Research and Markets: Gabon Power Market Outlook to 2020 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Gabon Power Market Outlook to 2020" to their offering.

Botswana Plan To Bid For 2016 AFCON (Goal.com)

According to MTNFootball.com , the Botswana Football Association is set to launch a bid for the right to host the 2016 African Nations Cup. The BFA failed to acquire this year’s event, which was instead hosted by Angola, when it failed to gain government support in 2005.

Africa : Unveiling the Diversity of Chinese Finance in Africa (AllAfrica.com)

China increasingly is playing a crucial role in African economies. Two-way trade between China and Africa exceeded U.S. $106 billion in 2008 and Beijing is the leading trading partner with South Africa, the continent’s largest economy.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 06:46 DIARY-France to March 16 (Interactive Investor)

Reuters' regional company diaries, covering earnings, shareholder meetings, news conferences and analyst meetings can be found by clicking on for Western Europe.

Maurel & Prom Finds Hydrocarbons At OMGW-1 Well In Gabon (OfficialWire)

Maurel & Prom - Financial Analysis Review - Maurel & Prom (M&P) is an oil and gas holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the exploration; production and development; and drilling of oil and gas assets.

Book Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working (Ghanaweb.com)

Book Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Dambisa Moyo A new book has added to the voices demanding whether all the aid sent to Africa has helped the continent, or whether it would do better without such aid.

On Zuma's way to the Forum (AllAfrica.com)

On his way to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, South African President Jacob Zuma (whose ascendancy in the governing African National Congress Libya has strongly supported) stopped over in Tripoli on 25 January to persuade Gadaffi to drop his bid.

Foreigners slip funds into U.S. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Foreign officials with potential corruption links are exploiting weaknesses in federal anti-money-laundering safeguards to move millions of dollars into U.S. bank accounts and properties, according to a Senate report.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

According to Essimi Menye, the BEAC's Governor is on mission and his main tasks would be, "to restore the credibility of our central bank as well as confidence and serenity, you have to follow the prescriptions of the Heads of State to succeed".

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

Incorporated in Lome, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is the parent company of the leading independent regional banking group in Africa.