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Cameroon
Sinosteel Moves into West African Iron Ore

Sinosteel, which has been focusing on Southern Africa over several years, and in particular on ferrochrome in South Africa, where [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.05.2008

DRC
Camec Moves in on CRC

Camec, Phil Edmonds’ mining company which is active in Congo-K, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.05.2008

Cameroon
Standstill at Ntem

Exploration on Sterling Energy’s Ntem gas license remains at a standstill because of a border dispute between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 06.05.2008

DRC
EIB Loan for Inga Dam

The European Investment Bank is considering lending EUR 110 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.05.2008

DRC
Moho-Bilondo Produces

France's Total group has begun production on its Moho-bolondo field [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.05.2008

DRC
MIBA Ends its Contract with Emaxon

Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA) will from now on be directly responsible for the commercialisation of its entire diamond production. At [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC
Governance: Call for Tenders is Cancelled

At the request of the European Commission delegate in Kinshasa, Richard Zink, the finance minister has cancelled a call for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC
Helmut Kulitz

Helmut Kulitz, chargé d’affaires at the German embassy in Kinshasa, is to oversee a German aid programme to the DRC [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC
Mandisi Mpahlwa

According to the South African Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mandisi Mpahlwa, Pretoria will decide in September whether it will [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC
Camec acquires stake in Copper Resources Corp in DRC

Phil Edmond’s CAMEC is to buy a 21% interest in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC | Kinshasa
Dissonance Over Mining Ban in North Kivu

The ban on ore extraction in the Walikale in Nord-Kivu [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

DRC
Development Costs Surge at Ruashi

Forecast at some USD 160 million to 180 million a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2008

Cameroon
What Happened in Rio del Rey?

Cameroon’s SNH organized two successive auctions in the Rio del Rey but has now sold acreage to Addax and Total without competitive bidding.

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2008

DRC
SNEL

The national utility in Democratic Republic of Congo, Societe Nationale [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2008

Sao Tome and Principe
Opposition Votes for Beijing

A coalition of opposition parties in Sao Tome made up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2008

Gabon
Strike Ends at Shell

The staff of Shell Gabon returned to work on April [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2008

Chad
The New Exploration Frontier

Interest in Chad is on the rise from mining companies as it is practically unexplored. A string of visitors has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2008

DRC
Gertler Covets Banalia Iron

Already present in diamonds, copper and cobalt and recently in oil exploration, the well-connected Israeli businessman Dan Gertler now plans [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2008

DRC
TransAfrican Takes Options in Katanga

TransAfrican Minerals, whose chairman is Mohamed Matongo, a former Senior Vice-president of Citibank in London, Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2008

Central African Republic
Axmin Seeks Funds for Passendro Project

Axmin Inc has just received the feasibility study for the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2008

Central African Republic
CAMEC wants to raise GBP 100 millions!

The placement for Central African Mining & Exploration (CAMEC), which [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2008

DRC
Mining Group Move on SAC Oil

South Africa’s Moneseke family has won control of South Africa Congo Oil, a mysterious consortium which owns block 3 on the banks of Lake Albert.

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2008

Cameroon
Bowleven in Elf’s Footsteps

Encouraged by recent discoveries on the Equatorial Guinea side of the Douala basin, Bowleven has acquired a gas permit in the region in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2008

Central African Republic
IAS International

Partner of the Chinese group Poly Technologies on block B [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2008

DRC | Kinshasa
Sergei Vybornov

Sergei Vybornov, president of the Russian mining giant Alrosa conducted [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2008

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