en-gbhttp://www.africa-confidential.comAfrica Confidential's latest newsletter from www.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://www.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3638/The-politics-of-noFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTParty feuding, jarring personalities and tax deals – not rivalry with China – have kept ExxonMobil out of Ghana’s oil fieldsGhana5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3638/The-politics-of-nowww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3639/A-government-team-in-the-oil-battleFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTPresident John Evans Atta Mills has remained above the fray throughout the dispute between the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Kosmos Energy but has set up two committees to advise him on policy on the contentious sale. The first was set ...Ghana5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3639/A-government-team-in-the-oil-battlewww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3640/No-referee-for-the-referendaFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTKhartoum is determined to block January’s referenda; the South is determined to hold themSudan5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3640/No-referee-for-the-referendawww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3641/Strategy-of-sabotageFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe National Congress Party employs a variety of tactics to sabotage January’s referenda. Because a 60% quorum (of a still undefined electorate) is needed and a 51% vote for or against, every NCP move counts.Sudan5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3641/Strategy-of-sabotagewww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3642/The-polls-close-but-violence-continuesFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTA grenade attack greets President Kagame’s reelection – and another army officer heads to gaolRwanda5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3642/The-polls-close-but-violence-continueswww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3643/The-battle-of-the-NileFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTEgypt and Sudan are playing a central role in the dispute over the Nile. They know they can no longer ignore the thirst for water of the seven upstream countries but are focussed on their own growing needs. The five states most concerned, led by Ethiopia, intend to change the balance of water power.Analysis, North-East Africa5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3643/The-battle-of-the-Nilewww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3644/Copper-bottomed-but-leakyFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTBooming mines and farms, and a government beset by talk of corruption and strange legal decisionsZambia5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3644/Copper-bottomed-but-leakywww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3645/Strong-investment%2c-weak-prosperityFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTAccording to the latest figures from the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), foreign direct investment totalled a record US$2.4 billion in the first half of 2010, up from $959 million in the same period in 2009. If the flow continues at that rate, it will...Zambia5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3645/Strong-investment%2c-weak-prosperitywww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3646/A-dubious-election-date%2c-againFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTOrganising October elections seems beyond the government’s will and the electoral commission’s resourcesCôte d'Ivoire5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3646/A-dubious-election-date%2c-againwww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3647/Politicians-waiting-in-the-wingsFri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTPolitical activists of all tendencies are increasingly frustrated by the old guard of Laurent Gbagbo (65 years old), Henri Konan Bédié (76) and Alassane Dramane Ouattara (68). Calls for a new generation of leaders are getting louder.Côte d'Ivoire5117http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3647/Politicians-waiting-in-the-wingswww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.com