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Business circles 18/07/2017

Ex-Canadian minister Pierre Pettigrew lends hand to Stan Bharti

During its general meeting of July 27, Canadian junior African [...]

Oil 11/07/2017

Who is Savannah Petroleum targeting in the Niger delta?

According to our sources, Andrew Knott, CEO of Savannah Petroleum, [...]

Business circles 28/06/2017

Africard, the company that gives Issoufou nightmares

The firm that makes passports is chasing Niger for payment of a $25 million debt. And multiplying its impoundments of government assets. An exclusive report. [...]

Business circles 28/06/2017

Sinohydro likely to resume work on Kandadji dam

China's Sinohydro is expected to be tapped to resume work [...]

Oil 27/06/2017

Will there soon be a fresh face in the Agadem basin?

British junior Savannah Petroleum, which operates the R1, R2, R3 [...]

Spotlight Exploration-Production 20/06/2017

Stan Bharti in the Forbes & Manhattan boardroom.

Stan Bharti sets up VIP Gold club

Indian-Canadian tycoon Stan Bharti is preparing an offensive to transform Canadian junior African Gold Group Inc (AGG) into a major player on the West African gold scene. Until now, AGG had only explored gold at its Kobada project in Mali. [...]

Power brokers 14/06/2017

Hama Amadou to head for home

Taking refuge in France after he was flown in a medical emergency to the American Hospital in Paris in March [...]

Oil 13/06/2017

New CNPC boss in Niamey will have to hit the ground running

According to our sources, a new boss has been at [...]

Corridors of power 06/06/2017

Jonas Gbian bumps up UEMOA mining code to top priority

Freshly appointed as the commissioner in charge of mines at [...]

Business circles 31/05/2017

Sogea-Satom breaks Nigelec’s monopoly

Active in Niger for 50 years in its legacy businesses [...]

Exploration-Production 23/05/2017

Double legal serving for Frank Timis

The Paris International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is finally about to start arbitral proceedings between the Burkinabe state and Pan [...]

Power brokers 23/05/2017

Andrey Guryev expands his phosphates empire

Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev, one of the main shareholders and deputy chairman of the board of directors of phosphates and [...]

Business circles 17/05/2017

IMF voices doubts

In winding up a mission to Niamey between May 3-10 [...]

Power brokers 17/05/2017

Souleymane Yankori finds himself back in court again

The former chairman of Niger’s bar, Souleymane Yankori, who is close to the current chairman, Yaye Mounkaila, has been reinstated [...]

Electricity 02/05/2017

Is Kandadji promised to Chinese firm Sinohydro?

After countless delays and many a U-turn, Mahamadou Issoufou’s administration may finally give the dam construction contract to the Chinese major. [...]

Power brokers 02/05/2017

Phil Patman, Vaalco’s righter of wrongs

While dodging blows from its shareholders who suspect the company’s books to contain substantial flaws (AEI 790), Vaalco Energy, the [...]

Consultants 04/04/2017

Northland helps Keras switch target

British firm Keras Resources solicited the services of Northland Capital [...]

CORRIDORS OF POWER 28/03/2017

Adolphe Gbaguidi arranges ministry to his liking

The council of ministers in Niger convening on March 23 [...]

Exploration & Production 21/03/2017

In Dasa, Global Atomic readies for a recovery in uranium prices

Despite continued low uranium prices, Canadian Global Atomic Fuels Corp, who has been exploring the yellow cake in Niger since [...]

Consultants 21/03/2017

Re-branding of former Alufer head

The former non-executive director of British firm Alufer Mining in [...]

Oil 14/03/2017

CNPC ponders what to do with Bilma reserves

China’s CNPC, which operates the only block in the country [...]

Consultants 07/03/2017

Former Endeavour man sets up own consulting company

Cyril Amadi, managing director at London-based Northcott Capital, is going [...]

Oil 14/02/2017

Agadem’s oil won’t pass by way of Chad, and here’s why

In hopes of selling Niger’s crude oil to the Nigerian [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 07/02/2017

Steinepreis brothers patiently cobbles together a gold empire

Running into problems in Australia, the Steinepreis brothers are snapping up small gold concerns in West Africa. [...]

Spotlight CORRIDORS OF POWER 01/02/2017

Freemasonry in disarray

The death in a road accident on Jan. 29 of Clotaire Magloire Coffie shouldn’t result in a major shake-up of the Grande Loge de Cote d’Ivoire (GLCI). After serving as grand master for three decades Coffie gave up his post [...]

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