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Central Africa

DRC
Markets Turn Sour on Cassiterite and Coltan

Buffeted by the world economic storm, sellers of cassiterite and coltan must also cope with the ever-increasing pressure on buyers [...]

Free access Mining 25.05.2010

Gabon
Bongo Seeks 15% Holding in Eramet

Gabon has confirmed that it is making eyes at Eramet. The small central African state is preparing for the day [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

Central Africa
Granovsky Leads Severstal Iron Play

Severstal is continuing to flesh out its iron assets in central Africa. Behind the drive is Boris Granovsky, the man [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

DRC
CEEC/Associated Metals: Next Chapter

Following our report on CEEC ’s wish to tax associated metals, Paul Franssen, the first vice president of the national [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

DRC
Austral Africa Pulls out of Smelting Trade

After months of talks, Austral Africa Resources (formerly New World Alloys) has sold its copper and cobalt smelter in Lubumbashi [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

DRC
Top Gold Exporters

Gold Exports in Democratic Republic of Congo amounted to 222.35 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

Sao Tome and Principe
Will EEZ Overshadow JDZ?

Several majors and independents are currently examining available data to decide on whether to explore Sao Tome’s exclusive economic zone.

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

Angola, DRC
Split over Maritime Boundary

Congo-K’s presidential staff and the country’s foreign ministry appear at odds over the maritime boundary with Angola.

Free access Energy 18.05.2010

Angola, DRC
Chevron Talks Off to Bad Start

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that talks between Democratic Republic of Congo and Chevron concerning transit rights for the Cabinda-Soyo gas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

DRC
SNEL Under Guardianship

Africa Energy Intelligence understands the World Bank has joined forces with France’s Societe Francais de Representation et d’Etudes pour le [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

DRC
Jean-Pierre Muongo

The Societe des Gaz et des Hydrocarbures du Kivu (SGHK) headed by Jean-Pierre Muongo wa Shabahanga, is expecting regulations concerning [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

DRC | Kinshasa
Call to Bid for Inga/Kinshasa Draws A Crowd

According to our sources, no less than 16 companies put [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

DRC
Coyne & Bellier

The French consultancy Coyne & Bellier was awarded a contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

DRC | Tehran
Alexis Thambwe Mwamba

Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Congo-K's foreign minister, met in Tehran in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2010

Burundi
Battle Over Musongati's Nickel

The fight over the Musongati nickel project in Burundi that pits Britain's Merlin Mineral Resources against Kermas has hotted up. [...]

Free access Mining 11.05.2010

DRC
Squabble Over Tax on Associated Metals

Congo-K’s Centre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification (CEEC) that concerns itself with precious and semi-precious minerals is intent on slapping [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

DRC
MIBA’s Back to the Wall

The Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA) is to receive an emergency injection of USD 31 million from the government to help [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

DRC
Ivanhoe the Next Copper Frontier

The government’s sudden cancellation of a construction contract for First Quantum’s Kingamyambo Musonoi tailings project last August initially stunned Congo’s [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

DRC
Jean-Felix Mupande

Congo-K’s Cadastre Minier (CAMI) has fallen on hard times. The organization run by Jean-Felix Mupande owes three to four months [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

DRC
OKIMO on Look-Out for New Partners

Congo-K's Office des Mines de Kilo Moto (OKIMO) wants to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

DRC | Kinshasa
Drop in Diamond Exports

The halt to diamond production by Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2010

Gabon
Shell Wants All or Nothing

RoyalDutch/Shell is reportedly ready to build an LNG plant in Gabon but only on condition it holds a monopoly over reserves and the new facility.

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2010

DRC, South Africa
Kinshasa’s Power Lures BHP

Last week’s publication of a confidential in-house report by Eskom on the web site of the main opposition party, Democratic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2010

Chad
Mahamat Nasser Hassane

According to our sources, ExxonMobil, which operates the Doba fields, finally managed to put the skids under Chad’s oil minister, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2010

Gabon | Libreville
Slow Headway on Helm’s Petrochemical Project

A delegation of Gabonese officials travelled to the headquarters of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2010

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