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Central Africa

Gabon
Eramet soon to face rivals

Announced initially for 2009 and then for last year, manganese production at Ndjole is now scheduled to start in June [...]

Free access Mining 01.03.2011

DRC
Orama to buy Kisenge manganese stocks

The Israeli-U.S. firm Orama appears to be the likely buyer of stocks of manganese ore of the Societe Commercial Miniere [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2011

DRC
Gecamines has big plans for 2011

Now a limited liability company, the Generale des Carrieres et des Mines (Gecamines or GCM) plans to buy a wide [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2011

DRC
Mining resumes in Kivu

On Feb. 25, mines minister Martin Kabwelulu lifted the ban [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2011

Spotlight | Central Africa, West Africa
France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

A former tobacco magnate in Africa, Vincent Bollore had the bright idea to drop that business some time back to return to what was once a core business: shipping. In the space of a few years, the French businessman succeeded [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Congo
Sassou frets over Tunisian syndrome

While thinking of raising civil services wages, Congo-B's president is displaying much largess towards potentially rebellious provinces.

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Gabon
Ali Bongo and his people in Paris

Whether it's an official or private visit, Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba's trips to Paris never go unnoticed. It's always a family excursion- with a big crowd in tow.

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Gabon
Kid gloves treatment for Obame’s shadow cabinet

Members of the former Union Nationale who took refuge in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Cameroon
Biya cuts short Swiss idyll

Barely had he arrived in Geneva early this month for [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Gabon
SEEG still waiting for bill to be paid

On Feb. 3, the Societe d’Energie et d’Eau du Gabon [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.02.2011

Gabon
SN2AG in the red in Gabon?

The carrier Societe Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon (SNM2AG) run by [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.02.2011

DRC, Equatorial Guinea
CIS moves into Equatorial Guinea and Congo-K

After penning contracts in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone in [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.02.2011

Cameroon
Alex Van Elk (Camair-Co)

Named head of Cameroon Airlines Corp (Camair Co) on Jan. [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.02.2011

Spotlight | DRC
Majors take the plunge into Great Lakes

Having attracted juniors with little experience and even fewer resources up to now, Congo-K’s basins have become the playground of majors. Total will soon debut in the Albertine trough, ENI is equally in pole position in the central basin and [.