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Paulino Jeronimo primes dream team for ANPG hydrocarbons roadshow

A select set of three experienced technocrats, all former Sonangol execs, join board member Natacha Massano to form the promotional group.

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Joao Lourenco grants Total a breather on Chissonga

Angolan president Joao Lourenco has signed a decree authorizing Total [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Who is the shadow architect behind the Sonangol privatisation scheme?

While Angolan president Joao Lourenco has been fronting a push [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Trading house Flawless Diamond opens shop in Luanda

With new opportunities to be had with Angola's diamond trade now open to private enterprise, the South African company has decided to open a branch in the country.

Subscribers only Mining Running Story - The reform of diamond mining 01.10.2019

Felix Tshisekedi's security pact with Joao Lourenco

Obliged to accommodate his predecessor Joseph Kabila at home, the Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi is trying to strengthen his hand abroad through a rapprochement with Angola, which was always on very distant terms with Kabila.

Free access Politics 25.09.2019

Who will succeed Isaias Samakuva as head of UNITA?

The current president of UNITA, Isaias Samakuva, has in the end decided not to stand again for the leadership of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.09.2019

Mirco Martins moves into security sector lobbying

Having been one of the best-connected young businessmen during the [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2019

Spotlight
How Shell tucked in behind Somoil for Angolan comeback

To cover the missing funds for the development of its block 2/05, Somoil, an Angolan junior oil company founded during Eduardo Dos Santos's era by the former vice president Manuel Vicente and minister of petroleum at the time Desiderio da [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2019

Alrosa gets greenlight to demand proof over lost Catoca money

An American court has accepted the Russian miner firm's request for the discovery of documents from banks active in New York over alleged embezzlement of funds from its Angolan diamond mine Catoca.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

After sales, ex-Sodiam exec Helder Milagre cuts a road in diamonds

The former head of sales at state-owned diamond trader Sodiam, Helder Milagre has inaugurated a diamond cutting plant in Luanda.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

First bidding round results to be announced in November

November 20 should prove to be an eventful day in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Minbos on a mission to return to Cabinda phosphate mining

Australian firm Minbos Resources has embarked on an operation to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Ethiopian Sabena Yohannes expands industry empire with mines

Ethiopian businesswoman Sabena Wold Yohannes has added mining exploration to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

dGram developers underwrite cryptocurrency with local diamonds

The newly formed Angolan-based firm Ares Maximus Trading plays a [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 17.09.2019

Joao Lourenco seeks to impose his stamp on intelligence services

The Angolan president Joao Lourenco has transferred command of the Servico de Inteligencia e Seguranca Militar (SISM), which until now [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2019

Guess what of September 11, 2019

Bonuses | Hilton | Takeover | Yacht | Interception | Wood

Free access Guess what ? 11.09.2019

Papal appointment provokes ire in Luanda

Just before leaving for his tour of southern Africa, Pope [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2019

Sonangol privatisation: Luanda's tactics to bump up bidding

Luanda has grand ambitions for the state-owned Sonangol in 2022, the year it is planned to be partly privatised. The [...]

Free access Energy 10.09.2019

Joao Lourenco keeps eye on Sonangol, Total and Chevron

After auditing the accounts of oil firms for the 2014-2017 period, the Angolan head of state has kept the pressure up by asking for a new report for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2019

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Lourenco picks out communication team for mining roadshow

Angola is pulling out all the stops for its first licensing round of mineral assets. Both the number of countries [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2019

Public works king Omatapalo moves into precious gemstones

The brand-new precious minerals and metals exploration, production and cutting firm, Maoma, is owned by a group that has been [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2019

Joao Lourenco ups budget of master spy Miala

In the course of the summer, a presidential decree allocated a very substantial budget increase - an additional 7.4 billion [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 28.08.2019

Guess what of August 28, 2019

Family affairs | Dinner | Legal action | Boeing

Free access Guess what ? 28.08.2019

Ethiopian Airlines expresses interest in TAAG

Ethiopia's national carrier EAL could become the majority shareholder in TAAG if the privatisation of Angola's struggling national airline goes ahead.

Free access Business 28.08.2019

Local content: Luanda remains firm against Total and Chevron

The new local content law that the Angolan government is on the point of finalising is likely to raise the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2019

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