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Africa’s increasing risks scaring off mining investments: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 06, 2013 | 5:17 am Africa Europe Latin America 

Increasing security risks from militant Islamists, exacerbated by poor governance and a burgeoning cross-border illicit economy are some of the key increasing risks affecting West Africa, according to the report published Wednesday by analysis firm Maplecroft. In its 5th annual...

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