame Domguia
	A former captain of a corvette in Cameroon's Navy, Samuel Kame Domguia, has been asked to draft a strategy on combating maritime crime on behalf of the African Union (AU). (...) [152 words] [$4,7]

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 17/12/2008
Setback for Ondoko’s Plans
	The Congolese businessman Richard Ondoko has been working for years to become an essential player in the Central African Republic’s mines. (...) [395 words] [FREE]


iron - 17/12/2008
Conakry Takes from Rio to Give to Steinmetz
	Rio Tinto, which has been in the government’s sights for several months, was notified on December 9 by the ministry for mines that it must relinquish the North bloc of its Simandou iron ore concession. (...) [316 words] [$4,7]


CONGO-K - 17/12/2008
Dan Gertler
	The Israeli diamond magnate who is close to president Joseph Kabila – he invited him to his wedding in June 2006 – is extending his influence in the country by moving into the banking sector. (...) [172 words] [$4,7]