Russian, Chinese and Indian battle of the titans over Oranto

Having become a master in the art of buying prospective blocks and never developing them, Nigerian magnate Prince Arthur Eze has received several Asian offers for his firm Oranto's permits. As Africa Energy Intelligence understands, Indian firms Bharat (private) and [...]

Washington back in the mining game in Kinshasa

Traceability: American majors getting in on the act

Although President Donald Trump's administration has dispensed US-registered or listed companies from having to guarantee their mineral supply chains, the vast majority have continued to declare all of their purchases in conflict areas [...]

Paris plans to arm IOG with Riyadh's money

Emmanuel Macron's government is actively seeking to supply Djibouti with French military equipment with the financial help of Saudi Arabia. An exclusive investigation. [...]

Maersk bets on Ennahda to save its local operation

Number one world shipping company Maersk is waiting anxiously for the government reshuffle planned by prime minister Youssef Chahed. It is praying that transport minister Radhouane Ayara will lose his job. [...]

Washington and Paris prepare to call Kabila's bluff

Charcoal trafficking casts a dark shadow over Mogadishu and Djibouti

An essential resource for financing Al-Shabaab, charcoal is informally commercialised throughout the Horn of Africa. [...]

Chami and Cambre show disunited front

Ouagadougou welcomes Beijing mining projects with open arms

Just days after renewing diplomatic ties with China on May 24 after cutting off its historical relations ties with Taiwan, [...]

What Joao Lourenco came seeking from the French business world

Eduardo Dos Santos' successor focused on the need to diversify beyond oil. [...]

To avoid ruin, Barrow strikes new deal with African Petroleum

Rather than risk a costly case against the oil company, the Gambian government is negotiating a settlement. [...]

China's economic zones sow discord

Although attention has been focused on the Chinese SEZ in Djibouti City, two new SEZs are about to be created in a region hostile to the government… [...]

And the winner of the Rabat bus concession contest is…

The saga over attribution of the Rabat-Sale-Temara bus concession is finally coming to an end. According to Maghreb Confidential's sources, [...]

Will AIG have to pay off Kaboko Mining's losses?

Manganese explorer Kaboko's former insurance holder, AIG, could very well be made to pay off the debts incurred by the miner's managers. [...]

The Chinese steamroller arrives in Ougadougou

With the Taiwan issue settled, China's expansion in the sub-region looks set to shift up another gear. Analysis. [...]

Who can Pascal Ambouroue count on to amend code?

Gabon's minister of oil Pascal Ambouroue Houangni recently got stuck into the colossal task of negotiating the amendment to the [...]

Yohannes Ayalew suffers the wrath of Exim Bank

On 30 May, the deputy governor and chief economist of the National Bank of Ethiopia, Yohannes Ayalew, learnt that he [...]

John McTaggart all set to develop Kamativi lithium

The CEO of Mauritius-registered firm Zimbabwe Lithium Co (ZMC), Zimbabwean engineer John McTaggart, recently secured two strategic allies to push [...]

Jean-Pierre Fabre due in Paris to discuss the crisis

Togo's leading opposition figure, the 66-year-old Jean-Pierre Fabre known as ‘Jeanpi', is due to visit the French capital in mid-June. [...]