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East Africa
Ophir’s conundrum over Dominion

Ophir’s acquisition of Dominion at the end of the last year amounted to a major coup for the company in East Africa. But it also brought some headaches. [...]

Published on 16/05/2012 at 22:05 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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