Today’s Issue Cluster: Nigeria
Mobiles – Chinese makers dialing up online sales
Ship – Locks May Take Decades to Replace
Bees – EU Banned Pesticides to Help, But Now Other Bugs Are Invading
US – Jan: Strong job gains open door to mid-year rate hike; +273k from +329k / R / WSJ / FT / NYT / AP / B *
Nigeria – A discredited ruling party faces its greatest test yet E * *
Nigeria – Pressure grows for African force to tackle insurgency FT *
Nigeria – Tough outlook sets stage for tight presidential race FT *
Nigeria – Election tensions raise spectre of break-up R
Nigeria – Banks losing steam FT *
Nigeria – Anatomy of $20b ‘leak’ R *
Congo – ‘Katumbi will decide the election’ FT * * *
Angola – Seeks $1b in loans as oil price falls FT * *
Zambia – Elections come at bad time for economy FT * *
Zambia – Election Extends Mining Dispute WSJ *
Africa – A sub-Saharan scramble E * *
Africa – The twilight of the resource curse? E * * *
Africa – ‘China has become big, now for the backlash’ E *
Africa – Sahara-Sahel: Geography, Economics and Security / oecd *
Greece – Collision with Germany FT / WSJ / NYT / B / R / AP / NYT *
Greece – ECB split points to sensitivity of liquidity curbs FT / WSJ / FT / WSJ / B / B / R *
Greece – ECB’s Squeeze Hampers Bid for Debt Relief WSJ *
Greece – Defense looks weak FT / FT *
Ship – Cruise Lines Navigate Between Strong Dollar, Cheap Oil IBD
Ship – Full steam ahead for China cruise industry CD *
Mobiles – Samsung vs. Apple: Who Was No. 1? WSJ / wsj * *
Mobiles – It’s Luxury or Rock Bottom WSJ *
Mobiles – New iPhone helping Apple gain foothold in China N *
Mobiles – Lenovo Battling Apple, Xiaomi in China WSJ *
Mobiles – Chinese makers dialing up online sales N *
Mobiles – Samsung Loses Top Spot in India to Micromax WSJ
Ship – Costly lockout looms on US ports FT / R
Ship – North American Ports Containership Capacity / motw *
Ship – Baltic Dry Freight Index Plummets Amid Commodities Slump WSJ *
Ship – Floating Armories Help Guard Against Pirates WSJ *
Ship – Locks May Take Decades to Replace NYT
Bees – More keepers Sour on Profession as Winter Die-Offs Continue WSJ
Bees – EU Banned Pesticides to Help, But Now Other Bugs Are Invading B *
Oil – Arctic: Companies put projects into deep freeze FT * *
Oil – Arctic: The geopolitical game heats up FT / E / BBC *
Oil – Majors fail to find reserves to counter falling output R *
Oil – Exports from America are booming E *
Oil – Boom a ‘Game-Changer’ on US Trade Deficit WSJ *
Most Spoken African language by state slate *
