Sub-Saharan Africa

Infrastructure

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Letter on Bujagali dam, Uganda

Concerns raised about planned World Bank-backed private sector dam in Uganda.

18 June 2001

Infrastructure

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Nigerians condemn IFC collaboration with Shell

Niger Delta-based organisations outraged over pending World Bank loan for a joint project with Shell Oil in Nigeria, saying IFC favours profitability over local environmental and social concerns.

18 June 2001

Environment

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Chad Cameroon arrest

Yorongar Ngarlejy arrested, supporters urge halt to Bank-backed oil project.

18 June 2001

Infrastructure

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Nigerians condemn IFC collaboration with Shell

IFC plans for a joint project with the Shell oil company in Nigeria have been condemned by Niger Delta-based community organisations and international human rights groups.

18 June 2001

Finance

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IMF and WB wanted for fraud

Protesters carrying placards proclaiming “Africa Needs Liberation Not Charity” and “the Debt is a Fraud” gathered outside World Bank offices in London on 26 May to mark African Liberation Day.

18 June 2001

Conditionality

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Malawian NGOs recommend PRSP improvements

Following a successful bid to extend the PRSP process in Malawi, the Malawi Economic Justice Network has appraised the process with a view to informing and improving the next stages.

18 June 2001

Finance

News

Africans query World Bank, IMF governance mantra

A week-long “listening tour” brought World Bank President James Wolfensohn and IMF Managing Director Horst K

5 April 2001

Rights

News

Southern African Bank watch

The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), based in Cape Town, South Africa, has launched a newsletter to monitor the World Bank and IMF activities in Southern Africa.

5 April 2001

Conditionality

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“Joke” Malawian PRSP deadline extended

Civil society organisations in Malawi which described the PRSP process there as “a joke” have succeeded in persuading their government to extend the process.

5 April 2001

Land

News

Some progress on Mozambique cashew, sugar liberalisation

Mozambique has won more flexibility in its five-year battle with the World Bank and IMF to restrict the export of unprocessed cashew nuts.

5 April 2001

Environment

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Concern on African pipeline watchdog

In early March the World Bank Group announced a special International Advisory Group (IAG) to oversee the controversial Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline project.

5 April 2001

Infrastructure

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Kenya faces new aid embargo

In January the IMF and World Bank threatened to cut off Kenya from more than $450 million in aid as a result of a parliamentary bill on interest rate controls.

6 February 2001