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Angola

Cuba, Luanda’s new electricity partner

Havana’s special ties with Luanda don’t concern just oil. Cuba is gradually becoming a key electricity player in the country as well.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Cesco moves into higher gear

Founded in Luanda three years ago, the services group Cesco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

OMV retreats warily from Angola

Although it figured among the 18 international oil companies pre-qualified [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Air France struggles to recoup cash in Luanda

Negotiations between Air France and the Angolan government with a [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2015

European legislators take Isabel dos Santos to task

The acquisition of a 65% stake in Portugal’s Efacec Power Solutions company for €200 million in June by Isabel dos [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Sonangol snaps up blocks handed back by Maersk and Cobalt

On Oct. 21 the Angolan government turned relinquished acreage on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

African crude to lighten Venezuela's heavy oil

Finding it hard to export its heavy oil, Venezuela’s national [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.2015

Brazilian supplier throws a spanner in a general’s plan

Retired general Higino Carneiro, governor of Cuando Cubango province, has been forced to modify his game plan. The inauguration of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.10.2015

Gustave Beya Seku handling oil relations again

Former chief of staff of Congolese president Joseph Kabila, Gustave Beya Seku has returned to prominence with his appointment as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.2015

Why Sonangol postponed deadline in Kwanza auction

State-owned Sonangol decided on Sept. 16 to put back to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.2015

Lindsay Reed beefs up position in Cabinda phosphates

The CEO of Minbos Resources since last year, Australian engineer Lindsay Reed is making fast headway on a phosphate project [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.09.2015

Air France hampered by Luanda’s demands

Air France has hit a stumbling block in its plans [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.09.2015

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Will Cohydro have to repay Sonangol $150 million?

The positive outcome of recent talks between Luanda and Libreville on extending the continental shelf made a collateral victim: Congo-K. The sharp about-turn on its claims regarding the continental shelf will, paradoxically, have a negative impact on the joint interest [.

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2015

Lauca dam scheme well on track

Angola’s energy and water minister, João Baptista Borges, who drew up a national plan to ensure the safety of Angola’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2015

Japan an important new partner for Luanda

Already active in the sector with a project for mini hydropower dams, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is emerging [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.2015

Cobalt to wave goodbye to Angola’s offshore?

Cobalt International Energy has begun withdrawing from Angola in order to focus its attention on the Gulf of Mexico.

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.2015

Kwanza basin a golden opportunity for local businessmen

Oil companies pre-qualified to bid for acreage have until Sept. 18 to put in a final offer for one of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.2015

Angola LNG’s fate still unclear

The bad patch facing Africa’s gas industry due to the rise of shale gas on the American market isn’t about [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.2015

Round 2 in talks on extending continental shelf

The two governments are pressing ahead with key talks aimed at avoiding any territorial overlap on the sensitive issue of the continental shelf.

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.2015

Cuba wants Sonangol in its offshore

A visit by Cuban vice president Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.2015

De Beers is talking but Alrosa holds the upper hand in gems

After acquiring a first license in April, 2014, South Africa’s De Beers is currently in talks with Angola’s government and [...]

Free access Mining 21.07.2015

Luis Chambel seeks funding for study on diamonds

Luis Chambel, founder of the mining consulting and engineering firm [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.07.2015

Castel briefs French bosses

Businessman Pierre Castel, head of the French beer and soft [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2015

Raidco Marine in Angolan speedboat talks

Louis Le Pivain, the head of the French naval shipbuilder [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2015

Bucy & Associates paves Eiffage’s way in Luanda

French construction company Eiffage’s signature of a memorandum of understanding [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2015

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Angola

Cuba, Luanda’s new electricity partner

Cesco moves into higher gear

OMV retreats warily from Angola

Air France struggles to recoup cash in Luanda

European legislators take Isabel dos Santos to task

Sonangol snaps up blocks handed back by Maersk and Cobalt

African crude to lighten Venezuela's heavy oil

Brazilian supplier throws a spanner in a general’s plan

Gustave Beya Seku handling oil relations again

Why Sonangol postponed deadline in Kwanza auction

Lindsay Reed beefs up position in Cabinda phosphates

Air France hampered by Luanda’s demands

Spotlight
Will Cohydro have to repay Sonangol $150 million?

Lauca dam scheme well on track

Japan an important new partner for Luanda

Cobalt to wave goodbye to Angola’s offshore?

Kwanza basin a golden opportunity for local businessmen

Angola LNG’s fate still unclear

Round 2 in talks on extending continental shelf

Cuba wants Sonangol in its offshore

De Beers is talking but Alrosa holds the upper hand in gems

Luis Chambel seeks funding for study on diamonds

Castel briefs French bosses

Raidco Marine in Angolan speedboat talks

Bucy & Associates paves Eiffage’s way in Luanda

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Angola

Cuba, Luanda’s new electricity partner

Cesco moves into higher gear

OMV retreats warily from Angola

Air France struggles to recoup cash in Luanda

European legislators take Isabel dos Santos to task

Sonangol snaps up blocks handed back by Maersk and Cobalt

African crude to lighten Venezuela's heavy oil

Brazilian supplier throws a spanner in a general’s plan

Gustave Beya Seku handling oil relations again

Why Sonangol postponed deadline in Kwanza auction

Lindsay Reed beefs up position in Cabinda phosphates

Air France hampered by Luanda’s demands

Spotlight Will Cohydro have to repay Sonangol $150 million?

Lauca dam scheme well on track

Japan an important new partner for Luanda

Cobalt to wave goodbye to Angola’s offshore?

Kwanza basin a golden opportunity for local businessmen

Angola LNG’s fate still unclear

Round 2 in talks on extending continental shelf

Cuba wants Sonangol in its offshore

De Beers is talking but Alrosa holds the upper hand in gems

Luis Chambel seeks funding for study on diamonds

Castel briefs French bosses

Raidco Marine in Angolan speedboat talks

Bucy & Associates paves Eiffage’s way in Luanda

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Spotlight
Will Cohydro have to repay Sonangol $150 million?