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Central Africa

DRC
Rivals Manoeuvre for Copper and Cobalt Trade

The Congolese copper and cobalt market has seen some major shake-ups over the past months. The governor of Katanga province, [...]

Free access Mining 22.07.2008

Burundi
Swedish Firm Moves into Burundi Uranium

The Swedish company International Gold Exploration (IGE) has just obtained [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.07.2008

DRC
Capacity Boost for Inga Next Year

To meet ever-rising demand for power and specially by the mining industry the capacity of Congo-K’s Inga dam will start to be restored gradually in 2009.

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2008

Cameroon
Alucam in Lom Pangar Deal

The Cameroons affiliate of Rio Tinto Alcan is going to take part in building the Lom Pangar dam.

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2008

Cameroon
MOL Finalizes Debut

In the wake of an initial agreement last November (AEI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2008

Cameroon
Addax Well Turns Up Dry

Operator of the Cameroon blocks Iroko and Ngosso (see above), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2008

Chad
Aggreko Farms Out Contract for Eufor

Power Solutions has been handed a USD 10 million contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2008

DRC
Chinese Contracts Lead IMF to Reconsider Aid

The recent signature of mining contracts involving loans by Chinese interests is changing Western lenders’ policy in Congo-K. The IMF [...]

Free access Mining 08.07.2008

Cameroon
Richard Howe

Formerly of British American Tobacco (BAT), Richard Howe, who oversaw the company’s move into Russia from 1994 to 1997, has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2008

DRC
Kinshasa, 7-9/10

Spintelligent is to hold the 2008 meeting of "Ipad Central Africa", which debates the issues in energy, mining, finance, telecommunications, [...]

Free access Mining 08.07.2008

DRC
FDLR Hutu Rebels Control Cassiterite Market

Hutu rebels from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2008

Gabon
Licensing Round in 2009

Gabon’s government will stage a licensing round in the country’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2008

DRC
South Koreans Look at Inga

A delegation from the Construction Association of Korea (CAK) led [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2008

Congo
Cleary Gottlieb

While the Elliott Associates equity concern succeeded in resolving its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2008

DRC
Rio Tinto Moves into Diamonds

Good news for Mike de Wit, the former Managing Director for De Beers in Congo-K: BRC Diamond Corp, the junior [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2008

DRC
Art Ditto

A revolution is underway at Katanga Mining. Art Ditto, CEO of the company that has run the project to reopen [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2008

DRC
Consultants Sought for Reform

Financed by the International Development Association, part of the World [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2008

Central African Republic
Arbitration on Dispute to Begin

Stalled because of a dispute between Central African Republican’s government and Grynberg Petroleum, exploration in the north of the country could begin shortly. An arbitration panel is to hand down a verdict in the case.

Free access Energy 17.06.2008

Gabon
UN the Honest Broker

The U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, opened a mediation session between [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2008

DRC
Freeze on Oil Awards

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that president Joseph Kabila’s office has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2008

Gabon
Sterling reduces stake in Iris Marin

Britain’s Sterling has sold 18% of its 50% holding in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2008

DRC
Feasibility Study on Inga

Congo-K's Societe National d’Electricite (SNEL) is seeking a consultant to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2008

Gabon
Finally, Chinese Firms Sign for Belinga Iron Ore

An initial mining convention between La Compagnie minière de Belinga [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2008

Burundi
Herbert Smith

In partnership with Sofremines and the Burundi law firm Mkono [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2008

DRC
Salomon Banamuhere

Salomon Banamuhere, the energy minister of Democratic Republic of Congo, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2008

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