David Lewis

Position: Journalist

Articles

Rio costs up, output down in new Cameroon power deal November 21, 01:37pm EST 

YAOUNDE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's aluminium operation in Cameroon has secured a 30-year power supply contract with the government but electricity costs have doubled and output from a smelter will fall due to cuts in power consumption, Rio said. ...  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Ivory Coast…it’s all about the crisis

A sense of crisis pervades Ivory Coast as it waits for long-delayed elections. But is the real crisis yet to come?  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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Life after Omar Bongo

After a night of claims by various French news outlets that he had died, then a stream of angry denials by government officials in Gabon, President Omar Bongo was officially declared dead on Monday. His ...  Full Article | Comments [5] 

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Congo: Step forward or back to the past?

Rwanda sent hundreds of its soldiers into eastern Congo on Tuesday in what the neighbours have described as a joint operation against Hutu rebels who have been at the heart of 15 years of conflict. Details ...  Full Article | Comments [12]