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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:22:27 +0000Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:01:16 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/africa(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/31a717f8-1625-11df-8d0f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31a717f8-1625-11df-8d0f-00144feab49a.htmlThe European Union's long-term lending arm is to provide €240m to three Nigerian banks to boost their ability to finance much-needed infrastructure projects, in a vote of confidence for dramatic reforms to the country's troubled banking sectorWed, 10 Feb 2010 10:22:27 +000031a717f8-1625-11df-8d0f-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bf46216-14e8-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bf46216-14e8-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.htmlSoaring demand for gold helped profits jump at Randgold Resources, the FTSE 100 miner, as it became the latest blue chip to raise its dividendMon, 8 Feb 2010 20:41:57 +00009bf46216-14e8-11df-8f1d-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/da8c577c-1484-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da8c577c-1484-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.htmlMiner Anglo Platinum is to raise R12.5bn from a rights issue to help reduce debt and increase flexibilityMon, 8 Feb 2010 19:22:47 +0000da8c577c-1484-11df-9ea1-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/67b51422-0f58-11df-a450-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67b51422-0f58-11df-a450-00144feabdc0.htmlAsian and African companies are expected to be battling to secure a bigger share of Nigeria's industry which is the fifth largest supplier of crude oil to the US Tue, 2 Feb 2010 03:06:12 +000067b51422-0f58-11df-a450-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef301ff2-0ecf-11df-bd79-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef301ff2-0ecf-11df-bd79-00144feabdc0.htmlRoyal Dutch Shell shuts three pumping stations in the Niger Delta after a crude oil pipeline was sabotaged in an attack a day after the country's main militant group called off a ceasefireMon, 1 Feb 2010 02:08:52 +0000ef301ff2-0ecf-11df-bd79-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/59a1894c-0d0a-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59a1894c-0d0a-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0.htmlThe move to sell oil-producing licenses in the restive Niger delta underlines the new chief executive's cool stance towards what was long a mainstay of the group's operationsSat, 30 Jan 2010 03:20:35 +000059a1894c-0d0a-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/15464436-0a08-11df-8b23-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15464436-0a08-11df-8b23-00144feabdc0.htmlTullow Oil lists CNOOC and Total as its potential partners in developing Uganda's oil fields as it attempts to win government's support in acquiring Heritage's Ugandan assetsTue, 26 Jan 2010 02:25:01 +000015464436-0a08-11df-8b23-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc14df12-05f8-11df-8c97-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc14df12-05f8-11df-8c97-00144feabdc0.htmlTwo prominent bank chief executives are to be forced to stand down under new rules introduced by the central bank aimed at addressing 'corporate governance issues'Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:19:18 +0000fc14df12-05f8-11df-8c97-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8cd7d60-046e-11df-8603-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8cd7d60-046e-11df-8603-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK oil group says a decision to pre-empt the sale of Heritage Oil's Uganda assets to Eni, the Italian energy group, was all part of a normal day's businessMon, 18 Jan 2010 22:19:24 +0000d8cd7d60-046e-11df-8603-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aac5f0a-03a0-11df-a601-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aac5f0a-03a0-11df-a601-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK explorer has doubled its investment in east Africa's most promising oil concession, as it pre-empts the Italian group's bid for Heritage Oil's Ugandan assetsSun, 17 Jan 2010 22:43:38 +00001aac5f0a-03a0-11df-a601-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0478e70a-fbdd-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0478e70a-fbdd-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.htmlIt is not unusual in the region for governments and foreign oil companies to reward services rendered during the negotiation of oil licences with 'sweat equity'Thu, 7 Jan 2010 23:40:52 +00000478e70a-fbdd-11de-9c29-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/28ed19fc-fbca-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fafricahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28ed19fc-fbca-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.htmlUS and Ghanaian authorities are investigating allegations about a Texas company and local partner that helped it gain control of one of Africa's biggest recent discoveriesThu, 7 Jan 2010 23:40:51 +000028ed19fc-fbca-11de-9c29-00144feab49a