WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, announced today the final close of its ECP Africa Fund III PCC (Africa Fund III) with total commitments of over $613 million.
Amnesty International Says Dutch Conviction in Trafigura Toxic Dumping Case is Significant Step But Health Impact Must be Resolved
Multinational Company Had Denied Wrongdoing in Exporting Toxic Waste to Ivory Coast Where 15 Deaths were Reported and 100,000 People Became Ill
LONDON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amnesty International today welcomed the guilty verdict by a Dutch court against the multinational company, Trafigura, for delivering hazardous waste to Amsterdam while concealing its true nature and for then exporting the waste to the Ivory Coast.
Globeleq Agrees to Purchase Additional Stake in Cote d'Ivoire Power Plant
LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Globeleq Generation Limited, the emerging markets power company, has signed an agreement with ABB Equity Ventures B.V. to acquire additional interest in the Azito gas-fired power plant near Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire.
