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18/09/2017 FRANCE / LIBERIA -
George Weah tries to unlock francophone support in Paris

SPOTLIGHT NIGER 19/09/2017

The juniors laying money on an uranium upturn

While French nuclear group Areva has put its Nigerien Imouraren uranium project under wraps for the time being, some investors are taking the opposite approach. With optimism abound, they are banking on prices recovering and jostling to get a foothold [...]

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DTTV, the new battlefield for national and foreign operators

The opening up of the Ivorian audiovisual landscape has triggered a war without mercy between operators keen to tap into lucrative advertising revenues. The French businessmen Martin Bouygues, Vincent Bollore and Xavier Niel, along with the Ivorian tycoon Jean-Philippe Kabore, [...]

LIBYA 14/09/2017

Haftar tries to consolidate his tribal alliances

With the mandate of new United Nations special representative for Libya Ghassan Salame due to be validated on September 22 in New York (see here), eastern Libyan strong man Khalifa Haftar is trying to strengthen his position on the ground [...]

CHAD 13/09/2017

Inquiry into Air Inter 1 aircraft in Syria and Iran

The Chadian aviation authority is looking into the operations of this local airline. [...]

TANZANIA 25/08/2017

Did Egypt's Sissi manage to cozy up to Magufuli?

In his grand tour of Africa, Egyptian leader Abdelfattah al Sissi dropped in on Dar es Salaam on Aug. 14 for an official meeting with president John Magufuli. Apart from the traditional pledges to strengthen trade ties, the Egyptian rais [...]

GUINEA 19/09/2017

On your screens soon: the Boke bauxite insurrection

The recent violent outbreak in early September in Boke, stronghold of bauxite mining in Guinea, could have a ripple effect [...]

Oil NIGERIA 12/09/2017

Is Addax Petroleum about to be taken to court in the US?

With its troubles with the Genevan procurer behind it, the Chinese major may now feel the force of the American judicial machine over its activities in Nigeria. [...]

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NIGER 19/09/2017

Niamey invents new permits to help fill State coffers

Nigerien mines minister Hassane Barazé Moussa, who wants to increase the number of active mines in the country and extend [...]

MOROCCO 14/09/2017

The APDN cuts back in Al Hoceima

Agence pour la Promotion et le Developpement du Nord (APDN) is looking for help to revive its "Manarat Al Moutawassit" [...]

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BURKINA FASO 19/09/2017

Oumarou Idani counting on Rabat's help in mining sector

TUNISIA 14/09/2017

"BCE" delays appointment of Chahed's head of private office

UNITED STATES 13/09/2017

Trump falls under Kigali's charm

NIGER 12/09/2017

CNPC ditches all Agadem's crude export projects for time being

IVORY COAST | LIBERIA 12/09/2017

Liza sweeps ExxonMobil out of West Africa

SOUTH SUDAN 12/09/2017

Salva Kiir clears away cobwebs at Nilepet

UNITED STATES AFRICA 13/09/2017

Donald Trump names his ambassadors

After months of procrastination, the American president has more or less finalised his diplomatic representation in Africa. [...]

UGANDA SOUTH SUDAN 08/09/2017

Kampala prepares for war while IGAD ‘designs' the peace

Museveni appears to be planning an armed incursion into South Sudan as peace negotiations ostensibly continue. [...]

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TANZANIA 19/09/2017

Norton Rose, Barrick's envoy to John Magufuli

Caught in fiscal wrangle with president John Magufuli over Acacia Mining, Canadian firm Barrick Gold has roped in law firm Norton Rose to handle talks with Tanzania. [...]

MOROCCO 14/09/2017

Arms broker Montoya resurfaces in Casablanca

Robert Montoya, a one-time supplier of military equipment to African states, is to sell GPS spy trackers in Morocco [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 13/09/2017

Damning verdict on the ‘Bekou' fund

The European Court of Auditors is scathing about this fund which was supposed to assist Bangui in the post-crisis period. [...]

AFRICA 12/09/2017

Lawyer Clement Fondufe muscles in on major oil deals

The head of Latham & Watkins's Africa practice has gradually made a name for himself as the go-to legal advisor for any oil dealings on the continent. [...]

UGANDA 08/09/2017

A purge of Ugandan finance may be imminent

Several international institutions have threatened to add Uganda to the list of states financing terrorism. [...]

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CONGO-K 19/09/2017

Simon Youds' plans to defuse diggers' revolt

Australian entrepreneur Simon Youds, who develops gold projects in the Maniema province of eastern Congo-K via the firm he heads, [...]

IVORY COAST 13/09/2017

Martine Coffi-Studer on the counter-attack!

The legal director at the Ivorian treasury, Kadiatou Sangare-Ly, is deploying all the means at his disposal to withdraw the [...]

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MOROCCO 14/09/2017

Hassan Ghellab takes charge of education at Saham

TUNISIA 14/09/2017

Maher Kallel restores the balance of power at TFBank

TOGO 13/09/2017

Jose Symenouh expands La Protectrice Assurances

UGANDA 12/09/2017

Ernest Rubondo about to return to energy ministry?

Within the next few days, current head of Petroleum Authority of Uganda and former Petroleum Directorate boss, Ernest Rubondo may [...]

ETHIOPIA 08/09/2017

Gemshu Beyene, on the run from justice?

Gemshu Beyene, the owner of the construction company Gemshu Beyene Construction (Gebecon) and co-owner of Elilly International Hotel, fled to [...]

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Spotlight NIGER 19/09/2017

The juniors laying money on an uranium upturn

ZIMBABWE 19/09/2017

Manhunt for Chinese entrepreneurs

The Zimbabwean police have issued a search warrant for the [...]

CONGO-K 19/09/2017

No-show from Katanga's viceroys

Expected at the Sultani Makutano conference held in Kinshasa mid-September, [...]

GUINEA 19/09/2017

Mineral Sands ventures inland

Mineral Sands Consultants (MSC), directed by Dutch national Robert de [...]

NIGERIA 19/09/2017

China gives top billing to minister Fayemi

Nigerian mines minister Kayode Fayemi will be the only African [...]

AFRICA 19/09/2017

Continent wants its slice of seabed mining cake Free

While the International Seabed Authority (ISA) intends to roll out before the end of the year its rules to regulate [...]

BURKINA FASO 19/09/2017

Oumarou Idani counting on Rabat's help in mining sector

Burkina Faso mines minister Oumarou Idani wants to develop his [...]

BOTSWANA 19/09/2017

A very mining ending for members of parliament

A first draft of Botswana's revised mining code should be [...]

LESOTHO 19/09/2017

Minister Keketso Sello's aspirations for local content

During the Africa Down Under conference held on from September [...]

GUINEA 19/09/2017

ALSF sets Conakry on right course for negotiating Simandou

On September 4, the director of the African Legal Support [...]

NAMIBIA 19/09/2017

Magnate Kobus Smit takes the reins at Celsius Resources

South African tycoon, Kobus Smit, a mining sector veteran, has [...]

NIGER 19/09/2017

W National Park protected from diggers

A few weeks ago, the Nigerien police were given the [...]

UGANDA 19/09/2017

Gold diggers hold on at Mubende deposit

The artisanal miners recently ousted from the Mubende gold mine, [...]

GUINEA 19/09/2017

European Union and UNDP back registry of artisanal miners

A team of consultants should soon be dispatched to Guinea [...]

TUNISIA 19/09/2017

Taoufik Mansouri wants to see zinc and lead unearthed by 2018

Tunisian firm Tunisian Mining Services (TMS), owned by local businessman [...]

AFRICA AUSTRALIA 19/09/2017

PCF Capital targets new trading platform for mining juniors

PCF Capital, a Perth-based mining consultancy firm, is currently working [...]

AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA 19/09/2017

Polyglot continues to strengthen foothold on continent

Enjoying a strong presence with mining companies active in Africa, [...]

CONGO-K ZAMBIA 19/09/2017

Celicourt builds muscles alongside continent's juniors

Young British consultancy Celicourt Communications has been brought on board [...]

NIGERIA 19/09/2017

Christopher Higgins clears path for Minelab

Australian metal detector manufacturer Minelab will send Christopher Higgins to [...]

ZIMBABWE 19/09/2017

Hugh Warner scouts around China for offtakers

Australian Hugh Warner has been in and out of China recently on the hunt for offtakers for future lithium output [...]

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Haftar tries to consolidate his tribal alliances

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Trump falls under Kigali's charm

CNPC ditches all Agadem's crude export projects for time being

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Salva Kiir clears away cobwebs at Nilepet

Donald Trump names his ambassadors

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European Union and UNDP back registry of artisanal miners

Taoufik Mansouri wants to see zinc and lead unearthed by 2018

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