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  • South African internet group Naspers and pan-African fibre cable provider Liquid Telecom are looking to add to what has been the busiest month for African issuance since July 2014. But an oil-related sell-off this week may mean tougher conditions for Liquid Telecom in particular next week.
  • South Africa-based media group Naspers is looking to add to what has been the busiest month for African issuance since July 2014 but an oil-related sell-off this week suggests that the company may have missed the golden window.
  • Atlas Mara, the London-listed company co-founded by Bob Diamond that invests in African financial services, announced a $200m equity capital raising on Wednesday, most of which will be taken up by Fairfax Africa Holdings Corp.
  • South Africa’s Sibanye Gold attracted more than $2bn of demand for a debut dual-tranche Eurobond on Tuesday.
  • Nigeria priced sub-Saharan Africa’s first diaspora bond comfortably inside initial indications on Tuesday after two days of bookbuilding. However, the bonds, which were printed at 5.625%, had widened to nearly 6% by midday Tuesday and have stayed around that level.
  • Etisalat has been given until Friday to transfer all its shares in Etisalat Nigeria to a syndicate of 13 Nigerian banks, after talks on restructuring a $1.2bn loan from 2013 fell through.