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The rush for oil
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Oil exploration has become huge in many sub-Saharan African countries, with foreign companies coming in to take their fill. But even major discoveries, such as in Uganda, rarely result in the oil wealth trickling down to the local inhabitants.

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Today's Focus guests are Anthony Goldman, Africa Analyst at Political Risk, and Michael Peel, Financial Times journalist and former correspondent in Nigeria.
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