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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comWed, 7 May 2008 00:39 BSTFri, 09 May 2008 17:43:15 BSTNewspapers15http://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://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8bb5632-1ba8-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8bb5632-1ba8-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlMichael Spencer's latest punt, an investment in an African hedge fund, combines his interest in the continent with his appetite for risk-takingWed, 7 May 2008 00:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/4c35a146-1b42-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/4c35a146-1b42-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlIf MTN is devoted to shareholder value it should only accept a bid for all of its shares and no doubt several global operators would be happy to obligeTue, 6 May 2008 20:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd48326e-1acf-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd48326e-1acf-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlIndia's leading mobile operator has tabled an indicative bid for 51 per cent of the equity of South Africa telecoms group at about R165 a shareMon, 5 May 2008 19:41 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8fd595e-1869-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8fd595e-1869-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlBharti Airtel, India's leading mobile operator, said it could "move pretty quickly" if the board of MTN, the South Africa-based telecoms group, puts itself up for saleFri, 2 May 2008 18:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/681a118e-1607-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/681a118e-1607-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlUnited Company Rusal, the Russian aluminium giant, plans to expand into new parts of Africa after it revives a smelter in Nigeria, its first on the continentTue, 29 Apr 2008 17:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/120e0198-1228-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/120e0198-1228-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlBharti Airtel is considering a bid for MTN, a move that could bring the Indian company's biggest overseas acquisition and turn it into one of the most powerful mobile phone operators in emerging marketsThu, 24 Apr 2008 23:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00dd825c-071c-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00dd825c-071c-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlOrascom Telecom, a leading mobile phone operator in emerging markets, plans to launch a new company offering banking services to its 70m customersFri, 11 Apr 2008 00:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f22b7c04-0587-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f22b7c04-0587-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.html A dispute between International Petroleum Investment and Hyundai Heavy Industries over control of Hyundai Oilbank is set to go to arbitration after the two groups both claimed the right to buy the other's stake in the Korean refinerTue, 8 Apr 2008 18:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/390401e6-04c0-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/390401e6-04c0-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlDelegations from Abu Dhabi and Qatar are expected to visit Beijing as Middle Eastern funds continue to scour the globe for investment opportunities for their oil revenuesTue, 8 Apr 2008 02:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7fbef96-047d-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7fbef96-047d-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlDubai's DP World, the world's fourth-biggest ports operator, is seeing no signs of a reduction from last year's 18 per cent growth, according to a senior executiveMon, 7 Apr 2008 19:28 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7eb7744-03fe-11dd-b28b-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7eb7744-03fe-11dd-b28b-000077b07658.htmlSaudia Arabia's Al Inma Bank launches a $2.8bn initial public offering in the latest regional IPO spurred by surging oil prices.Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:48 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/774626fc-01a3-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/774626fc-01a3-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlThe Sasol-operated project, which converts gas to liquid fuels, is seen to get close to its normal operating output in the company's next financial year or after JulyFri, 4 Apr 2008 01:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3106ec7c-01ac-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3106ec7c-01ac-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlThe sale of Nigeria's biggest steel plant to an Indian company has been cancelled after an inquiry found that the privatisation process was riddled with abusesThu, 3 Apr 2008 19:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e92cc2ac-00d7-11dd-a0c5-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e92cc2ac-00d7-11dd-a0c5-000077b07658.htmlAbu Dhabi's largest property developer plans to launch four real estate investment funds that will provide exposure to the oil-rich emirate's booming property marketWed, 2 Apr 2008 18:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/190c9fd2-001b-11dd-825a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/190c9fd2-001b-11dd-825a-000077b07658.htmlHyperion, the insurer specialising in professional indemnity and directors' liability, has sold a 42 per cent stake to 3i, the listed private equity firm, to fund its expansion into Asian and Middle Eastern marketsTue, 1 Apr 2008 22:36 BST