How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo
Denis Gokana, adviser to Denis Sassou Nguesso on oil matters, has succeeded in building powerful contact networks, enabling him to eclipse the exploration and production competition. [...]
The Rwandan soldiers deployed to Cabo Delgado have already fired shots at the Islamist-linked group whose actions forced TotalEnergies to bring the construction of its gas liquefaction facility to a standstill. [...]
Angolan companies with sufficient funds to develop blocks remain few and far between. As such the Angolan administration must make do with bids from firms with strong ties to the former regime. [...]
Several Chinese companies which have been active in Algeria for several years have bid for the giant phosphate exploitation project in the south of the country. They are up against construction heavyweights from the United States and Indonesia. [...]
Sacked in 2016 during a major restructuring of Metorex, a company owned by China's Jinchuan Group, its former director of operations Theunis de Bruyn had been seeking more substantial compensation from his ex-employer on the grounds that Chinese colleagues had been unfairly favoured for management posts. But to no avail: a South African court recently ruled in favour of Metorex. [...]
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