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  Australia: Out of Africa … And Back In. By Tim Harcourt (Cross posted from the Globalist) Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, the world’s interest in Africa seemed to revolve around famine relief and anti-apartheid rallies.
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  African Markets – Factors to watch on March 20. (Reuters) – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Tuesday. EVENTS: Kenya sells one-year Treasury bond.
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  Dangote Invests $20 Million In Liberia’s Cement Sector. Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, signed a 20-year agreement with the Liberian government in Monrovia last Friday. The agreement paves the way for his company to build a cement factory at the Freeport of Monrovia.
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  African Markets – Factors to watch on March 22. According to Reuters, The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. EVENTS: Bank of Zambia auctions Treasury bills of all maturities.
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  Ethiopia Welcomes Walmart Expansion. is looking to expand its operations in Africa and its next port of call – Ethiopia.
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  Carillion bags Gatwick Airport Contract. Carillion PLC has been awarded a contract worth GBP45 million at Gatwick Airport. The support services company announced this today on its website. Carillion plc.
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  Nigeria, South Africa set for $280m US, EU private equity investment. Nigeria and South Africa top the list of African countries set to benefit from a proposed $280 million private equity investment over the next five years.
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  Chinese mining group invests $21.2m in Zimbabwean mine. Chinese mining group, CIMGC is set to invest $21.2 million in a Zimbabwean mine.
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  Lonrho : Africa’s first easyHotel.com branded hotel to open in Johannesburg’s CBD. Lonrho Plc  has announced that Africa’s first easyHotel.com branded hotel is scheduled to open by the end of the year at the historic former Stuttafords Department Store building in Johannesburg’s Central Business District (“CBD”) in South...
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  SA: Mergers and acquistion experience sharp drop in Q1 2012. South Africa’s merger and acquisition activity experienced a sharp drop in the first quarter of the year, Zephyr database indicated yesterday.