VP Teodorin Obiang sets trap for his half-brother and rival Gabriel

• SENEGAL - Mouhamadou Lamine Bara, the PR man advising Macky Sall's opponents

• EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, GEPetrol's new boss at the service of the vice president

• DR CONGO - Trésor Mputu moves from football to politics

• ETHIOPIA - Kidus Fisaha Asfaw, from Mountain View to green construction

Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde 

Perenco has strong ties to Cameroon's powers-that-be, but is still waiting for the authorities to approve its acquisition of New Age's share in Etinde. Should it be able to begin work on this permit, it would become the country's top gas producer.

ExxonMobil hopes for helping hand from Teodorin Obiang 

ExxonMobil is feeling hopeful now that a familiar face has been appointed as the new oil minister. With the goal of selling off its ailing assets in Equatorial Guinea this year, it has already reached out to the country's vice president.

Chevron's cross-border gas development project risks running into problems 

Ministerial changes in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea could put paid to the US major's hopes of getting an early gas-sharing agreement.

Manuela Roka Botey is surprise choice for PM 

By elevating this hitherto rather low-profile minister to the top job on 31 January, the Equatorial Guinean president is maintaining the regional balance of his cabinet while also making sure that his son Teodorin is not overshadowed.

Levene Energy: VP Teodorin corners half-brother Gabriel Obiang 

The Equatorial Guinean vice president is standing in the way of his half-brother and oil minister's approach to secure Nigerian investments.