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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - Wanted: Power Sector Investment BMI's infrastructure team estimates that Tanzania needs to invest around US$8.0bn in its power sector by 2031 to secure a reliable... 2010-06-25

ECONOMIC RISK - All About The Oil BMI 's oil and gas team estimate Sudan's oil production will peak in 2015 at 770,000 barrels per day (b/d) before declining steadily to 710,00b/d... 2010-06-25

ECONOMIC RISK - All About The Oil BMI 's oil and gas team estimate Sudan's oil production will peak in 2015 at 770,000 barrels per day (b/d) before declining steadily to 710,00b/d... 2010-06-25

UN peacekeepers began a long-planned withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-June, in a symbolic move timed to coincide with the celebration of the 50th anniversary... 2010-06-24

Having tested and briefly exceeded its all-time low of UGX2,300/US$, the Ugandan shilling appears to have stabilised around the UGX2,250/US$ mark. Its trajectory over the past six months... 2010-06-24

Kenya's Attorney General released a new draft constitution in early May, 2010. We feel that the draft document - which proposes the introduction of regional governments for each region,... 2010-05-28

The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has initiated a 'voter sensitisation' drive aimed at raising awareness about voter rights, the electoral process, party manifestos -... 2010-05-25

The DRC's Ministry of Mines confirmed in April 2010 that it would prohibit the exportation of rough diamonds starting in June. By forcing local miners to cleanse the diamonds before... 2010-04-28

According to a statement by the IMF, the DRC could reach the completion point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative as early as June 2009 - in time for the celebration... 2010-03-26

A wave of rumours and recriminations has been unleashed by the incineration of the historic Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO world heritage site housing the remains of four former Baganda kings.... 2010-03-22