The Long-Neglected Mining Sector in Nigeria
Can Nigeria Develop Its Solid Minerals Despite Its Oil Obsession? A major untapped resource I was chatting with a new friend who told me that as a mining specialist, he had spent some time investigating mining opportunities in Nigeria. We had just driven up and down the hair-raising Sani Pass from South Africa to […]
Richards Bay Port as a New Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) HubSound Reasons for its Selection
A major announcement In January 2024, the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) announced the preferred bidder to design, develop, construct, finance, operate and maintain a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be situated in the port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. As the preferred bidder, the Vopak Terminal Durban and […]
Madagascar: The Exotic and Intriguing Grand île (Big Island)
Signs of economic improvement for one of the world’s poorest countries My first visit to Madagascar It was August 1990. Earlier in the year, the South African President de Klerk had announced the unbanning of the African National Congress and his government had released Nelson Mandela from prison. These major decisions were followed quickly […]
