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Tue, 15 May 2012
Soccer-African Confederation Cup draw
CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) - Draw for the fourth round of the
African Confederation Cup made on Tuesday:
Maghreb Fes (Morocco, holders) v AC Leopards (Congo)
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Club Olympique Bamako (Mali)
Academie Football Amadou Diallo (Ivory Coast) v Wydad
Casablanca (Morocco)
Al Merreikh (Sudan) v Black Leopards (South Africa)
Djoliba (Mali) v Club Africain (Tunisia)
Dynamos (Zimbabwe) v InterClube (Angola)
Stade Malien (Mali) v Olympique Meknes (Morocco) Tue, 15 May 2012
Ivorian cocoa prices rise on quality, demand-farmers
May 15 (Reuters) - Farmgate cocoa prices in Ivory Coast's
main growing regions rose last week, supported by improved
quality of beans and firm demand from buyers for export and
local grinding, farmers and buyers said on Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2012
Roadblocks extortion endangers Ivorian cocoa reform
* Police, army, customs officials run roadblocks -growers Mon, 14 May 2012
UPDATE 1-Mali coup leaders threatened with new sanctions
* Accuse military offers of blocking return to civilian rule Mon, 14 May 2012
Mali coup leaders threatened with new sanctions
* Mali's neighbours threaten to reimpose sanctions on
ex-junta Mon, 14 May 2012
Rains raise farmer hopes for ICoast cocoa mid-crop
ABIDJAN, May 14 (Reuters) - Abundant rains across most of
Ivory Coast's main cocoa producing regions well into last week
are helping create ideal conditions for the development of the
mid-crop, farmers and analysts said on Monday. Mon, 14 May 2012
INTERVIEW-Africa Finance Corp eyeing $3 bln deals in a year
NAIROBI, May 14 (Reuters) - Africa Finance Corporation
(AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering
potential investments worth $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa
over the next year, its chief executive said on Monday. Mon, 14 May 2012
African Markets - Factors to watch on May 14
NAIROBI, May 14 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic
indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Monday.
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EVENTS:
*KENYA - Energy Regulatory Commission issues its monthly fuel price
review, which stays in force for a month from every 15th day of the
month.
*MAURITIUS - Finance Minister Xavier Duval to hold a news conference
on the state of the Indian ocean island's economy.
GLOBAL MARKETS
As Fri, 11 May 2012
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in the Gulf of Guinea
DAKAR, May 11 (Reuters) - The Gulf of Guinea - a growing
source of oil, cocoa and metals - spans more than a dozen West
African countries, many ravaged by civil wars and coups. The
region faces increasing piracy threats, drug smuggling and
political uncertainty. Fri, 11 May 2012
Maintenance neglect to hurt Ivorian cocoa output
SOUBRE, Ivory Coast, May 11 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in
Ivory Coast's south and southwestern regions expect a drop in
output this year due to a lack of maintenance on plantations and
poor weather, though quality is improving as the mid-crop
harvest gains momentum. |
