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Agenda available for North Africa political risk roundtable Cross-border Information (CbI) is holding its second North AfricaHardball meeting of the year to discuss a series of critical issues for business across the region. A morning-long executive dialogue, North AfricaHardball 2 will be held at 33 Bury St. in London’s St James’s area – home of the Middle East Association and CbI’s London office – on 1 December. North AfricaHardball will draw on CbI’s reputation as a prominent source of analysis and information about North Africa.
Final agenda available for West Africa political risk roundtable West AfricaHardball is a morning-long executive dialogue which will be held in London on the morning of Thursday 15 September at Bury House, St James's – home of the Middle East Association and host to Cross-border Information's London office West AfricaHardball will draw on CbI’s reputation as a prominent source of analysis and information about the region to help delegates understand key trends marking the West African political landscape after a period when, to the north, the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings have shaken comfortable assumptions about doing business in ‘frontier’ and emerging markets. The dialogue will be led by Jon Marks, CbI chairman,a political scientist who has made understanding how the energy and finance industries work from a ‘political’ perspective a cornerstone of his work. Initial comment will be provided by Patrick Smith, Africa Confidential editor and one of the UK’s most prominent Africanists; African Energy editor Thalia Griffiths; and West Africa specialist Antony Goldman.
North AfricaHardball is a morning-long executive dialogue which will be held in London on the morning of Tuesday 26 July at Bury House, St James's – home of the Middle East Association and host to Cross-border Information's London office North AfricaHardball will draw on CbI’s reputation as a prominent source of analysis and information about North Africa to help delegates understand how the next phases of the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings will pan out. The dialogue will be led by Jon Marks, CbI chairman, associate fellow of Chatham House and Maghreb-watcher for over 30 years. Comment and analysis will be provide by notable North Africa Specialists including Hakim Darbouche, Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Lakhdar Ghettas, Maghreb Affairs Initiative Coordinator within the Africa International Affairs Programme at LSE IDEAS; and senior CbI analyst John Hamilton – who leads much of the company’s analysis work on Libya and Algeria After each topic has been introduced, the floor will be open to the participants round the table to add their own thoughts and insights. AfricaHardball is played out under the Chatham House Rule, which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
Power and influence in Abu Dhabi's government It is no surprise that decision-making in Abu Dhabi can often seem opaque when there are various similarly named councils and a huge number of ruling family members involved in various levels of government. In Issue 904, GSN tracks the membership of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and analyses its current make-up.
Analysis: Rebel gains too slow to hurt Gaddafi badly CbI chairman Jon Marks is quoted in this Reuters article
Tripoli pipelinme attack 'signals endgame' for Gaddafi
Persistent blackouts, rising tensions in poorer neighbourhoods and disillusionment among the professional classes are adding to political pressures on President Wade and his family. A speedy breakthrough in installing new generation capacity and improved T&D would considerably ease tensions, writes Jon Marks in Dakar.
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15 November 2011
