Successive governments have promoted indigenous oil companies with legislative and institutional tools, and they are now flourishing: Amni, Shoreline, Midwestern, Seplat, Dubri and Continental.
Country Focus
Diversification in Nigeria's Delta
- Monday, 20 May 2013 14:50
- Nicholas Norbrook in Abuja
Small players struggle in Nigeria's financial markets
- Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:12
- Gillian Parker in Abuja
With high overheads and poor access to loans, SMEs are suffering. The central bank has launched several risk-sharing schemes to try to boost the sector.
Nigeria's reforms chug along, sometimes stall
- Monday, 13 May 2013 11:44
- Tolu Ogunlesi in Lagos
The Nigerian government is pressing on with renewal in all transport sectors with varying degrees of success.
Ghana's winning oil explorers face barriers
- Monday, 22 April 2013 16:37
- Kwabena Mensah in Accra Additional reporting by Gemma Ware
Oil and gas companies have been racking up new discoveries but await regulations as debates intensify over tax payments and environmental safeguards.
Nigeria's Good luck or judgment?
- Monday, 22 April 2013 11:17
- Nicholas Norbrook in Lagos
Through a confluence of good fortune, his own initiative and a team of reform-minded ministers President Goodluck Jonathan is stacking up arguments for re-election in 2015. But his critics are vocal and have formed a new opposition coalition, while pretenders lurk in the ranks of his own party.
Ghana's breadbasket in search of a renaissance
- Friday, 22 March 2013 16:07
- Gemma Ware in Tamale
For the second time in its history, Ghana has a northern leader. Does it bode well for this agricultural region where investment is strong but electrification slow to arrive?
Mozambique's poor infrastructure slows coal exports
- Monday, 18 March 2013 17:12
- Pietro Musili and Nicholas Norbrook
BRIC countries need coking coal and Mozambique has it aplenty, but only a massive investment in the rail and port infrastructure will enable it to meet the demand.
