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Zambia
Zambia privatisation process still disputed

afrol News / IPS, 9 July - Zambia has sold some 262 state-owned enterprises in the past 18 years, with the latest being the telecom company Zamtel. A former privatisation agency chief says the process was "like grabbing goods fallen from a truck."
Burkina Faso
Burkina stops water, electricity privatisation

afrol News, 12 March - In a landmark decision, the government of Burkina Faso has decided to remove its water and electricity utilities from the list of state companies to be privatised. Defying the IMF, government rather decided it would be enough to restructure the companies' management.
Egypt
Egypt opens country’s investment potential

afrol News, 11 February - Egyptian authorities are planning to increase the country’s investment potential by doubling the size of its Global IT partnerships and Engineering Services Market.
Mali
Mali approved for more IMF disbursements

afrol News, 4 February - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Mali’s economic performance under a programme supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The decision also allows the government to request a further disbursement amounting to about US$3.1 million, which would bring total disbursements to Mali to SDR 21.99 million (about US$34.1 million).
Egypt
Vast Egyptian land reserved for development

afrol News, 2 February - Egypt's Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has announced that it was tendering 42 million square meters of land for the development of industrial projects, the state news agency MENA has reported.
Kenya
Kenya to sell shares in 5 sugar companies

afrol News, 14 January - Kenya’s authorities have announced plans to sell 51 percent stake of five sugar companies in a bid to speed up privitisation process, Agriculture Minister, William Ruto has said.
Mozambique
Benga coal mining approved

afrol News, 11 January - Riversdale Mining has announced it has received the approval of its mining activities in Mozambique following the completition an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) last year.
Tunisia
Tunisia to speed up privatisation to stimulate economy

afrol News, 5 January - Tunisian authorities are planning to sell off shares in 12 state-owned companies this year in the process to speed up privatisation and boost economy, the state privatisation office has confirmed in a statement.
Nigeria
Senate endorses oil deregulation policy

afrol News, 14 October - The Nigerian Senate has endorsed the Federal Government's planned deregulation of the oil industry, saying that it had become crucial to redress the looming problems in the petroleum sector.
Angola
Giant brewer invests $125 million in Angola

afrol News, 10 July - SABMiller plc has announced its plans to invest $125 million in a new brewery in Angola to meet the growing demand for beverages, the company has said in a statement.
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» 14.10.2008 - NCAP requests Ghana to act against water company
» 24.09.2008 - Striking bank employees ordered back to work
» 15.09.2008 - Saudi Telecom expands to north Africa
» 09.09.2008 - Malawi to sell national airliner
» 01.09.2008 - Libyans to get oil cash directly - Gaddafi
» 15.08.2008 - Parliament approves Ghana's Telecom handover
» 29.02.2008 - Sonatel's future worries staff
» 19.02.2008 - Nigeria cancels privatisation
» 19.12.2007 - Shoprite invests $80m in DRC
» 07.12.2007 - Gambia telecoms finally gets board
» 12.10.2007 - Gabon maintains stable economic growth
» 31.08.2007 - Nigeria bins national petroleum company
» 28.08.2007 - Gambia defends telecoms sale
» 13.11.2006 - Nigeria's Abuja airport tendered for sale
» 07.11.2006 - Rail link between Mali, Senegal to improve
» 25.10.2006 - Gambia peanut growers get paid, one year late
» 13.10.2006 - Privatisation threatens Burkina's small-scale miners
» 06.09.2006 - Air Maroc to take over Air Mauritanie
» 07.06.2006 - Cameroon airports paralysed by strike
» 06.03.2006 - Libya govt reshuffle; reformist PM sacked
» 21.01.2005 - New PostBank to serve Lesotho's rural customers
» 13.01.2005 - Ghana goes ahead with controversial water privatisation
» 26.10.2004 - SA company to take over Sierra Leone airliner
» 20.10.2004 - Morocco to sell farmlands to foreign bidders
» 07.09.2004 - Cape Verde to "accelerate privatisation"
» 30.08.2004 - Cape Verde's economy "back on track"
» 23.08.2004 - Comoros telecom market reforms speed up
» 30.06.2004 - IMF praises Niger economic policy
» 08.06.2004 - Nigerian electricity utility "needs US$ 3.4 billion"
» 07.06.2004 - Djibouti anti-poverty plan not approved
» 20.02.2004 - Senegal speeds up privatisation
» 19.02.2004 - Unions: "No positive results of Ghanaian privatisation"
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» 06.01.2004 - "Accelerated privatisation" announced in Nigeria
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» 19.08.2003 - SA unions see hope for economic recovery
» 21.07.2003 - Portuguese telecom monopoly in Bissau to end
» 19.06.2003 - Senegal asked to speed up structural reforms
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