"… arms trafficking, is seeking his extradition. …"

"… g the French intelligence services, former officials of Elf Aquitaine, and African heads of state. The Elf executives had the most to fear: at the time of h …"

"… ement in the trade of weapons in exchange for oil, and its manipulation of African politics.That middleman, Jacques Monsieur, was not the sort of man to wri …"

"… ations for TotalFinaElf, said, "Whatever the French foreign policy towards Africa was, Elf Aquitaine was only concerned with exploiting the oil. For the res …"

"… e grounds, and the daily security expenses ran higher than what most South Africans made in a year. But the compound was no prison. Within the walls were al …"

"… h personal skills was able to establish working relationships with various African heads of state and rebel leaders – the late Angolan rebel leader Jonas …"

"… s – ranging from former U.S. military personnel and Russian officials to African heads of state and organized crime figures – gave him a lengthy list of …"

"… o entrepreneur.Bout's companies shipped vegetables and crayfish from South Africa to Europe, transported United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan to East T …"

"… ies, wave after wave of colonists and foreign investors have swept through Africa, looking for profits from the continent’s abundant reserves of oil and p …"

"… stead left records of corruption and broken promises of shared wealth with Africans.It is against this backdrop that an eager conglomerate has recently been …"

"… te has recently been drawing attention and generating headlines throughout Africa. China-Sonangol is part of a global network of companies extracting oil in …"

"… ngapore and developing property in Manhattan. Its executives have met with African heads of state and challenged the global oil and mining giants who’ve b …"

"… ton’s global initiative to help combat climate change related erosion in Africa.Chagoury said he never talked to Clinton or his other powerful friends abo …"

"… as well as companies that buy or use certain “conflict” minerals from Africa.SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, a former board director at Duke Energy Corp., …"

"… ve was part of a team that accompanied Commerce Secretary William Daley to Africa from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, 1998. In 1997, Enron officials were part of trade …"

"… clinched a10-year, $25 million deal to supply energy to Fort Hamilton, N.Y.African Growth andOpportunity ActThe bill,signed by President Clinton in May 2000 …"

"… ident Clinton in May 2000, sets condition for new aid andtrade benefits to African states. Among the conditions are opening up theireconomies to foreign bus …"

"… succeeded or failed in their efforts to affect legislation, were disbanded.African Growth and Opportunity Act CoalitionA corporate coalition that lobbied on …"

"… shington, D.C.-based company that beams digital radio to remote regions of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The Maryland resident secured his spot …"

"… a said he wanted to discuss AIDS research and U.S. economic investments in Africa with Gore, and had a brief face-to-face meeting with the presidential nomi …"

"… Washington DC-based company that beams digital radio to remote regions of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Samara contributed to the Louisiana De …"

"… Alabama, and has been an advocate of debt relief and humanitarian aid for Africa.Bachus is among GOP officials who have talked about the possibility of shu …"