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The unstoppable rise of General Fernando Miala

The lynchpin of João Lourenço's security apparatus, General Fernando Garcia Miala, who has been running the internal intelligence services since [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.12.2019

Golden boy Mawete Kana's helicopter business takes off

As the Agence de développement Angola-France he founded in 2017 alongside French entrepreneur Hubert Bacqué is currently on standby, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

OPEC: oil minister Azevedo forced to bend the knee

At its latest ministerial meeting in Vienna on December 6, OPEC decided to decrease production by 500,000 bpd with the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

2D survey: Total picks Morley, Ocean Infinity's made-in-Subsea 7 expert

Overseeing the 2D seismic survey of Total's Angolan blocks 32 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

Spotlight
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

Angolan President João Lourenço has been working hard to convince foreign firms to invest in the country's diamond sector (AMI 451) but also its copper assets and his efforts are beginning to pay off. The London and Johannesburg-based mining giant [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Iron and steel giant Tosyali brightens future with diamond unit

The Turkish steel manufacturer Tosyali has signed a deal with the Angolan government to develop a diamond processing plant in the mineral-rich province of Lunda-Sul.

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Cuango and Chitotolo drum up cash in London for diamond goals

Angolan firms Sociedade Mineira do Cuango and Sociedade Mineira do [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

João Lourenço at heart of Vatican crisis

The visit of the Angolan president to Rome in mid-November came in the midst of a Vatican inquiry into the financial dealings of its former papal nuncio in Luanda.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2019

Lourenço makes great show of marginal fields to woo Chevron-BP

Angolan president João Lourenço is continuing to promote the merits of the country's marginal fields to bring back oil firms [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

LNG/VAT: Lourenço's tax gift to Chevron, ENI, BP and Total

The new 14% value added tax (VAT) that took effect in Angola on October 1 will not apply to the gas sector.

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

In Focus
Battle rages over Swiss oil refinery removal plan

Angola's Cabinda mega refinery project, which was hatched as a way of ending the embarrassing petrol shortages which regularly paralyse Africa's second biggest oil producer, has attracted all the major international operators, thanks to the financial and oil supply guarantees offered by President João Lourenço.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.2019

The Tamoil refinery in Collombey, Switzerland

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 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

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

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Angola

The unstoppable rise of General Fernando Miala

Golden boy Mawete Kana's helicopter business takes off

OPEC: oil minister Azevedo forced to bend the knee

2D survey: Total picks Morley, Ocean Infinity's made-in-Subsea 7 expert

Spotlight
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

Iron and steel giant Tosyali brightens future with diamond unit

Cuango and Chitotolo drum up cash in London for diamond goals

João Lourenço at heart of Vatican crisis

Lourenço makes great show of marginal fields to woo Chevron-BP

LNG/VAT: Lourenço's tax gift to Chevron, ENI, BP and Total

In Focus
Battle rages over Swiss oil refinery removal plan

Luanda and Alrosa debate Luaxe diamond mine split

How Dubai plans to remain top diamond trading hub

Luanda gives candidates extra time to prepare mining bid

Gemcorp vs Gaydamak: the new world eclipses the old

Unitel, Isabel dos Santos' latest legal skirmish

Somoil: Amni still hesitating to develop Espadarte

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

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

Ousted from government, Valentim Altino turns to mining

With Turkey's Tosyali, Luanda rekindles dreams of steel

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

Bastos de Morais back in presidential good books?

Sonangol's secret diplomacy in Kuala Lumpur

Mosquito takes control of Kwanza Invest

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Angola

The unstoppable rise of General Fernando Miala

Golden boy Mawete Kana's helicopter business takes off

OPEC: oil minister Azevedo forced to bend the knee

2D survey: Total picks Morley, Ocean Infinity's made-in-Subsea 7 expert

Spotlight Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

Iron and steel giant Tosyali brightens future with diamond unit

Cuango and Chitotolo drum up cash in London for diamond goals

João Lourenço at heart of Vatican crisis

Lourenço makes great show of marginal fields to woo Chevron-BP

LNG/VAT: Lourenço's tax gift to Chevron, ENI, BP and Total

In Focus Battle rages over Swiss oil refinery removal plan

Luanda and Alrosa debate Luaxe diamond mine split

How Dubai plans to remain top diamond trading hub

Luanda gives candidates extra time to prepare mining bid

Gemcorp vs Gaydamak: the new world eclipses the old

Unitel, Isabel dos Santos' latest legal skirmish

Somoil: Amni still hesitating to develop Espadarte

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

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

Ousted from government, Valentim Altino turns to mining

With Turkey's Tosyali, Luanda rekindles dreams of steel

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

Bastos de Morais back in presidential good books?

Sonangol's secret diplomacy in Kuala Lumpur

Mosquito takes control of Kwanza Invest

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Spotlight
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

In Focus
Battle rages over Swiss oil refinery removal plan