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Philippe Vasset
AFRICA Editor in Chief
Does OPEC’s Fate Lie in Africa’s Hands?
The sudden fall in oil prices, which plunged from USD 147 to under USD 40 per barrel in just six months, has panicked members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) who are to meet in emergency session in Oran, Algeria on Dec. (...)  [ 642 words] [$11,2]
NewBonanza for Security Firms
   According to our sources, the boss and founder of the private security firm Aegis Defense Services, Tim Spicer, was in Nigeria on Nov 20 to meet with the security adviser of president Umaru Yar’Adua, Saraki Muktar. (...)  [ 218 words] [$7]
OIL & GAS

WHO'S WHO

ANGOLA
Manuel Vicente
   Once again Manuel Vicente has been handed a three year mandate to serve as managing director of the state-owned oil and gas concern Sonangol.  (...)  [ 148 words] [$7]

SOMALILAND
Peter Landau
   The appointment of Peter Landau as successor to Susan Hunter as secretary-general and member of the board of the Australian oil company Range Resources on December 3 put an end to a squabble among the company’s top executives.  (...)  [ 134 words] [$7]

AUSTRALIA
Robert Leon
   Appointed non-executive director of the Australian concern ROC Oil on Dec. 3, a French national, Robert Leon, will not have an easy task in reviving the company’s stock on the Alternative Investment Market in London which has fallen five-fold over the past year.  (...)  [ 144 words] [$7]

UNITED STATES/AFRICA
Witney Schneidman
   The leading adviser to Barack Obama on African questions during his electoral campaign, Witney Schneidman has positioned himself to be named assistant secretary of state for African affairs in the new Democrat administration.  (...)  [ 121 words] [$7]

ELECTRICITY

LIBYA
Tripoli Sets Up Power Fund
   Already operating in the oil sector (AEI 471), the sovereign fund Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) is now also investing in electricity projects.  (...)  [ 231 words] [$7]

NIGERIA
CGC Bolsters Position in Nigeria
   After landing up a number of contracts over the past five years, China’s CGC is moving into Nigeria in a big way by building dams and a power plant.  (...)  [ 202 words] [$7]

CONGO-K
SNEL’s Boss in the Hot Seat
   The man in charge of Congo-K’s national power company is being grilled by senators and magistrates about what happened to money from a loan.  (...)  [ 260 words] [$7]

AT A GLANCE

Accra
Second Phase of Work on Bui Dam Begins
 [ 86 words] [$2,1]

Algiers
Maintenance Contract for Alstom
 [ 49 words] [$2,1]

Rabat
Major EIB Loan
 [ 27 words] [FREE]

GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
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