NAIROBI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The following company
announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency
market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Tuesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday as the prospect of the
U.S. central bank having to stay on its hawkish path weighed
on sentiment, with investors looking to the minutes of the
latest Federal Reserve meeting for further monetary policy
clues. WORLD OIL PRICES
The Brent crude benchmark opened slightly lower on Tuesday
as the U.S. dollar strengthened and traders waited for cues
from the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes, after
optimism over demand amid tightening supplies drove prices
higher on Monday. EMERGING MARKETS
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The South African rand weakened against the dollar on
Monday, at the start of a week in which fiscal policy will
be in focus, with the finance minister due to present this
year's budget. KENYA MARKETS
Kenya's shilling weakened on Monday to a new all-time
low, hurt by increased dollar demand from the energy and
manufacturing sectors amid low foreign-currency inflows,
traders said. ETHIOPIA TELECOMS
Ethiopia is proposing a $150 million license fee for mobile
operators including Safaricom's SCOM.NR M-Pesa who want to
invest in mobile money services in the country, according to
a central bank official and a draft document seen by Reuters
on Monday. IVORY COAST COCOA
Ivory Coast's Cocoa and Coffee Council (CCC) said on Monday
that Ivorian cocoa exporters would still be able to honour
their contracts despite a slowdown in port
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