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Corridors of power 13/02/2019

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

From 14 to 17 February, dignitaries from Africa's major lodges [...]

Diplomatic Affairs 30/01/2019

Sophie Talbot, a new plaintiff in the Vincent Bollore affair

Have acted as the administrator of Necotrans until the liquidation [...]

Corridors of power 30/01/2019

Rome's renewed interest in military base

On a visit to Niger on 15 January, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte revived the project to set up [...]

Oil 29/01/2019

Block 4: Total takes the lead over Kosmos

A new court decision in the French major's favour has helped confirm Total's hold on block 4. [...]

Corridors of power 16/01/2019

Funds from Beijing for G5 Sahel

The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi took advantage of his first visit to Burkina Faso on 4 January to announce [...]

Corridors of power 16/01/2019

Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

Until now rather reluctant to get involved in the military sphere in Africa, Qatar nevertheless donated twenty-four armoured vehicles to [...]

Corridors of power 15/01/2019

Great reshuffle within Oil authority to Kosmos energy's dismay

The former chief executive of the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo [...]

Corridors of power 02/01/2019

Doha asserts itself

With Saudi Arabia becoming mired in the war Yemen, on [...]

Spotlight Oil 02/01/2019

Total snaps up block 4 right under Kosmos' nose

The epic legal battle between oil firms Kosmos Energy and ERHC over Sao Tome and Principe's highly-promising offshore block 4 has met with another set of twists and turns. Africa Energy Intelligence has drawn up an exclusive account of the [. [...]

Oil 02/01/2019

Osvaldo Abreu, a minister with a pack of oil buddies Free

After a first spell as minister of public works, infrastructure, natural resources and the environment from 2013 to 2014, Osvaldo [...]

Exploration-Production West african gold rush 04/12/2018

Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

The gold producer's exploration teams are expected to ramp up their activities in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea. [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 28/11/2018

Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [. [...]

Oil 27/11/2018

Total opens path to exploration for Sonangol

Still in the thick of a legal wrangle with American [...]

Electricity 27/11/2018

Karpower and Aksa forging Ankara's position on the continent

Erdogan's proactive African policy is opening doors and opportunities for the two power giants. [...]

Electricity 27/11/2018

Isabel Dos Santos's group seeks solution for electricity shortage

In the wake of protests triggered by a lack of [...]

Corridors of power 14/11/2018

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how. [...]

Corridors of power Palace whispers 06/11/2018

Ecomof ready for launch?

The Ecowas Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition (Ecomof) in [...]

Business circles 31/10/2018

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

An agreement reached with Brussels Airlines means the subsidiary of the German giant can bolster its presence in the sub-region. [...]

Spotlight Business circles 17/10/2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Moscow's mission creep

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors. [...]

Corridors of power 17/10/2018

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region. [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 03/10/2018

The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow. [...]

Exploration-Production Looking ahead 28/08/2018

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