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Central Africa

Cameroon
Next Frontier for Uranium?

Is Cameroon the next frontier in the "end game" for the continent’s uranium resources? The former French-administered territory may be [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.04.2009

DRC
Decision Soon on Lake Albert?

Kinshasa has announced it will quickly resolve the conflict pitting it against Ireland’s Tullow Oil. But the deal isn’t yet done.

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2009

DRC
Fresh Oil Laws

On March 19. Congolese senator Fidele Sulubika tabled a draft [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2009

Angola, DRC
Setting the Boundaries

Congolese oil minister Rene Isekemanga told the Reuters news agency [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2009

Cameroon
Agreement on Price of Gas for Kribi Plant

According to our sources, lengthy negotiations between the Societe Nationale [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2009

Gabon
SEEG Sees Tight Times Ahead

The board of Societe d’Eau et d’Electricite du Gabon (SEEG) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2009

DRC
George Forrest Smoothes Way for Areva

George Forrest, the "king maker" of Congolese mining, played a key role in negotiating the uranium exploration and mining agreement [...]

Free access Mining 31.03.2009

Burundi
BHP Billiton Pulls Out of Muremera Nickel

BHP Billiton has decided to pull out of the nickel permit at Muremera altogether after having invested over USD 7 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.03.2009

DRC
Phil Edmonds Banks on Recovery in Cobalt

After being suspended for several months, since last November, cobalt mining is to restart at Mukondo Mountain in Katanga province. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.03.2009

Belgium, DRC
Louis Michel

During a debate with the press on March 25 in Brussels that followed a showing of the film Katanga Business [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.03.2009

DRC
New Certification Mechanism in Congo-K

The Taskforce on Mineral Resources in Central Africa (TF Mireca), [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.03.2009

Chad
Secret Talks With Exxon

During negotiations last week Exxon agreed to allow Chad's government to sell part of the output from Doba and also said it would pay higher royalties.

Free access Energy 24.03.2009

Cameroon
Who is Bowleven’s Mystery Buyer?

Seeking partners for several months, the Scottish junior has been approached by a mysterious - and providential - buyer.

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2009

DRC
Indians to Build Katende Dam

According to our sources, the Indian group Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) will build the 30 MW Katende dam on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2009

Brazil, Sao Tome and Principe
Petrobras

In mid-March the state-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras won a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2009

Chad
Gas Discovery in Block H

The China National Oil and Gas Development (CNODC) company has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2009

Cameroon
Hydromine's Energy Challenge

Hydromine, the American company that plans to exploit bauxite at Ngaoundal and Minim-Martap, has to lock in energy supply for [...]