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Angola

Equinor's elite women's squadron in Africa

Within the game of top level musical chairs at Equinor, a new general manager was appointed in Angola to replace Nina Koch, who has taken the helm of the group's Africa operations.

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2022

Angolan President Lourenço Macky Sall's guest star at Dakar Forum

Angolan head of state João Lourenço will travel to Dakar on 24 October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2022

Aenergy revives legal battle against Luanda and General Electric

After losing a first case and then an appeal against the Angolan government, General Electric, and its subsidiary GE Capital, the Portuguese firm Aenergy is on the attack again. It filed three fresh complaints with US courts in District of Columbia and in Connecticut on 22 August.

Subscribers only Energy 08.09.2022

Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil all set to restart Kolwezi-Lobito rail corridor

The consortium of the three European groups, which won the tender to run the Angolan part of the mining railway, has already begun talks with Kinshasa and the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Congolais. Mining firms in Lualaba, including Ivanhoe Mines, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the rail line.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity traders 06.09.2022

New ENI-BP joint venture Azule Energy has chosen board members

Azule Energy, made up of Italian oil major ENI and British BP in Angola, was officially registered in August and will have a six-member board.

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2022

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Lourenço marshals his forces in hope of parliamentary majority

Angola president João Lourenço during a political rally in Luanda, 20 August 2022. © Paulo Novais/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 23.08.2022

Manuel Vicente set to be big loser in general election

In September, the former Angolan number two and chief executive of Sonangol will lose the immunity he has benefitted from for the last five years and could well find himself prosecuted for corruption.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2022

Former Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente (photo from November 2015).

MPLA chum Somoil juggles projects and departures

The junior oil company founded by dos Santos-era heavyweights has several balls up in the air while dealing with key managerial changes.

Subscribers only Energy 16.08.2022

INA Industrija Nafte quietly says goodbye to sub-Saharan Africa

Once the sale of its stock in Angola has been finalised, the small Hungarian-Croatian firm will have no assets left in sub-Saharan Africa and its geographical presence will be limited to Egypt and Croatia.

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2022

Mysterious firm Quantum Digital Technologies helping Luanda sell its offshore blocks

The Angolan regulatory agency has increased the budget for promoting its tender for offshore blocks. The consultancy firm hired for the task is chaired by Tunde Laniyan, a Nigerian businessman with a strong network in Angola and with a presence in onshore exploration through another of his companies.

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2022

Deloitte & Touche confirms status as leading oil auditor

Le ministère angolais des finances, dirigé par Vera Daves, vient de sélectionner Deloitte & Touche, filiale locale du cabinet de conseil Deloitte, pour réaliser l'audit des comptes des sociétés pétrolières pour les années 2021-2022.

Subscribers only Energy 13.07.2022

Sonangol counts on diamond firms to boost revenue

A subsidiary of Angola's national oil company Sonangol, the telecom provider MSTelcom is hoping to offer its services to mining groups active in the province of Lunda Norte.

Subscribers only Mining 05.07.2022

Geoangol spearheads Luanda's mining strategy

Now controlled by the state-owned diamond company Endiama, the geological analysis laboratory is to help the Luanda authorities build up data on the country's mineral resources with a view to attracting investors.

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2022

Quanten Consortium painstakingly tries to inject life into Soyo refinery project

The government's Soyo refinery project, which has been advancing at a snail's pace, is finally showing a few signs of life after months at a standstill.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2022

Spotlight
Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

On a tour of southern Africa, Russian Federation Council leader Valentina Matvienko promised Zimbabwe and Mozambique that their imports of basic necessities would not be hit by the war in Ukraine. But the Kremlin envoy notably did not include South Africa in her trip.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 16.06.2022

Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation.

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

Angolan foreign minister Tete António recently visited Bangui at the invitation of MINUSCA's new chief, Valentine Rugwabiza, who would like to see more action on the Luanda roadmap.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2022

Le président centrafricain, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, et le ministre angolais des relations extérieures, Tete Antonio, à Bangui, le 4 juin, lors de la revue stratégique sur le processus de paix en RCA.

Angolan lithium in the limelight

In recent years, the main energy transition metals that have been of interest to Angola's investors have been cobalt, nickel and copper. However, a listed junior is now targetting lithium, an essential metal for battery manufacturing, which is highly sought after on the African continent.

Free access Mining 14.06.2022

MPLA eyes billion dollar bonanza from Sonangol asset sale

The selling off of the assets of state-owned Sonangol should provide the ruling party with a huge war chest with which to fight the forthcoming elections.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2022

Luanda targets small investors as majors lose interest

With Angola's national oil output in steadily decline and threatening to fall below one million bpd, the government is changing tactic. All too aware that the industry leaders are no longer interested in its fields, the country has shifted its focus onto junior firms.

Subscribers only Energy 30.05.2022

Namcor in a hurry to complete its investment in Angola's block 15/06

Sungara Energies, which is owned by state-owned Namibian company Namcor, Britain's Sequa Petroleum and consulting company Petrolog, hopes to complete its acquisition of a 10% stake before the end of the third quarter.

Subscribers only Energy 25.05.2022

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

The French mining group Eramet has held talks with the Luanda authorities to look at the potential of the Angolan subsoil. President Lourenço is hoping that the major players in the sector will start to diversify the minerals being mined, a key element of his mandate.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2022

In Focus
Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

The West's sanctions on the Russian mining colossus Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer, are taking a huge toll on Angola, its main partner. That has left the field open for the world's second largest diamond producer, Botswana, to charge ahead.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2022

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Angola

Equinor's elite women's squadron in Africa

Angolan President Lourenço Macky Sall's guest star at Dakar Forum

Aenergy revives legal battle against Luanda and General Electric

Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil all set to restart Kolwezi-Lobito rail corridor

New ENI-BP joint venture Azule Energy has chosen board members

Spotlight
Lourenço marshals his forces in hope of parliamentary majority

Manuel Vicente set to be big loser in general election

MPLA chum Somoil juggles projects and departures

INA Industrija Nafte quietly says goodbye to sub-Saharan Africa

Mysterious firm Quantum Digital Technologies helping Luanda sell its offshore blocks

Deloitte & Touche confirms status as leading oil auditor

Sonangol counts on diamond firms to boost revenue

Geoangol spearheads Luanda's mining strategy

Quanten Consortium painstakingly tries to inject life into Soyo refinery project

Spotlight
Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

Angolan lithium in the limelight

MPLA eyes billion dollar bonanza from Sonangol asset sale

Luanda targets small investors as majors lose interest

Namcor in a hurry to complete its investment in Angola's block 15/06

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

In Focus
Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

Luanda to test competitiveness of its mining legislation

Galp plans offshore exit to finance cash calls for Africa and Brazil

WM-DC Resources ejected from ENI's Cabinda North block

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Angola

Equinor's elite women's squadron in Africa

Angolan President Lourenço Macky Sall's guest star at Dakar Forum

Aenergy revives legal battle against Luanda and General Electric

Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil all set to restart Kolwezi-Lobito rail corridor

New ENI-BP joint venture Azule Energy has chosen board members

Spotlight Lourenço marshals his forces in hope of parliamentary majority

Manuel Vicente set to be big loser in general election

MPLA chum Somoil juggles projects and departures

INA Industrija Nafte quietly says goodbye to sub-Saharan Africa

Mysterious firm Quantum Digital Technologies helping Luanda sell its offshore blocks

Deloitte & Touche confirms status as leading oil auditor

Sonangol counts on diamond firms to boost revenue

Geoangol spearheads Luanda's mining strategy

Quanten Consortium painstakingly tries to inject life into Soyo refinery project

Spotlight Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

Angolan lithium in the limelight

MPLA eyes billion dollar bonanza from Sonangol asset sale

Luanda targets small investors as majors lose interest

Namcor in a hurry to complete its investment in Angola's block 15/06

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

In Focus Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

Luanda to test competitiveness of its mining legislation

Galp plans offshore exit to finance cash calls for Africa and Brazil

WM-DC Resources ejected from ENI's Cabinda North block

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Spotlight
Lourenço marshals his forces in hope of parliamentary majority

Spotlight
Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

In Focus
Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers