African Markets - Factors to watch on Aug 23 NAIROBI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The following company
announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency
market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Wednesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday, taking a breather after
the previous day's surge and unable to keep up with a global
rally spurred by gains for tech shares on Wall Street and
miners in Europe.
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, we
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 05:17:02 +0000 Mali bank and insurance workers launch 3-day strike - union BAMAKO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Banking and insurance company
employees in Mali launched a three-day strike on Monday in
protest at what union leaders said was the unfair dismissal of
one of their members.
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:43:24 +0000 African Markets - Factors to watch on Aug 22 NAIROBI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The following company
announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency
market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Tuesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after modest gains on Wall
Street, while robust metals prices underpinned some regional
markets even as investors remained wary ahead of the annual
central banking conference in Jackson Hole later this
week.
WORLD OIL P
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 05:33:57 +0000 Ivory Coast weather bodes well for main cocoa crop ABIDJAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Rain and sun in most of Ivory
Coast's biggest cocoa-growing regions last week will improve the
size and quality of the main crop in the world's top producer,
farmers said.
Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:02:21 +0000 The African Legacy of Alan Rickman and the Harry Potter Series Reducing the wide range of his talents to a few blockbusters doesn't do justice to Rickman's career, which involved supporting charities that benefited people all around the world.
Map, flag and following edited information from Wikipedia.
West African French-speaking country -bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Gulf of Guinea -world's biggest producer of cacao -In 2009, the country's population was estimated at over 20 million.
Sat, 13 May 2017 13:51:26 -0500 Ex-First Lady of Ivory Coast Found Not Guilty of War Crimes Simone Gbagbo was also acquitted of crimes against humanity in a trial that focused on her role in abuses that led to deaths after a 2010 election.
Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:46:21 -0500 Soldiers Mutiny in Ivory Coast, Reviving Memories of Civil War Demanding pay raises and other benefits, soldiers took up arms in at least two cities in the West African nation, paralyzing commerce and terrifying residents.
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:30:26 -0500 The Human Toll of Terror A look at the lives of 247 men, women and children who were cut down in mass killings in six countries.
