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Central African Republic
Soco & CNPC in running for block A

The turmoil in Central African Republic in recent months hasn’t blunted the enthusiasm of oil companies to explore CAR’s sedimentary basins.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Congo
Gunvor buys into PA Resources

Trading giant Gunvor is now the leading shareholder in the junior PA Resources which produces oil from the Azurite field.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Angola, DRC
Tie-up for Chevron & Perenco

A meeting was held in Kinshasa in early May between officials from Perenco and the Cabinda Gulf Oil Co (CABGOC/Chevron) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Chad
CNPC

A report by the Paris-based firm Fair Links for the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Gabon
Obangue workers win

According to sources in the president’s office in Gabon, negotiations [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Chad
Griffiths again suspected

Several irregularities were pointed out in a new report for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Spotlight | DRC
Outcry over new mining legislation

Mining companies are engaged in an angry tug-of-war with Kinshasa as the government puts the final touches to revisions in a mining code that came into force just 10 years ago. The government deems that the industry doesn’t contribute enough [.

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

Central African Republic
Diamonds on a slippery slope

Bangui’s diamond industry is under the gun. The object of "increased vigilance" by the Kimberley Process for several weeks, its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

Burundi
Jbeili the new mining kingpin

The Lebanese concern Etablissements Jean Jbeili has made a major breakthrough in Burundi’s mining industry. The firm owned by Jbeili, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

DRC
Pit extension suspended at Mongbwalu

Due to a shortage of cash following walkouts at three of its mines in South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) suspended [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

DRC
Jiang Qingde

Highly familiar with southern Africa and serving as president of the powerful Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corp (AFECC), Jiang Qingde [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

DRC
Due Diligence: Chinese invited

In early May, a meeting of the CIRGL-OECD UN Experts [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

Congo
Sassou reshuffles FAC

Ever mindful of the army, President Denis Sassou Nguesso has appointed new military attaches in a number of strategically important embassies around the world.

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Gabon
Ali Bongo consolidates power

Ali Bongo is understood to be planning a government reshuffle that will give him an even tighter grip on power. Observers are wondering whether Raymond Ndong Sima will survive as prime minister.

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Gabon
Veolia battles to get water out of stone in Libreville

Getting money out of the Gabonese government is no easy [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Central African Republic
Castel takes knocks in Central African Republic

The overthrow of President Francois Bozize has been particularly costly [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Cameroon
Bollore on track in Cameroon

Bolloré, concession holder of the Cameroon Railway Corporation (Camrail), signed [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Congo
JEAN-LOUIS OSSO (PAPN)

Jean-Louis Osso, the transport and civil aviation advisor to President [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Spotlight | Gabon
How oil nationalism gains grip on policy

Gabon’s oil and energy minister Etienne Ngoubou, backed by Maixent Accrombessi, the president’s powerful chief of staff, has come under wide attack by oil companies, unions and some wage-earners. The reason is simple enough: the creation of new institutions and [.