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Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap Bulgarian in Niger Delta
LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped a Bulgarian in the southeastern state of Abia in the oil-rich Niger Delta and are demanding 500 million naira ($4.2 million) for his release, a security source said on Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
W.Africa Crude-Qua diffs weaken, Angola trades
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Angolan cargoes for January loading began trading while news of a previous trade showed Qua Iboe differentials weakened, traders said on Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Robbers shoot 4 dead in Nigerian bank raid
LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead at least four people in a bank raid in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Friday before escaping by speedboat when police arrived in an armoured personnel carrier, a witness said. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Cameroon farm-gate cocoa prices ease in November
YAOUNDE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Farm-gate cocoa prices in Cameroon eased slightly in the month to mid-November as large volumes of beans came onto the market and world prices continued to lose ground, farmers said this week. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
RPT-UPDATE 2-Nigerian cocoa exports fall 12 pct in Oct yr-on-yr
LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria's cocoa exports fell 12 percent to 9,786 tonnes in October from the same period last year, data from the Federal Produce Inspection Service (FPIS) showed on Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Nigerian cocoa exports fall 12 pct in Oct yr-on-yr
LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria's cocoa exports fell by 12 percent to 9,786 tonnes in October from the same period last year, data from the Federal Produce Inspection Service (FPIS) showed on Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Gunmen attack Nigerian navy near Shell oil facility
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a Nigerian navy houseboat guarding a Royal Dutch Shell oil flow station on Friday, the second such strike in as many days in the western Niger Delta. Thu, 20 Nov 2008
G8 should include China, India, others, panel says
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Group of Eight major industrialized countries should be doubled to include Brazil, China and India and other nations to better tackle global challenges like climate change and economic stability, a blue chip panel said on Thursday. |
