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Luanda and Alrosa debate Luaxe diamond mine split

The Russian giant Alrosa is understood to be pushing to be the main shareholder of the future diamond mine Luaxe but the Luanda authorities have other ideas.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

How Dubai plans to remain top diamond trading hub

To keep its position as the leading trading hub for Angolan diamonds now that the sector has been opened to private enterprise, Dubai is deploying a mix of business tactics and diplomacy.

Subscribers only Mining Running story - The reform of diamond mining 26.11.2019

Luanda gives candidates extra time to prepare mining bid

On November 14, the Angolan minister of mineral resources and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Gemcorp vs Gaydamak: the new world eclipses the old

In the government's good books, the investment manager Gemcorp has snatched a giant contract for a refinery from under the noses of Arcadi Gaydamak, a symbol of the Dos Santos years.

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Unitel, Isabel dos Santos' latest legal skirmish

Continuing with her world forum tour (WAN 811), Isabel dos [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Somoil: Amni still hesitating to develop Espadarte

The Nigerian junior is dragging its feet about signing a final agreement with the most connected of Angolan firms.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Total and ENI cruise on to Namibe basin, Aiteo and Amni stuck at the gate

The Angolan licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration in the Namibe [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Husband of former oil ministry PR guru Catarina Daniel Travessa starts out in hydrocarbons

It appears that the previous head of communications and press [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Ousted from government, Valentim Altino turns to mining

After spending the bulk of his career in the health sector, Angolan national Valentim Altino de Chantal Matias has taken [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2019

With Turkey's Tosyali, Luanda rekindles dreams of steel

The Angolan government has awarded the Turkish steel group Tosyali the Cassinga iron ore project that includes the construction of an ore transformation unit.

Free access Mining 12.11.2019

João Lourenço dispatches José Eduardo dos Santos's former army chief to London

The Angolan president is giving several figures who served under dos Santos a second chance, the latest being General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, who was dismissed in April 2018.

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2019

Isabel dos Santos, star of the forums

The daughter of the former Angolan president, José Eduardo dos [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Bastos de Morais back in presidential good books?

Having had his business activities curtailed following accusations of misappropriation [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.11.2019

Sonangol's secret diplomacy in Kuala Lumpur

Fidelino Loy de Jesus Figueiredo , Angola's ex-ambassador to the [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.11.2019

Mosquito takes control of Kwanza Invest

Although the Swiss-Angolan businessman Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is once [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Who is the killjoy to Total's pairing with Sonangol?

Is the Angolan competition regulatory authority or ARC about to thwart French major Total and the national oil company Sonangol's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

Ex-MPLA star's widow Van-Dúnem takes a crack at oil distribution

The chairman of the powerful Angolan basketball federation Hélder Martins da Cruz has teamed up with a very well-connected partner [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

Teikoku Oil completely coldshoulders oil minister Azevedo

Japan's Teikoku Oil, which had once been in a partnership [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

Former Soco execs refill the company coffers in Egypt

Since the turbulent sale of its last assets in sub-Saharan [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

SLN explores iron ore to boost construction business

Cement manufacturer SLN's shareholders have created an iron ore exploration company to produce more resilient construction materials and contribute towards the development of Angola's infrastructure.