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Burkina Faso

Abdoulaye Abdoul Kader Cisse

Will Abdoulaye Abdoul Kader Cisse retain the mines ministry portfolio that he has held since 2000 in a new government [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.11.2010

Bollore Builds Up Mining Tie

France's Bolloré group is increasing its involvement in the booming [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.11.2010

Compaore's little brother comes to fore

Blaise Compaore's brother Francois has been very involved in the presidential campaign and could have a say in who becomes the country's next prime minister.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Spotlight
How the Gasoline Traffickers Work

The smuggling of Nigerian oil products to neighboring countries is continuing to rise, to the despair of service station operators. The economies of Cameroon, Benin and Niger function largely on cheap and illicit gasoline. And the traffic deprives the governments [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Francois Ouedraogo

Former Burkina Faso minister for energy and mines (1992-93), Francois Ouedraogo works as a go-between for foreign companies keen on [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

New Statement on Mining Policy

In addition to a forthcoming revamp of its mining code, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

Development Work to Resume on Perkoa

Thanks to a partnership it formed with Glencore International in August, Nantou Mining will be able to continue building a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2010

Simpler Rules for Mining Investors

Like property developers, mining investors are to benefit from a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2010

Planor loses against Etisalat

The company Planor Afrique, owned by Burkinabe Apollinaire Compaore, lost [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.10.2010

Vale & Mitsui Set Conditions for Tambao

A program to extend the Abidjan-Kaya railway a further 250 km to Tambo has had the effect to slowing down [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.10.2010

Avion Gold Steps at Heart of Gold Region

After snapping up Nevsun’s Tabakoto and Segala projects in Mali, Avion Gold has planted its flag in next-door Burkina Faso. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.10.2010

Marie Ange Kalenga

The regional director of the French-speaking West African section of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Marie Ange Kalenga, has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.10.2010

Beth brothers versus AQMI

The Burkinabe authorities have enlisted their envoys and two French generals in their search for the seven Areva and Satom employees kidnapped in Arlit on September 16.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2010

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

OMVS is seeking to quickly find a company to manage the Felou and Manantali dams on the Senegal River. South Africa’s Eskom wants to withdraw from Manantali.

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Femi Bajomo

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the British company Afren hired Nigerian national Femi Bajomo, and appointed him regional director in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Fight Against Smuggling

On Sept. 28 Togo launched what it called a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

The Canadian junior has raised cash to buy up acreage in West Africa. Its lone asset at present is an exploration permit in Liberia.

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.2010

Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim, Norway's overseas development minister, signed a technical aid [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.2010

Dakar Djiri

A water and forestry engineering specializing in forests, Dakar Djiri is leading Burkina Faso’s efforts to join the Extractive Industries [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2010

Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

According to IMF statistics, gold production in Burkina Faso could [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2010

State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

In electing a new executive bureau in November, 2009, the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2010

Ampella Mining Profits from Gold Euphoria

Although it wasn't operating in Burkina Faso 12 months ago, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2010

Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

With its Ivory Coast supplier hit by chronic shortfalls, Burkina Faso is to buy its electricity from Ghana via a new power line.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

After failing in its efforts to syndicate a USD 400 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

Funding for Puntland Well

The Canadian firm Africa Oil Corp has moved to raise [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

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Burkina Faso

Abdoulaye Abdoul Kader Cisse

Bollore Builds Up Mining Tie

Compaore's little brother comes to fore

Spotlight
How the Gasoline Traffickers Work

Francois Ouedraogo

New Statement on Mining Policy

Development Work to Resume on Perkoa

Simpler Rules for Mining Investors

Planor loses against Etisalat

Vale & Mitsui Set Conditions for Tambao

Avion Gold Steps at Heart of Gold Region

Marie Ange Kalenga

Beth brothers versus AQMI

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

Femi Bajomo

Fight Against Smuggling

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

Erik Solheim

Dakar Djiri

Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

Ampella Mining Profits from Gold Euphoria

Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Burkina Faso

Abdoulaye Abdoul Kader Cisse

Bollore Builds Up Mining Tie

Compaore's little brother comes to fore

Spotlight How the Gasoline Traffickers Work

Francois Ouedraogo

New Statement on Mining Policy

Development Work to Resume on Perkoa

Simpler Rules for Mining Investors

Planor loses against Etisalat

Vale & Mitsui Set Conditions for Tambao

Avion Gold Steps at Heart of Gold Region

Marie Ange Kalenga

Beth brothers versus AQMI

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

Femi Bajomo

Fight Against Smuggling

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

Erik Solheim

Dakar Djiri

Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

Ampella Mining Profits from Gold Euphoria

Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

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