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All talk and absolutely no action |
More than seven months on from its high-profile launch Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund has no investment policy, no chairman and despite its huge press team’s best efforts, dwindling credibility. The US$5billion Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) was launched last... |
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Once in a blue moon in Angola... |
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is not much of a talker – well not publicly at any rate. So when he does give one of his very rare interviews, it is worth highlighting – even if he still doesn’t... |
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'Ghost town' still haunting government |
The size of the Nova Cidade de Kilamba, the Chinese built housing development outside Angola’s capital Luanda, was as important as the construction itself. The US$3.5billion estate – made up of over 700 buildings over 54sq kilometres - was supposed to be a flagship... |
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Call for action after corrupt Angola-Russia deal |
AP Johannesburg - Some US$750 million is missing from Angola's... |
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Kimberley Process must be reformed |
Ten years after its launch, the Kimberley Process (KP) must implement urgent and substantial reforms if it hopes to remain relevant and play any real role in building a cleaner and more transparent global diamond trade in future... |
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Moz coal mining still harming communities |
It is deeply depressing to see how little has changed in the coal fields of Mozambique in the 18 months since the publication of a damning report into the poor behaviour of multinational mining companies back in January 2012. Released by the... |
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Dangers of Dodd-Frank Act for DRC |
A week ago I returned from a working trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I participated in a conference about the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the so-called conflict minerals. The Conference brought together Congolese academics,... |
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Deafening silence after Angolan corruption report |
It has been a month since the release of a damning report into a massively corrupt Angola-Russia debt deal. A month since it explained in forensic detail how more than US$700 million ended up in the pockets of arms dealers and senior Angolan officials, including... |
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Southern Africa failing on resource governance |
It will come as no surprise that southern African countries do not fare too well in the latest assessment of natural resource governance by the Revenue Watch Institute. While Zambia and South Africa score above average, the other... |
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ENRC under fire over Congo mines |
The multinational mining company, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp (ENRC), is back in the news – and the firing line – once again due to its controversial investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ... |
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