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LIBYA 14/02/2019

The Libyan Investment Authority board swept away by Palladyne affair!

Tripoli prosecutor general Siddiq al Sour did not content himself with arresting Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) chairman Ali Mahmoud Hassan on February 6! According to our sources, he has totally incapacitated the sovereign fund by taking action against all four [...]

CONGO-K 12/02/2019

Tshisekedi unveils first oil commando unit in Luanda

For his first overseas trip as head of state - a visit to his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco on February 5 - the new Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi brought with him a team of oil and gas sector experts. [...]

SOMALIA Corridors of power 08/02/2019

African Union representative's compromising ties with the n°2 of Somalian Intelligence Fahad Yasin

After the UN ambassador was driven out, it is now the turn of Francisco Madeira, the AU envoy in Mogadishu, to be criticised for his ties with the n°2 of Somalian intelligence. [...]

SUDAN 08/02/2019

America's plan B if Bashir is toppled

MOROCCO 05/02/2019

OCP floods Europe and Asia with Sahrawi phosphates

After securing lower tariffs from the European Union (EU) through vigorous campaign in Brussels, OCP's exports of Sahrawi phosphates to Europe should thrive and are positively booming in India and China. Facilitated migrations - Morocco's efforts have paid off. [...]

UGANDA SUDAN 08/02/2019

Ugandan interference in Sudanese crisis

According to our sources, in late December 2018 the Ugandan [...]

CONGO-K CONGO-B 13/02/2019

Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville Free

In a sign of a certain reserve felt towards Denis Sassou Nguesso, the new president of Congo-K, Felix Tshisekedi (aka [...]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 12/02/2019

French boss Jacoulot could be Trident Energy's downfall on huge oil deposit Zafiro

The firm headed by former Perenco execs is struggling to get Malabo's go-ahead to purchase the country's largest oil field from ExxonMobil. [...]

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ALGERIA 14/02/2019

Redha Kouninef wants a Bouteflika TV station

Powerful businessman Redha Kouninef, who is close to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, is planning to finance the launch of a TV [...]

GABON 13/02/2019

The blunder that prompted a government reshuffle

Due to be sworn in on 13 February in Rabat, the new mines minister Tondy Ondo Mba owes his new position to an error of judgement by his predecessor, Christian Magnagna. The latest revelations. [...]

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LIBYA 14/02/2019

Tripoli prosecutor Siddiq Al Sour "attacks" from Misrata

WEST AFRICA 13/02/2019

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

KENYA 08/02/2019

Karanja Kibicho to organise Kenyatta's succession

ALGERIA 12/02/2019

Get ready to place your bets, the new hydrocarbons code is in the starting blocks

GABON 29/01/2019

DGH's tactics to fill coffers through 2019 licensing round

MADAGASCAR 29/01/2019

Regulatory uncertainties affecting offshore biddig round continue to multiply

CHAD 12/02/2019

Caracal Energy: Glencore could pack its bags for good after Cameroon's quasi-withdrawal Free

The giant commodity trader Glencore, which entered the oil and gas arena in 2013 with the purchase of Canadian group [...]

MADAGASCAR 08/02/2019

Andry Rajoelina's high-powered new media machine

The new team of President Andry Rajoelina (aka TGV) should have no problem in getting its message across in the [...]

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MOROCCO 14/02/2019

Sanlam to take 25% stake in Khalladi wind farm via Saham

The 120 MW Khalladi wind farm, which is due into service in mid-2018, will soon count Saham Assurances among its [...]

AFRICAFRANCE 13/02/2019

Paris to play secret military card to regain control

Weakened in its sphere of influence, France is putting into place a comprehensive strategy to secure its investments in conflict zones. An exclusive investigation. Special missions - In early December, a group of reservists employed by French companies visited Menaka in [...]

CONGO-B 12/02/2019

Debt negotiations: Lucien Ebata's fall from grace

Two years after being named "special advisor on foreign funding", the former trader Lucien Ebata has lost his place as the country's main go-between with lenders. [...]

DJIBOUTI ETHIOPIA FRANCEKENYA 08/02/2019