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Mauritania

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

The United Arab Emirates company has hired an African former ambassador to help it penetrate the West African marketplace

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

Ivory Coast is intending to take the presidency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union UEMOA in 2016. That is unless Niger muddies the pitch…

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

French MPs to visit Ould Abdel Aziz

Around a dozen French MPs have been invited by the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

Governments to mull Tortue with Kosmos

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that Mauritania’s government is organizing a three-sided meeting this week between itself, the American oil firm [...]

Free access Energy 24.11.2015

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

After strongly criticizing the strategy of Vaalco Energy Inc’s management [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Ahmedou Ould Abdel Aziz peaks out from father's shadow

Ahmedou Ould Abdel Aziz, 28, was the eyes and ears of his father, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, at a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2015

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

The London-based consultancy PVE Consulting headed by Peter Elliott is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Al Zubaidi to pick up Glencore property at Askaf

Excluded from the Tambao manganese project in Burkina Faso in the early 2010s (AMI 231), Zain al Zubaidi could well [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.11.2015

Heavy year-end workload for SNIM boss Ould Oudaa

The managing director of SNIM, Mohamed Abdellahi Ould Oudaa, won’t be taking it easy at the end of this year, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.11.2015

Algold eyes extensions of Tasiast and Guelb Moghrein

An affiliate of Algold Resources, Kanosak Barbados Inc, has given [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.11.2015

Beardsall shifts from success with Sterling to setback with Gulfsands

Only a few months after his arrival as boss of Gulfsands Petroleum, Alastair Beardsall has hit a big bump in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

With a healthy $33 million in its coffers at the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

Thanks to $2 million it raised from its shareholders, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Deeming that Vaalco Energy Inc’s board had acted in cavalier [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

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Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

With consolidation very much the watchword in West Africa's gold sector, the Ity mine in Ivory Coast has ended up in the portfolio of Endeavour Mining. Here's the reason. Once its partnership with La Mancha comes into effect on Nov.

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Yves Baratte, a mining specialist from Simmons & Simmons, is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall seeks spotlight

Having been off the scene in recent years, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall has recently been trying to increase his visibility [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Frank Timis’ sprawling empire shaken to the core

With a newly-named chief executive, African Petroleum hopes to fight its way back while taking its distance from its all-too-known founder, Frank Timis.

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.2015

World Bank well disposed towards OMVS

The World Bank is examining a plan to lend $150 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.2015

Peter Finan, a French-speaker for DLA Piper in Perth

The Australian firm Minemakers, which has just finalized the acquisition [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.10.2015

Peer de Jong heads AEM

Former French marine colonel Peer de Jong was appointed chairman [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.09.2015

President Ould Abdel Aziz's lobbyist in Paris

Business lawyer Jemal Taleb, of Clyde & Co International Law [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.09.2015

Dana Petroleum tip-toes out of the country

Dana Petroleum, which was acquired by South Korea’s state-owned Korea [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2015

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Bollore's rail deal stranded on platform

Although it has been loudly trumpeted in media in the region as the infrastructure project of the century, the West African rail loop being promoted by Vincent Bollore is as uncertain as it is litigious.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2015

Ould Bouamatou, foundation president

The low-key launch of the Foundation for Equal Opportunity in Africa on August 8 by wealthy Mauritanian businessman Ould Bouamatou [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2015

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Mauritania

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

French MPs to visit Ould Abdel Aziz

Governments to mull Tortue with Kosmos

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

Ahmedou Ould Abdel Aziz peaks out from father's shadow

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

Al Zubaidi to pick up Glencore property at Askaf

Heavy year-end workload for SNIM boss Ould Oudaa

Algold eyes extensions of Tasiast and Guelb Moghrein

Beardsall shifts from success with Sterling to setback with Gulfsands

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall seeks spotlight

Frank Timis’ sprawling empire shaken to the core

World Bank well disposed towards OMVS

Peter Finan, a French-speaker for DLA Piper in Perth

Peer de Jong heads AEM

President Ould Abdel Aziz's lobbyist in Paris

Dana Petroleum tip-toes out of the country

Spotlight
Bollore's rail deal stranded on platform

Ould Bouamatou, foundation president

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Mauritania

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

French MPs to visit Ould Abdel Aziz

Governments to mull Tortue with Kosmos

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

Ahmedou Ould Abdel Aziz peaks out from father's shadow

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

Al Zubaidi to pick up Glencore property at Askaf

Heavy year-end workload for SNIM boss Ould Oudaa

Algold eyes extensions of Tasiast and Guelb Moghrein

Beardsall shifts from success with Sterling to setback with Gulfsands

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Spotlight Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall seeks spotlight

Frank Timis’ sprawling empire shaken to the core

World Bank well disposed towards OMVS

Peter Finan, a French-speaker for DLA Piper in Perth

Peer de Jong heads AEM

President Ould Abdel Aziz's lobbyist in Paris

Dana Petroleum tip-toes out of the country

Spotlight Bollore's rail deal stranded on platform

Ould Bouamatou, foundation president

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

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

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

Spotlight
Bollore's rail deal stranded on platform