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Latest Stories

Nigeria / Economy

The long-delayed summit between the government, the Niger Delta militias and other regional leaders, originally due to take place in June 2007, has been indefinitely suspended following the resignation of the summit's chief coordinator, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. We had warned that the resignation of Gambari would likely delay the summit by at least several months, and that even... 2008-07-22


Nigeria / Economy

On the back of our upwardly revised oil price forecasts - we now see the OPEC basket average 2008 price of oil at US$121.50/bbl, up from US$96.50/bbl - we see Nigeria's current account... 2008-07-22


Sierra Leone / Political Risk

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... 2008-07-17


Country Risk Rating

Nigeria

The long-delayed summit between the government, the Niger Delta militias and other regional leaders, originally due to take place in June 2007, has been indefinitely suspended following... 2008-07-22


Sierra Leone

A year after the general and presidential elections that elected Ernest Bai Koroma and the then opposition All Party Congress (APC), Sierra Leone is set to have held nationwide local... 2008-06-30


Nigeria

Following the kidnapping of five Cameroonian soldiers and a local government official, hundreds of Nigerians left the Bakassi peninsula on June 13 and gathered in the town of Ikang,... 2008-06-30


Gabon

Highlighting our low scores for civil society and rule of law in Gabon, a campaigner for the anti-corruption NGO Publish What You Pay (PWYP) has been barred from leaving the country,... 2008-06-30

Economy

Nigeria

On the back of our upwardly revised oil price forecasts - we now see the OPEC basket average 2008 price of oil at US$121.50/bbl, up from US$96.50/bbl - we see Nigeria's current account... 2008-07-22


Nigeria

We believe the Lagos All-Share Index could have further to fall in the short-to-medium term, though we remain bullish the index in the long run. While an overvalued banking sector,... 2008-07-14


Sierra Leone

With the exception of February 2008, inflation in Sierra Leone consistently runs in the double digits. However, April's CPI growth of 2.7% m-o-m to 13.1% y-o-y was particularly concerning.... 2008-06-30


Cameroon

With oil prices reaching new highs (Brent crude was at one point trading at US$141.00/bbl in June 27), Cameroon's export revenues are likely to receive a boost, and there are increasing... 2008-06-27

Political Risk

Sierra 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... 2008-07-17


Nigeria

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... 2008-06-30


Gabon

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,... 2008-06-30


Cameroon

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,... 2008-04-18

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