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Burkina Faso

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

Ouagadougou
Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

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

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2010

Ouagadougou
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

Sahara a State Trader

The Liberia Petroleum Refining Corp called on the services of the Nigerian trader Sahara on July 22 to manage a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

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

Wadi Seeks Arbitrage on Tambao’s Manganese

The current bidding round to award mining rights for the Tambao manganese project (see AMI’s last issue) is being carefully [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.07.2010

Vale & Mitsui Target Tambao's Manganese

Will highly-prized manganese at Tambao -the best in Africa with content of between 52 and 53%, and 20 million tons [...]

Free access Mining 06.07.2010

OUAGADOUGOU
A Strategic Re-Working of the Mining Code

Burkina Faso’s mines ministry is re-working mining legislation drafted in 2003, a period when there were no industrial-scale mines in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.07.2010

Investor Sought for Baliata's Manganese

The Bureau des Mines et de la Geologie du Burkina [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.07.2010

High River Gold Mines operates Bissa Zandkom

We mistakenly reported in our last issue (AMI 227) that [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

Ouagadougou
One-Stop Mining Agency Under Study

Burkina Faso is to set up a one-stop mining gency [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

Ouagadougou
Phosphates as Key Back-Up for Cotton Industry

Faced with runaway rises in the price of fertilizer, which [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

Mining Fund on Tap for 2011

Major changes are in the offing with regards mining taxes in Ouagadougou. Under pressure from local operators, Burkina Faso, a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.04.2010

Elie Ouedraogo

The managing director of the Societe d’Exploitation Miniere d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Semafo-Burkina SA) is currently engaged in a USD 9.2 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.04.2010

Pierre Emmanuel Tapsoba

Holding a PhD in geology from Clermont-Ferrand university in France, Pierre Emmanuel Tapsoba is pursuing his business interests in mining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.04.2010

Nana Djeneba

Wearing a double hat as chief of Cluff Mining Burkina and Kalsaka Mining SA, subsidiaries of Cluff Mining SA - [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.04.2010

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Burkina Faso

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

Ouagadougou
Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

Ouagadougou
State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

Ampella Mining Profits from Gold Euphoria

Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

Sahara a State Trader

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

Wadi Seeks Arbitrage on Tambao’s Manganese

Vale & Mitsui Target Tambao's Manganese

OUAGADOUGOU
A Strategic Re-Working of the Mining Code

Investor Sought for Baliata's Manganese

High River Gold Mines operates Bissa Zandkom

Ouagadougou
One-Stop Mining Agency Under Study

Ouagadougou
Phosphates as Key Back-Up for Cotton Industry

Mining Fund on Tap for 2011

Elie Ouedraogo

Pierre Emmanuel Tapsoba

Nana Djeneba

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Burkina Faso

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

Ouagadougou Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

Ouagadougou State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

Ampella Mining Profits from Gold Euphoria

Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

Sahara a State Trader

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

Wadi Seeks Arbitrage on Tambao’s Manganese

Vale & Mitsui Target Tambao's Manganese

OUAGADOUGOU A Strategic Re-Working of the Mining Code

Investor Sought for Baliata's Manganese

High River Gold Mines operates Bissa Zandkom

Ouagadougou One-Stop Mining Agency Under Study

Ouagadougou Phosphates as Key Back-Up for Cotton Industry

Mining Fund on Tap for 2011

Elie Ouedraogo

Pierre Emmanuel Tapsoba

Nana Djeneba

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Ouagadougou
Gold Rakes in USD 594 million

Ouagadougou
State-of-Play with Chamber of Mines

OUAGADOUGOU
A Strategic Re-Working of the Mining Code

Ouagadougou
One-Stop Mining Agency Under Study

Ouagadougou
Phosphates as Key Back-Up for Cotton Industry