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Central Africa

DRC
Bad Timing for Kasaï Governor’s Road Show

The governor of Eastern Kasaï, Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji, did not pick the best time for his overseas road show that [...]

Free access Mining 13.11.2007

DRC
Edmonds and Gertler Make Peace at Mukondo

Just as the Congolese commission on the revision of mining contracts is recommending adjustments to the level of the Mukondo [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2007

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Gulf and Chinese Investors Join Forces

In their quest for oil opportunities in Africa and elsewhere it was probably inevitable that investors from the Gulf countries and Chinese petroleum companies would one day join forces. And that is indeed what’s happening in the north of Central [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Congo
A Discreet Call for Bids

With a decided lack of fanfare, Congo-B’s oil department has issued a call for bids for several relinquished licenses and under-explored fields.

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

DRC
Chinese Power Projects

Encouraged by Beijing’s decision to invest USD 6.5 billion in Democratic Republic of Congo, Chinese groups are coming up with a number of power projects for the country.

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

DRC
Go-Ahead for MacEnergy

On Oct. 19, the cabinet approved the recommendations of a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

DRC
Mining Firms Finance Power Grid

Envelopes containing the bids of companies responding to an invitation [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Gabon
Which Bongo tried to sell Belinga?

Omar Bongo may well heave a sigh of relief on November 5 when Comibel SA, the Gabonese company that operates [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2007

Central African Republic
Bozizé seeks compensation from Areva

During a working visit to Brussels on October 26 to obtain, among other things, EUR 220 million in aid from [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2007

Congo
Koreans to build railways

A Korean consortium which identity has not been revealed has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2007

DRC
U.S. Loans for Technical Studies

The American Trade Development Agency (USTDA) is going to bankroll studies on a project for a second dam at Nzilo.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Congo
Legal Shelter for SNPC

Launched two years ago with a lot of press coverage, a suit filed by Elliott International Capital Advisors, which held [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Cameroon
Noble Makes Gas Find

The YoYo-1 well drilled by Noble Energy on its PH-77 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Congo
Murphy to Test the Waters

The U.S. concern Murphy will drill a well on its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Congo
Advisor to KNOC

The Korea National Oil Corp sought assistance from the British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

DRC
BHP Billiton extends its reach

BHP Billiton is to carry out a feasibility study for a kimberlite prospection campaign in the Wambaterritory of the Upper [...]