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Sierra Leone

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

The very high-profile involvement of Saudi Arabia in the G5 Sahel force benefits businesses almost exclusively. An investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

Faure Gnassingbe does not wish to serve a second term as the head of the Economic Community of West African [...]

Free access Diplomacy 20.06.2018

Karpowership still top dog in Freetown

Turkish floating power plant specialist Karpowership has continued to maintain [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2018

Julius Maada Bio's mining putsch

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio. © Reuters

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

South African gold giant, Harmony Gold Mining, has reignited past ambitions over the past few weeks. The group, chaired by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Julius Maada Bio snubs Conde

Ever ready to hold forth on the ins and outs [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2018

Loyal Julius Maada Bio supporter to light up Freetown

President Julius Maada Bio has been rewarding his supporters with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

In late 2018, South African NGO Good Governance Africa (GGA), [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2018

DWF to fight Frank Timis's corner once again

In the course of February, hearings of the British high [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2018

Namibian entrepreneur Andrew Ipinge makes progress on Sewafe diamonds

Influential Namibian businessman Andrew Ipinge is working on determining by the end of 2019 whether Seawright Mining Co, the company [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2018

Financier Cairn orchestrates Stellar Diamonds acquisition

In January, Australian firm Newfield Resources announced its intent to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2018

Karpowership opening doors for Ankara

After expanding its operations into Zambia and Ghana, Karpowership, owned by Turkish holding Karadeniz Energy, has managed to secure a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2018

Jan Joubert's diamonds, bridgehead for relations with Windhoek

The renewed diplomatic relations between Windhoek and Freetown should see Namibian miners begin to reinvest in Sierra Leone. Windhoek aims [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

Rough outline of task force to manage mining income

Sierra Leone's ministry of finance and economic development, headed by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

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Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

Though it has so far had limited repercussions on the continent, the six-month diplomatic stand-off between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is now being exported to West Africa. It remains largely a war of words, but tensions may shortly ramp up [.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2017

David Mimran's progress in Teranga Gold

French businessman David Mimran, who enjoys close ties with the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.12.2017

Steps towards harmonisation of small-scale mining tax

The governments of the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.12.2017

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, is to visit West Africa from December 20 to 24. He [...]

Subscribers only 08.12.2017

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BP sets up commando unit to make comeback

After showing little interest in sub-Saharan Africa for a good number of years, British major BP is decidedly back in the game and has already started to flex its muscles. New dynamic - As a sure sign of its renewed [.

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2017

The businessmen rooting for Sama's projects

Canadian Marc-Antoine Audet is calling up his contacts to develop projects for the juniors he heads, Sama Resources and Sama [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.11.2017

Turkish Toya ready to invest in lithium

Private equity firm Toya Holding, controlled by the affluent Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.11.2017

Marie d'Huart and Serge de Backer, pioneers of fair diamonds

Mid-November, the reception hosted by the Belgian ministry of foreign [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.11.2017

Synergy Capital's Nigerian financiers net prize catch

Lagos-based investment firm Synergy Capital is about arrange a $250 million fund, $20 million of which may be provided by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2017

Bogged down in Guinea, African Petroleum loses oomph

Despite the launch of its arbitral proceedings before the World [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.10.2017

Kwame Addo-Kufuor's dreams of becoming supra mining king

Ghanaian Kwame Addo-Kufuor, who is piloting the project to federate all of the mining chambers of the nation members of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.10.2017

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Sierra Leone

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

Karpowership still top dog in Freetown

Julius Maada Bio's mining putsch

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

Julius Maada Bio snubs Conde

Loyal Julius Maada Bio supporter to light up Freetown

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

DWF to fight Frank Timis's corner once again

Namibian entrepreneur Andrew Ipinge makes progress on Sewafe diamonds

Financier Cairn orchestrates Stellar Diamonds acquisition

Karpowership opening doors for Ankara

Jan Joubert's diamonds, bridgehead for relations with Windhoek

Rough outline of task force to manage mining income

Spotlight
Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

David Mimran's progress in Teranga Gold

Steps towards harmonisation of small-scale mining tax

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

Spotlight
BP sets up commando unit to make comeback

The businessmen rooting for Sama's projects

Turkish Toya ready to invest in lithium

Marie d'Huart and Serge de Backer, pioneers of fair diamonds

Synergy Capital's Nigerian financiers net prize catch

Bogged down in Guinea, African Petroleum loses oomph

Kwame Addo-Kufuor's dreams of becoming supra mining king

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Sierra Leone

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

Karpowership still top dog in Freetown

Julius Maada Bio's mining putsch

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

Julius Maada Bio snubs Conde

Loyal Julius Maada Bio supporter to light up Freetown

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

DWF to fight Frank Timis's corner once again

Namibian entrepreneur Andrew Ipinge makes progress on Sewafe diamonds

Financier Cairn orchestrates Stellar Diamonds acquisition

Karpowership opening doors for Ankara

Jan Joubert's diamonds, bridgehead for relations with Windhoek

Rough outline of task force to manage mining income

Spotlight Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

David Mimran's progress in Teranga Gold

Steps towards harmonisation of small-scale mining tax

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

Spotlight BP sets up commando unit to make comeback

The businessmen rooting for Sama's projects

Turkish Toya ready to invest in lithium

Marie d'Huart and Serge de Backer, pioneers of fair diamonds

Synergy Capital's Nigerian financiers net prize catch

Bogged down in Guinea, African Petroleum loses oomph

Kwame Addo-Kufuor's dreams of becoming supra mining king

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Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

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BP sets up commando unit to make comeback