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Ethiopian Geothermal Is Private Equity’s Next $4-Billion Bet

U.S. private equity and hedge funds are backing an effort by Ethiopia to turn itself into an exporter of electricity…

8 years ago

U.S. Will Halt Crude Oil Import From Nigeria

There are indications that the United States may halt crude oil import from Nigeria by 2022, as it moves closer…

8 years ago

The World’s Biggest Container Shipping Line Is Now Worried About Amazon and Alibaba

The world’s biggest container shipping line is trying to stop customers like Amazon.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. from…

8 years ago

Federal Funds for Clean Coal Project Mispent on Liquor and Spas

Millions of dollars of federal funds for a failed carbon capture and sequestration project were improperly spent on liquor, lobbying,…

8 years ago

Amazon Is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees at Its Seattle Headquarters

Amazon (AMZN, +3.50%) is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Seattle headquarters in a rare set of layoffs for the…

8 years ago

Meet The First Female Laureate Of The Mo Ibrahim Prize For Achievement In African Leadership

"I am proud to see the first woman Ibrahim Laureate, and I hope Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will continue to inspire…

8 years ago

Wiese Cuts Stake in Steinhoff Down to 6%

In an astonishing sign of lack of confidence in Steinhoff International, Steinhoff’s former chairperson Christo Wiese has cut his stake…

8 years ago

Barclays Bank in trouble Over £2.2billion Qatari loan

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays Bank with unlawful financial assistance to Qatari investors, extending to the lender’s operating…

8 years ago

Warning Signs Flash for Kenya Currency Amid Political Crisis

As Kenya’s shilling appreciates in spite of a political crisis that shows little sign of abating, warning signs are starting…

8 years ago

“Second place is first loser”: Google’s Waymo Against Uber

After two days of legal wrangling, lawyers for Google’s self-driving car company Waymo on Wednesday injected a little bit of…

8 years ago

Tesla Loses Head of Global Sales To Lyft

Tesla has lost another executive—this time its president of global sales and service, and CEO Elon Musk says he has…

8 years ago

Samsung chairman named as suspect in $7.5 million tax evasion case

Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) ailing chairman, Lee Kun-hee, was named by South Korean police on Thursday as a suspect in an…

8 years ago

Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Steps Down as CEO Amid Harassment Allegations

Steve Wynn has stepped down as the CEO of Wynn Resorts after allegations of sexual misconduct piled pressure on the…

8 years ago

America’s Richest Doctor Is Buying the ‘Los Angeles Times’

The Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Times is expected to announce it is selling the newspaper, according to people…

8 years ago

Konga acquisition: It seems Kinnevik and Naspers lost a combined 184% return on investment

Swedish investment company, Kinnevik and South African media group, Naspers have been longtime public investors in Konga, which was recently…

8 years ago

Bitcoin Breaks Below $6,000

The rout in cryptocurrencies intensified, sending Bitcoin to its lowest level since October, as worries over tighter regulation by U.S.…

8 years ago

Naspers asks Investec to pull ‘damaging’ analyst report

Naspers is asking Investec to withdraw an analyst report that it says contains errors and has damaged Africa’s biggest company…

8 years ago

Zinox Group acquires Konga

The Zinox Group has reportedly acquired Konga but the financial aspects of the deal are still not in the public…

8 years ago

Investec’s Koseff, Kantor Step Down After 40 Years at Helm

Investec Plc Chief Executive Officer Stephen Koseff and Managing Director Bernard Kantor will step down in October after 40 years…

8 years ago

Attention Walmart Vendors: Your Shipping Costs Are About to Spike

Walmart executives will ask vendors to deliver more merchandise on time or face fines, in an effort to keep their…

8 years ago