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Gabon
Exxon in soft approach

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that executives from Exxon met in Washington in mid-February with Gabon’s oil minister, Etienne Ngoubou, as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Gabon
Addax takes Libreville to court

After launching arbitration proceedings against the auditing concern Alex Stewart International, Addax is taking direct action against Gabon to win compensation for the Obangue field.

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Chad
Cheer for Griffiths from Glencore

The Swiss trader has won a thumbs-up from Chad's leader to acquire 25% of the Mangara and Badila fields owned by Griffiths, which remains entangled in legal woes.

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Congo
Secrets of Collard inquiry

An inquiry by Switzerland’s public ministry into operations of trader Pascal Collard in Congo-B could undermine the well-established rules for awarding cargoes in the country.

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Gabon
Olam hit by delays

A project for a huge fertilizer plant supplied with gas at Port Gentil is having trouble getting off the ground. That can be blamed on delays in talks with gas suppliers.

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Chad, Niger
SHT

Canadian national Lutfur Rahman Khan who heads the State Oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Gabon
Government caves in to ONEP

According to several oil companies, a strike called by the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Chad
New twist in Griffiths case

The Griffiths Energy affair seems to be yielding new secrets [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

Canada, Chad
Macleod Dixon

Folded in early 2012 into the huge British law company [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

DRC
Work to resume on Luena’s coal

Gecamines is about to resume large-scale mining at Luena which proven reserves work out to around 50 million tons and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.03.2013

Cameroon
Biya allies tighten grip on oil sector

The unexpected dismissal of Charles Metouck as boss of Sonara on Feb. 13 and his replacement by Ibrahim Talba Malla confirms the growing control of Cameroon’s oil by president Paul Biya’s ethnic community.

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

Central African Republic
PM Tiangaye takes on finance post

In combining his post as prime minister with the job of finance minister, Nicolas Tiangaya is trying to restore order in the Central African Republic’s house, a condition international backing.

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

Congo
Powers of security boss Okemba wane

Even if he remains chief of the Conseil National de Securite (CNS), Jean-Dominique Okemba has far less say on key issues.

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

Gabon
Bongo wields a new broom at the top

Gabon’s president seized the occasion of a brief holiday in Italy to plot a shakeup of his staff and name new officials to key government departments.

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

Gabon
Bongo set to visit Moscow

After Denis Sassou-Nguesso's trip to Moscow last November (WAN 653), [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

Gabon
New chief for the Meridien in Libreville

Appointed to a post in South Africa, the managing director [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.03.2013

Congo
LAMYR NGUELET (CNLCCCF)

In his first case, Lamyr Nguelet, whom president Denis Sassou-Nguesso [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.03.2013

DRC
Light at end of tunnel for miners

Kinshasa will need to import power for three more years if demand from the mining industry in Katanga, which suffers [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Burundi
The EU’s big power push

Brussels is putting up the money to see that Burundi, saddled with one of the lowest electrification rates in the world, can quickly increase its generation capacity.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Gabon
Arnauld Engandji-Aklandji

The former spokesman for the union Organisation Nationale des Employes du Petrole (ONEP), Arnauld Engandji-Alandji, has crossed the picket lines [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Chad
Mahamat Nasser Hassan

Chad’s former oil minister, Mahamat Nasser Hassan, is slowly gaining favour again with president Idriss Deby who named him as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

DRC
Desire Ngoy Masuka

The post of secretary-general in Congo-K’s hydrocarbons ministry has been handed for the moment to the department’s head of general [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

DRC
Muhindo Nzangi Butondo

One of the leading champions of Soco International, which operates block 5 in North Kivu province, is the member of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Central African Republic, DRC | Kinshasa/Bangui
The ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification

The African Development Bank has penned a memorandum of understanding [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Central African Republic
Grynberg out for good

With the Seleka rebellion paradoxically allowing him to get back [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

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Central Africa

Gabon
Exxon in soft approach

Gabon
Addax takes Libreville to court

Chad
Cheer for Griffiths from Glencore

Congo
Secrets of Collard inquiry

Gabon
Olam hit by delays

Chad, Niger
SHT

Gabon
Government caves in to ONEP

Chad
New twist in Griffiths case

Canada, Chad
Macleod Dixon

DRC
Work to resume on Luena’s coal

Cameroon
Biya allies tighten grip on oil sector

Central African Republic
PM Tiangaye takes on finance post

Congo
Powers of security boss Okemba wane

Gabon
Bongo wields a new broom at the top

Gabon
Bongo set to visit Moscow

Gabon
New chief for the Meridien in Libreville

Congo
LAMYR NGUELET (CNLCCCF)

DRC
Light at end of tunnel for miners

Burundi
The EU’s big power push

Gabon
Arnauld Engandji-Aklandji

Chad
Mahamat Nasser Hassan

DRC
Desire Ngoy Masuka

DRC
Muhindo Nzangi Butondo

Central African Republic, DRC | Kinshasa/Bangui
The ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification

Central African Republic
Grynberg out for good

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Central Africa

Gabon Exxon in soft approach

Gabon Addax takes Libreville to court

Chad Cheer for Griffiths from Glencore

Congo Secrets of Collard inquiry

Gabon Olam hit by delays

Chad, Niger SHT

Gabon Government caves in to ONEP

Chad New twist in Griffiths case

Canada, Chad Macleod Dixon

DRC Work to resume on Luena’s coal

Cameroon Biya allies tighten grip on oil sector

Central African Republic PM Tiangaye takes on finance post

Congo Powers of security boss Okemba wane

Gabon Bongo wields a new broom at the top

Gabon Bongo set to visit Moscow

Gabon New chief for the Meridien in Libreville

Congo LAMYR NGUELET (CNLCCCF)

DRC Light at end of tunnel for miners

Burundi The EU’s big power push

Gabon Arnauld Engandji-Aklandji

Chad Mahamat Nasser Hassan

DRC Desire Ngoy Masuka

DRC Muhindo Nzangi Butondo

Central African Republic, DRC | Kinshasa/Bangui The ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification

Central African Republic Grynberg out for good

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Gabon
Exxon in soft approach

Gabon
Addax takes Libreville to court

Chad
Cheer for Griffiths from Glencore

Congo
Secrets of Collard inquiry

Gabon
Olam hit by delays

Chad, Niger
SHT

Gabon
Government caves in to ONEP

Chad
New twist in Griffiths case

Canada, Chad
Macleod Dixon

DRC
Work to resume on Luena’s coal

Cameroon
Biya allies tighten grip on oil sector

Central African Republic
PM Tiangaye takes on finance post

Congo
Powers of security boss Okemba wane

Gabon
Bongo wields a new broom at the top

Gabon
Bongo set to visit Moscow

Gabon
New chief for the Meridien in Libreville

Congo
LAMYR NGUELET (CNLCCCF)

DRC
Light at end of tunnel for miners

Burundi
The EU’s big power push

Gabon
Arnauld Engandji-Aklandji

Chad
Mahamat Nasser Hassan

DRC
Desire Ngoy Masuka

DRC
Muhindo Nzangi Butondo

Central African Republic, DRC | Kinshasa/Bangui
The ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification

Central African Republic
Grynberg out for good