Political Risk
Nigeria
Whether or not true, several worrying signs seem to indicate Nigeria's anti-corruption campaign is slowing, with potentially negative consequences for foreign investor sentiment.
2008-08-20Guinea
With Guinea's trade unions opposing the nomination of new Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare and inflationary pressures threatening to further erode social stability, we believe...
2008-07-25Sierra Leone
Nine foreign nationals, including four Colombians, two Mexicans and an American, have been arrested after Sierra Leone's largest ever seizure of cocaine. Around 700kg of cocaine were...
2008-07-17Nigeria
At a time when fresh attacks from militias in the Niger Delta have reasserted the rebels' ability to severely impact oil production, the government's policy for bringing peace to...
2008-06-30Gabon
Gabon has plenty of scope to improve its scores in our political risk ratings, especially in the long-run score, but compared to other countries in the region - Angola, Cameroon,...
2008-06-30Cameroon
BMI View: The encroachment of rebel and anti-state militia activity in neighbouring countries is an increasingly significant risk to Cameroon's own security, particularly its oilfields,...
2008-04-18Gabon
BMI View: Anti-France rhetoric from Gabon has been intensifying following France's announced intention to reconsider its historic alliances with African nations. We believe France...
2008-04-04Cameroon
Substantial oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea would provide a boost to Cameroon's oil industry and real economy, yet would likely put pressures on political stability in the region.
2008-04-04
