Trouble out of Africa
London: Africa's tempting natural resources have attracted huge investment from mining companies and oil explorers, but the risks were evident on Wednesday as the military seized power in Mauritania and miners went on strike nationwide in South Africa. Investment in Africa, however, is unlikely to suffer.
British company Tullow Oil (other-otc: TUWLF - news - people ) is one firm that could be exposed to fresh unrest in Mauritania, after the sub-Saharan country's one year of putative democracy came to an end Wednesday. The head of the country's presidential guards took control as part of a new military-backed junta, with officers detaining the Mauritanian president and prime minister in an unknown location.
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