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Assessment of the effect of post-election violence on Kenyan government bonds

Kenya saw a rush to award new exploration licences before the elections because a change of government tends to slow the decision-making process. New arrivals included Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum, also present in neighbouring Sudan, and Canada’s Vangold Resources (AE 125/1).

In Nairobi, regional risk mitigation specialist The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has remained open for the political and commercial cover that it provides for trade within Africa. “We are all well and the office is open and functioning normally, as the disturbances were localised and not in the main business areas,” said chief executive officer Peter M Jones. “

As they hurtle round the earth 16 times a day at a height of 220 miles, the astronauts of the International Space Station are, among other tasks, photographing vast, previously unknown, and very large scale geological formations capable of assisting oil geologists in their understanding of continental sedimentary basins.