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Central African Republic
A shift in diamond trade

Central African Republic’s government is determined to inject new dynamism into the legal diamond business which incurred a drop in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2011

DRC
In-House investigation at Layne Christensen Co

Suspecting certain illegal payments to customs officials in Congo-Kinshasa, the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2011

Congo
Clifford Elphick meets with Congo-B Leader

The former personal assistant of Harry Oppenheimer and diamond trader, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2011

Spotlight | Gabon
Limbering up for legislative ballot in 2011

Like its next-door neighbor Cameroon, Gabon usually appears to be fast asleep. Only cabinet reshuffles and elections seem to shake it out of its general torpor. As a result, next year’s legislative elections, the first time Gabon will be called [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2010

Central African Republic
Grynberg wins partial victory at ICSID

An arbitration panel has given oil man Jack Grynberg something to cheer about in his conflict with the Central African Republic’s president.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2010

Gabon
A lady ambassador vs Paul Toungui

There’s no lack of contentious “dossiers” for Gabon’s ambassador to France to contend with. But when her boss asked her how she used extra funds to sort matters out she exploded.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2010

Congo
Two generals in fight over plum post

The post of chief of the president's personal security detail has only exacerbated turf warfare between two of Congo-B's security-minded generals.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2010

Gabon
Post Bank transforms itself into a bank in Gabon

The Gabonese affiliate of France's La Poste SA, Post Bank, [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.12.2010

Congo
Air Congo Express takes off

The Congolese carrier Air Congo Express, owned by Maurice Nguesso, [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.12.2010

Gabon
CHARLES TCHEN (Sterling Oil & Gas)

Former director of Shell Gabon and now boss of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.12.2010

Cameroon
JOSHUA OSIH (Air Service Cameroon)

A second vice president of the opposition Social Democratic Front [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.12.2010

Central African Republic
Grynberg Loses His License

Prevented from exploring his concession in Central African Republic, the American oilman Jack Grynberg has lost all rights on the acreage but is to be compensated.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Cameroon
Logbaba Set to Produce in 2011

Delayed by a few technical hitches, the Logbaba gas field operated by Victoria Oil & Gas will start supplying Douala only next year.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

DRC
Race is On for Inga 3 Contract

Congo-K’s energy ministry is due to unveil the shortlist of companies competing to operate the new Inga 3 dam on December 26.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

DRC
Jean Muganza

A complete shake-up in Congo-K’s hydrocarbons ministry was confirmed by the minister on Dec. 13. The minister in question, Celestin [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Chad
A Family’s Grip on Oil Money

Chad will start directly marketing 44,000 bpd of crude, its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Angola, DRC
Leaders to Rule on Boundary

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that a new joint committee on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

DRC | Kinshasa
Soco Drills Third Well

After drilling Kinganga Nyanya 1 and Nganga 1, Britain’s Soco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Central Africa
Donors Look at Micro Power

A major conference of donors to developing countries in Brussels [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Congo
Macleod Dixon

An official start to work on standardizing oil contracts in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Central African Republic
Emile Bizon

The Central African Republic lawyer Emile Bizon represented the Bangui [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Central African Republic
Work on Bakouma Kicks Off

France's Areva began construction work at Bakouma on Dec. 13. Sébastien de Montessus, Areva's Mining Business Group Senior Executive Vice-President, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.12.2010

DRC
New Bonanzas Could Be in the Offing

Several geologists pointed to unexplored areas and the potential for new bonanzas in Democratic Republic of Congo at a seminar [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.12.2010

Central African Republic
Gaetan Roch Moloto-A-Kenguemba

Holding a PhD in geology and working as researcher at Bangui University, Gaetan Roch Moloto-A-Kenguemba is also an advisor to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.12.2010

Central African Republic | Bangui
Conflict Diamonds Don’t Exist, says Ndoutingai

The Central African Republic's mines minister and nephew of president [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.12.2010

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