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Gabon
Objective 2011 elections

In his bid to win the 2011 legislative elections, Ali Bongo is busily courting his political opponent, Pierre Mamboundou.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Congo
Commisimpex's lawyers swoop

After its first legal victory before the ICC in August, which will hear the company's case against Congo B, Mohsen Hojeij's company is bidding for similar success before courts in Switzerland and the United States.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Gabon
Bongo's orchid

Ali Bongo and Gabon's first lady Sylvia were the guests [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Congo
Ambassadors go hungry

Times are hard for Congo-B's diplomats abroad, even those who [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Cameroon
Camtel awaits privatisation map

Discussions are dragging on between the World Bank and the [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.11.2010

Cameroon
Total gets out of crude oil in Cameroon

The news went almost unnoticed on November 10 that Total [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.11.2010

Cameroon
Perenco Leaps into First Place

France’s Total has sold all of its shares in its E&P subsidiary in Cameroon to Perenco, making the latter the top producer in the country.

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Central African Republic
Grynberg Summoned to Court

Without waiting for a verdict in arbitration proceedings pitting it against Jack Grynberg’s company, Bangui has ordered the U.S. oil man to appear in a local court.

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

DRC
Total in Pitch for Great Lakes Oil

As it awaits a green light from Uganda to join Tullow Oil on two blocks, France’s Total is seeking to bolster its presence elsewhere in the Great Lakes region.

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

DRC
Seoul in Major Power Thrust

Seoul is intent on investing heavily in Congo-K's electricity industry in return for mineral goods greatly needed by South Korea's economy.

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Burundi
India & China Square Off for Deal

Indian and Chinese companies are battling one another for contracts to build or rehabilitate energy facilities.

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

DRC
Pierre Muzyumba

A former Congo-K energy minister, Pierre Muzyumba Mwanahembe, was named boss of the Energie des Grands Lacs (EGL) company in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Sao Tome and Principe
ENCO

Sao Tome’s oil distribution company, Empresa Nacional de Combustiveis e [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Cameroon, Nigeria
Militants Switch Targets

With presidential elections slated for January in Nigeria it’s probably [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Angola, DRC
Bitterness over Boundary

Angola appears to have succeeded in blocking headway on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome
Offshore Exploration

After being put back for two months, a licensing round [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Cameroon
Fox Davies Capital

The London broker Fox Davies has just raised GBP 10,8 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2010

Congo
Iron Ore: Xstrata Moves into Higher Gear

New to the iron ore scene just a year ago, Xstrata has stepped on the accelerator to catch up with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

DRC
South Koreans Offer to Revive Musoshi

A South Korean consortium made up of Taejoo Synthesis Steel Co., Samsung, Hyundai and Daewoo said in late October it [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

Congo, France
Joseph Ngot Kongolo

Luck ran out for Joseph Ngot Kongolo, former director-general for mines in Congo-B (1990-98) who went into the consultancy business [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

Gabon
Libreville, 8-10/12/10

GICOM 2010, the Gabon International Oil, Gas and Minerals Conference and Exhibition will be held in Libreville between Dec. 8-10 [...]

Free access Mining 16.11.2010

DRC
Board of Inquiry into Kibali Transaction in DRC

A board of inquiry set up in Congo-K's parliament in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

DRC
Gecamines Falls Victim to Kinshasa’s Creditors

In two recent separate rulings, the Royal Court of Jersey [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

Chad
Messier Partners loses out in Chad

Africa does not seem to be good for former Vivendi [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.11.2010

Gabon
ERNST & YOUNG works with Citic

Ernst & Young Law in Paris has prepared the convention [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.11.2010

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