Africa
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Goodyear paying US$16M to settle bribery-related charges
U.S. federal regulators claimed Goodyear failed to prevent persistent bribery in Kenya, Angola aimed at winning tire sales
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Questions of corruption swirl around failed biomass project in Liberia
Failed U.S.-backed plan to produce energy in one of Africa’s poorest countries marred by insider connections, questionable planning
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Lawsuit against B.C. mining firm Nevsun alleges forced labour
Allegations of forced labour, other crimes against humanity being made against Nevsun in connection with mine in Eritrea
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Montreal-based firm finalizes deal for 20-MW solar plant in Burkina Faso
Windiga Energy also signed deal in Mauritania to build 15-megawatt waste-to-energy plant there
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Plan to build solar plants in African, Middle Eastern deserts scrapped
Solar plants in deserts of North Africa, Middle East would have supplied Europe with 15 per cent of its electricity needs by 2050
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Canadian firm to build 20MW solar plant in African nation of Burkina
Solar generation plant in Burkina will be largest in Sub-Saharan Africa when complete
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Canadian firm wins US$40M pipeline deal for Africa offshore project
ShawCor Ltd. subsidiary Socotherm will coat 184 kilometres of pipeline for Moho Nord Oil project
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Nissan to launch vehicle production in Nigeria in 2014
Part of automaker’s plan for major growth in Africa in medium term
