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Diplomacy 13/05/2021

Buhari casts around for new diplomatic advisor

The Nigerian president has entrusted his chief of staff with selecting his new international relations advisor to replace Yahaya Lawal, who has been posted as ambassador to Saudi Arabia. [...]

Oil & gas 13/05/2021

OPL 245: Abuja still in dispute with JPMorgan over $875m wired to Dan Etete

Though the court in Milan acquitted ENI over its 2011 acquisition of the OPL 245 oil block, the High Court in London is taking a closer look at the transaction. [...]

Oil & gas 03/05/2021

Buhari's overrule of DPR decision exposes opposing petroleum clan networks

The Addax Petroleum dispute is the perfect illustration of how the NNPC has been able to drive home its dominence over the country's petroleum regulator. [...]

Diplomacy 30/04/2021

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

Rory Young, founder of Chengeta Wildlife, securing a ranger team in April 2021. ©Chengeta Wildlife/Facebook

Business Investments funds 30/04/2021

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Weighed down by Covid-19, the Ruggieri business dynasty's Onomo hotel network has received a loan from the World Bank's sister institution, the International Finance Corporation. [...]

Oil & gas 30/04/2021

NNPC's hefty outlay for Chevron for OML 86 and 88

The state-owned company is set to make one of its biggest acquisitions of recent years. Chevron bagged the two blocks despite competition from Conoil. [...]

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Oil & gas 29/04/2021

Under threat of $479m fine, Shell gets cracking on arbitration

Oil major Shell has appointed the first member of the arbitral tribunal that will examine its dispute with the Nigerian state over an oil spill near Rivers State in 1970. [...]

Oil & gas 28/04/2021

Why did Lekoil chairman Michael Ajukwu resign?

Michael Ajukwu, a Nigerian banker who is well-connected in South Africa, was appointed head of Lekoil in January. He is stepping down after just three months in the job. Here's why: [...]

Oil & gas 27/04/2021

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

The US junior now wants to limit itself to exploration near its existing infrastructure. The decision has led to the departure of several executives who favour the firm's traditional frontier exploration approach. [...]

Oil & gas Oil & gas 23/04/2021

ADM Energy to explore options on Barracuda field with chemicals and cosmetics specialist Eunisell

Nigerian junior ADM plans to develop the Barracuda field with fellow Nigerian company Eunisell as its technical partner. Eunisell is owned by chemical products magnate Ikenga Chika, who has also made a fortune from beauty products. [...]

Spotlight Oil & gas 20/04/2021

Relations with Beijing cool over Addax ouster

Abuja's decision to remove the Chinese oil firm over a tax dispute has prompted complaints and threats of litigation. The four blocks previously exploited by Addax have been transferred to two Nigerian firms. [...]

The Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou.

Politics 19/04/2021

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Despite his reelection, Patrice Talon's main opponent remains behind bars on vague suspicions of "financing terrorism". But he will have to reckon with Madougou's powerful supporters among whom are two of the region's sitting presidents as well as oligarch Mahamadou Bonkoungou and lawyer Antoine Vey, a former associate of French justice minister Dupond-Moretti. [...]

Business Power 14/04/2021

World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

The World Bank plans to fund further studies for the $500m Dorsale Nord interconnector project. [...]

Business 13/04/2021

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses. [...]

Focus Business 12/04/2021

South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Over the last two decades, MTN has succeeded in establishing itself as leader on the Nigerian mobile phone market despite the West African country's uneasy relations with the big South African companies. Nigeria and South Africa are fierce diplomatic and economic rivals but MTN has used a varity of different survival techniques to hold on to its position. [...]

The French Minister for Foreign Trade Franck Riester.

Diplomacy 09/04/2021

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

Tasked with boosting French business on the African continent, the trade minister Franck Riester will be visiting Abuja and Lagos from 12 to 14 April and meeting with Vice President Osinbajo. [...]

Business Defence 08/04/2021

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

French logistics leaders Bolloré and Daher are competing for a €41m contract to provide logistics services for French forces deployed in Central Africa. [...]

Oil & gas 08/04/2021

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88 Free

The American major believed that after a year of searching it had found a private Nigerian buyer for its lease on these two offshore blocks, but the NNPC has other ideas. [...]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a news conference.

Inner circles Politics 02/04/2021

Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

The once feared Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission now provides a home for people waiting to bounce back into public life or those whom governors need to thank for services rendered. [...]

Beninese opposition presidential candidate Reckya Madougou.

Diplomacy 31/03/2021

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Beninese presidential candidate Reckya Madougou has been detained since 5 March accused of financing terrorism. Across West Africa, where the former minister is very close to several heads of state, presidential offices are getting into action on her behalf. [...]

Oil & gas 30/03/2021

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

The Nigerian junior ADM is negotiating with a mysterious Dubai investment fund in its bid to finance the development of the Barracuda oil field. The fund is owned by a member of the wealthy Omani Zubair family, which worries ADM shareholders. [...]

Oil & gas 26/03/2021

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

The Belgian cement magnate turned oil tycoon Eddy Van Den Broeke is struggling to get his first small-scale LNG project off the ground in Nigeria. On top of which, he is facing a $9m claim from his subcontractor Baker Hughes. [...]

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his Cape Verdean counterpart Jorge Carlos Fonseca, 19 January 2021.

Diplomacy 25/03/2021

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Portuguese-speaking countries have been busy behind the scenes trying to get their voices heard in ECOWAS, which is dominated by French- and English-speaking members. The president of Guinea-Bissau has even reached out to foes Alassane Ouattara and Alpha Condé. [...]

Oil & gas 24/03/2021

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

The Italian major ENI is keen for more than the acquittal handed down in mid-March by a Milan court in the long-running Malabu Oil corruption case. [...]

Oil & gas 23/03/2021

Presidential network helps Azikel Petroleum boss with Bayelsa refinery

Azikel boss Eruani Azibapu Godbless has one of the most powerful networks of connections in Bayelsa State, at the mouth of the Niger Delta, thanks to his family and his proximity to former president Goodluck Jonathan. [...]

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Buhari casts around for new diplomatic advisor

OPL 245: Abuja still in dispute with JPMorgan over $875m wired to Dan Etete

Buhari's overrule of DPR decision exposes opposing petroleum clan networks

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

NNPC's hefty outlay for Chevron for OML 86 and 88

Under threat of $479m fine, Shell gets cracking on arbitration

Why did Lekoil chairman Michael Ajukwu resign?

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

ADM Energy to explore options on Barracuda field with chemicals and cosmetics specialist Eunisell

Relations with Beijing cool over Addax ouster

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88 Free

Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

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Buhari casts around for new diplomatic advisor

OPL 245: Abuja still in dispute with JPMorgan over $875m wired to Dan Etete

Buhari's overrule of DPR decision exposes opposing petroleum clan networks

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

NNPC's hefty outlay for Chevron for OML 86 and 88

Under threat of $479m fine, Shell gets cracking on arbitration

Why did Lekoil chairman Michael Ajukwu resign?

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

ADM Energy to explore options on Barracuda field with chemicals and cosmetics specialist Eunisell

Relations with Beijing cool over Addax ouster

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88 Free

Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

Presidential network helps Azikel Petroleum boss with Bayelsa refinery

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