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Bend Skin Beats

Andre Marie Tala

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Andre Marie Tala's long and distinguished musical career has stretched to more than 30 years within Cameroon. During those three decades, his influence has been felt across Africa and well beyond the continent's shores. The award-winning singer, guitarist and bandleader introduced fans to the...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+crude+addiction%3a+Oil+and+Nigeria.-a0212141398
A Swamp Full of Dollars

Pipelines and paramilitaries at Nigeria's oil frontier

By Michael Pool

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ISBN 978-1-84511-920-1

Few books attempting to describe the embrace that international oil has with West Africa's biggest economy and its elite have succeeded quite so elegantly to deal with a relationship that...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Which+is+better+for+business%3f+Ghana+seems+to+have+an+edge+over...-a0212141397
The CEO of a Lagos-based pharmaceutical company once remarked that if he had the choice between setting up a business in Nigeria or Ghana, he would chose the latter.

His reasons are not farfetched. In Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, it could take a manufacturer up to 34 days to complete a total of nine procedures before he gets a permit, according to findings...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Strong+rand+more+hindrance+than+help%3a+the+benefits+of+a+strong...-a0212141396
When the outgoing governor of South Africa's Reserve Bank (SARB), Tito Mboweni, addressed the institution's 89th annual general meeting, the last he would chair before handing over to Gill Marcus, he described the appreciation of South Africa's rand currency as "somewhat overdone".





Looking at the economic shambles wrought by the runaway rand, he commented on...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kenya+follows+Ethiopia+in+branding+its+coffee%3a+in+a+bid+to+improve...-a0212141395
Seen as long overdue, generic branding is expected to give Kenyan coffee a distinctive identity through the creation of a unique trademark and brand names. Aggressive marketing of the brand, it is anticipated, will improve price benchmarks across the board for all coffee grades originating from Kenya, marking a return to the golden era in the 1980s when coffee was Kenya's leading export....]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+deadly+secret+of+Lake+Kivu.-a0212141394
The Lake Kivu basin, which Rwanda shares with the DR Congo, contains vast quantities of methane gas which can be used to provide desperately needed electricity. But a deadly danger lurks under the waters of the lake, as Khadija Sharife finds out.

Tea and coffee, Rwanda's primary exports, have been the main drivers of an average increase of 5% GDP growth in recent...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Time+for+a+reality+check.-a0212141393
Following the qualification of a number of countries for the finals of the South Africa World Cup, the reality of the event has finally hit home. Up until then, the football fantasia had simply been stadiums in the sky, now the thrilling, and nervous, moments begin to count down. Tom Nevin reports.

Even the sight of South Africa's galaxy of new football stadiums getting the...]]>