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ERHC Energy Inc. Pursues Investments in Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - 11/24/09) - ERHC Energy Inc. (OTC.BB: ERHE - News ), a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in the highly prospective Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, today announced that negotiations are underway on potential investments that would expand the Company's presence in Nigeria's oil and gas industry. ERHC has signed a non-binding Memorandum ...
RBI alerts banks on transactions with Iran, Pak (Business Standard India)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to keep a watch on transactions of customers with countries like Pakistan and Iran since concerns have been raised about rules there in combating terror funding.
Island nations key to Security Council bid (Brisbane Times)
Australia's push for a UN Security Council spot got off to a slow start but momentum is building.
Island nations key to Security Council bid (The Age)
Australia's push for a UN Security Council spot got off to a slow start but momentum is building.
40,000 tickets sold for match, according to MLS (Seattle Times)
As of late Friday, 40,000 tickets had been sold to MLS Cup 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle. Some tickets are still available for purchase. Seattle Sounders FC, the host club, set an MLS record by averaging more than 30,000 fans per game this season.
Italian hostess accepts Colonel Gaddafi's Islam plea (Daily Telegraph)
Colonel Gaddafi's bizarre appeal to glamorous Italian hostesses to renounce Catholicism for Islam has fallen on fertile ground.
Marketplace News (The Namibian)
African Peer Review: Where does Namibia fit in? SEVEN years after it was established at the inaugural African Union (AU) Summit in Durban in July 2002, how has the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – the continent’s voluntary home-grown governance monitoring tool – fared?
Offshore rigs (Rigzone)
Currently Eni has 10 rigs under contract -- one drillship, four jackups, and five semisubmersibles -- working in the Mediterranean Sea, off Brazil, off West Africa, in the North Sea, and in the Gulf of Mexico. These 10 rigs are contracted from six different rig managers.
Nigeria : Ex-US Congressman Bags 13 Years Jail Term (AllAfrica.com)
A FORMER US Congressman slammed with corruption charges over business deals in Nigeria has been jailed for 13 years. William Jefferson, a Democrat from Louisiana was sentenced on Friday after he was found guilty on August 11 of 11 of 16 corruption charges by a Federal jury.
Cameroon to Rescue Commercial Bank From Collapse (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Cameroonian government will inject money into the Commercial Bank of Cameroon to save the lender from collapse, Finance Minister Essimi Menye said.
Cameroon to Rescue CBC Bank From Collapse, Minister Says (Bloomberg)
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Cameroonian government will inject money into the Commercial Bank of Cameroon to save the lender from collapse, Finance Minister Essimi Menye said.
Africa : African Peer Review - A Progress Update (AllAfrica.com)
Seven years after it was established at the inaugural African Union (AU) Summit in Durban in July 2002, how has the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – the continent’s voluntary home-grown governance monitoring tool – fared? Why have some states not acceded? What has been achieved?
Fifa to give up regulating player agents (Guardian Unlimited)
• Fifa to withdraw from global transfer market supervisory role • FA and French federation oppose move Fifa is preparing to abandon all rules relating to player agents, in a move that could turn the global transfer market into a free for all. A circular that football's world governing body has distributed to all of its 208 national associations is canvassing opinion on a proposal that will see ...
Afren Plc - Financial And Strategic Analysis Review - New Report Published (OfficialWire)
Afren plc (Afren) is an independent energy company. It is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in West Africa. Afren has an expanded portfolio across seven regions that include Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe JDZ, Gabon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Angola and Ghana.
Former US congressman sentenced to 13 years in jail (MalaysiaNews.net)
Washington, Nov 14 (DPA) A US judge has levied a 13-year jail sentence on former congressman William Jefferson for corruption that involved US companies and countries across a wide swathe of Africa.