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Tea, coffee, cocoa hit record highs: Africa's main soft commodities, tea, coffee and cocoa are enjoying record high prices mainly due to declining inventories and constricted supply. M J Morgan has the details.		Dec 1, 2009	1339
Gold fever: the yellow metal has gone from strength to strength as investors cower in fear from market uncertainty, the falling dollar and the possibility of economic stimulus induced inflation to come. M J Morgan reports.	Industry overview	Dec 1, 2009	764
Copper, aluminium prices defy gravity: the prices for copper and aluminium, both important export commodities for Africa, have been yo-yoing bewilderingly over the past few months and future trends are difficult to predict. M J Morgan attempts to make some sense out of the prices chaos.		Oct 1, 2009	1722
As sweet as sugar: sugar prices appear to enjoy significantly more upside momentum than downward pressure at present - and Africa's producers are among those best placed to benefit from record prices this year, as well as to expand to take a greater share of global markets years to come.		Oct 1, 2009	1423
Instability now, but solid ground lies ahead: after one of the greatest commodity rallies in history, prices virtually collapsed in the fourth quarter of last year. Heavy selling across all asset classes was the order of the day. The first half of this year saw a welcome reversal of the downward trend, but now the 'culture of fear' seems to be gripping the market. Where do we go from here?		Aug 1, 2009	1503
Coal - old faithful back in favour.		Jul 1, 2009	1887
Are base metals getting ahead of themselves? A host of commodities are currently reaching their highest price levels in months. The question is whether or not the current rally is simply wishful thinking, or actually reflects a return to business as usual? MJ Morgan ponders the evidence.		Jul 1, 2009	944
Vital North-South Corridor gets green light: Lusaka was the venue for perhaps the most important conference on African logistics to date. The high-level gathering, which included presidents and international institutions, came to grips with proposals to raise funding of some $2bn to undertake a massive logistical infrastructure project, the North-South Corridor. M J Morgan reports.		Jun 1, 2009	1317
Indigenisation law triggers mining dispute: following the collapse of commercial agriculture, after the 2000 land redistribution, the country is now setting out on a path to redistribute ownership of companies that exploit the country's munificent resources--among others. M J Morgan reports on the controversy this move has aroused.		Jun 1, 2009	1390
North Africa leads growth.	Industry overview	May 1, 2009	1228
Chinese demand sustains copper prices: copper prices have increased from a dramatic low in December thanks mainly to sustained demand from China. The question, ponders M J Morgan, is whether there is underlying global demand to keep the prices afloat.		May 1, 2009	1292
All that glisters is gold: in a world of tumbling commodity prices, gold and silver still hold their own as speculators shed currencies for the solidity of bullion. Can demand for these, and other precious metals, help African producers ride out the global economic storm? M J Morgan reports.		Apr 1, 2009	1495
Africa in 2008-best of times, worst of times; The Commodities Sector.		Jan 1, 2009	1368
Understanding value chains: what determines the price you pay when you buy a product at your local shop? what is the value chain of, say, an African diamond from the point of mining to the sale of a finished piece of jewellery in a store in the US? The answer could be astounding, as M J Morgan explains.		Jan 1, 2009	1536