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Spotlight | Tanzania
The Smell of Oil Excites Zanzibar

Oil fever has started to win over Zanzibar since several exploration licenses were granted last year on offshore blocs [...]

Published on 02.08.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Tanzania
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Tanzania
Shell no nearer to Zanzibar deal

Tanzania
Tanzania: Amani Karume worried about security

Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Tanzania
LIBERALIZATION ON TRACK

Nigeria
EX OIL MINISTER'S ARRESTED

Tanzania
LIBERALIZATION HALFWAY HOME

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Spotlight | Kenya
FREE MARKET BLUES

Spotlight | Nigeria
ENDGAME FOR ABACHA?

Spotlight | Nigeria
UNPRECEDENTED STRIKE

Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

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SHELL'S DISCOVERY: SLIM RESULTS

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Tanzania LIBERALIZATION ON TRACK

Nigeria EX OIL MINISTER'S ARRESTED

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Southern Africa WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Spotlight | Kenya FREE MARKET BLUES

Spotlight | Nigeria ENDGAME FOR ABACHA?

Spotlight | Nigeria UNPRECEDENTED STRIKE

Spotlight | France TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

Algeria, Morocco NEW HEADWAY FOR GAS PIPELINE

Gabon PRODUCTION START-UP AT ECHIRA

Madagascar PRIVATIZATIONS: ELF, TOTAL, SHELL?

Egypt THIRTEEN NEW PERMITS ON OFFER

Spotlight | Angola WITCH HUNT

Angola BLOCKS 16 AND 17 FOR SHELL AND ELF

Madagascar SHELL'S DISCOVERY: SLIM RESULTS

Spotlight | Gabon OPTIONS

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Tanzania
The Smell of Oil Excites Zanzibar

Tanzania
Shell no nearer to Zanzibar deal

Tanzania
Tanzania: Amani Karume worried about security

Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Tanzania
LIBERALIZATION ON TRACK

Nigeria
EX OIL MINISTER'S ARRESTED

Tanzania
LIBERALIZATION HALFWAY HOME

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Spotlight | Kenya
FREE MARKET BLUES

Spotlight | Nigeria
ENDGAME FOR ABACHA?

Spotlight | Nigeria
UNPRECEDENTED STRIKE

Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

Algeria, Morocco
NEW HEADWAY FOR GAS PIPELINE

Gabon
PRODUCTION START-UP AT ECHIRA

Madagascar
PRIVATIZATIONS: ELF, TOTAL, SHELL?

Egypt
THIRTEEN NEW PERMITS ON OFFER

Spotlight | Angola
WITCH HUNT

Angola
BLOCKS 16 AND 17 FOR SHELL AND ELF

Madagascar
SHELL'S DISCOVERY: SLIM RESULTS

Spotlight | Gabon
OPTIONS