LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - West African crude oil differentials came under pressure on Tuesday as news emerged of a bigger loading programme for Angolan cargoes in December and as November cargoes continued to depress Nigerian values. Angolan oil exports will rise by more than 4 percent in December to their highest since August at around 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) as the West African producer's oilfields return to full production after maintenance. Up to 15 cargoes of Nigerian c
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following is a selection of domestic debt auctions expected from frontier African governments this week. Amounts listed in local currencies: GHANA INSTRUMENT AUCTION DATE AMOUNT (mln) 91- & 182-day 19/10/12 350 T-bills; 1- & 2-year notes ($1 = 1.9 cedi) KENYA INSTRUMENT AUCTION DATE AMOUNT (mln) 182-day T-bill 17/10/12 4,000
ACCRA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ghana dairy products-maker Fan Milk said on Tuesday that its net profit for the first nine months to September rose 62 percent to 20.577 million cedis ($10.91 million), up from 12.695 million cedis for the same period in 2011.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's former ruling generals will be investigated by a civilian judge who is examining accusations they are responsible for the deaths of activists killed in protests during the army's stewardship of the country.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A plunge in Iran's currency could slice 5 percent or more off MTN Group's full-year earnings, the latest setback for the South African mobile operator over its money-spinning business in the Middle Eastern country.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - One of South Africa's foremost hip hop musicians was convicted on Tuesday of murdering four school children while street racing, drunk and on drugs, through Soweto, bringing an end to a trial that has gripped the country for more than two years.
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria is a young country ruled by old men.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A record number of African rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa this year, driven by the use of their horns in Chinese medicine and a spreading belief in Southeast Asia, unfounded in science, that they may cure cancer.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is "out of danger" and will remain at the helm of Mauritania while he recovers in France after being shot at a soldiers' checkpoint in what he said was an accident, the information minister said on Tuesday.
* Lamy: competence, not geography to guide choice of new chief
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina replaced its navy chief on Monday as it investigates the seizure of a frigate in Ghana by bondholders who say they will not release the vessel until the South American country repays money owed them after its 2002 debt default.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Efforts to implement a peace deal between Sudan's government and a Darfur rebel group face "huge challenges" while violence is rising in parts of the western region, the acting head of the regional peacekeeping force said on Monday.
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda may have to further delay licensing of new oil exploration blocks due to a standoff between parliament and ministers that has held up the passage of legislation to regulate the sector, lawmakers said on Monday.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered an investigation into violence that broke out last Friday between Islamist and liberal demonstrators, including accusations against top-ranking officials in the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency said.
The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Tuesday. - - - - - EVENTS: MAURITIUS - Finance minister addresses a news conference at 10.30 am local time on the economy. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares rose on Tuesday after rallies in U.S. stocks and positive U.S. data cheered investors, while the euro inched up on hopes for some progress in the euro zone debt crisis.
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a power station and security facilities in and around Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan in coordinated overnight raids that ended early on Monday, the defence minister said.
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The son of U.S. Senate candidate and former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson has apologized for telling Republicans that the November 6 election gives them the chance to send U.S. President Barack Obama back to Kenya.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces burned and looted a village in the Nuba mountains of South Kordofan state in May and filmed the attack, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, providing satellite images, cell phone video and witness accounts to back its claims.
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