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DRC
Forrest Sells Stake in Copper Resources Corp

Metorex has just paid GBP 42.85 million to Entreprise Generale [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.07.2007

Spotlight | Gulf of Guinea
Next Autumn's Licensing Rounds

Several central African countries are preparing to stage licensing rounds in the last quarter of 2007. The bidding in the highly prospective region is expected to focus on almost unexplored regions, notably in the Congo basin and in Gabon's deep [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

DRC
Brazilians Lend a Hand

The state-controlled Brazilian oil company Petrobras is presently working with its Congo-K counterpart, Congolaise des Hydrocarbures, to conduct geo-chemical tests [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

Congo
Brazzaville Imposes its Favorites

After allowing Western juniors to move into its southern coast, Congo-B is handing acreage in the area to its favourites.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

Gulf of Guinea
Lukman Spins LNG Web

Nigeria’s former oil minister, Rilwanu Lukman, has set up a host of companies to manage LNG projects in conjunction with local interests.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

Cameroon
First Discovery on Etinde

The British junior Bowleven announced on July 3 it had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

Congo | Ernst & Young
New Congo Boss

The accountancy Ernst & Young has just appointed Crespin Simedo [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2007

DRC
Dispute Over Katanga Mining Cadastre

A dispute over the ownership of a mining license lies at the center of talks between Gecamines (GCM) and Katanga [...]

Free access Mining 03.07.2007

DRC
Local Wheeler Dealer "Mining" Lawyers

Congolese lawyers who hold "proxy rights on mines and quarries" are being courted on every side in the current rush [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2007

DRC
EIB Thinking of Funding Tenke Fungurume

The European Investment Bank (EIB) could grant a EUR 100 million loan to the firm Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2007

Burundi
Argosy in Wrangle with Mines Department

After haggling for months with Burundi's government for rights to extend its mining agreement for the Musongati nickel project, Andover [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2007

DRC
Andrew Burns

An accountant who worked in Britain’s entertainment industry, Andrew Burns has been appointed the new financial director of Central African [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2007

DRC | Kinshasa
German Business Delegation

A delegation from a German organization representing manufacturers of machine [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2007

Cameroon
Call for More Transparency

Cameroon is being prodded in more or less friendly fashion to improve its policy with regard to transparency. The World [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2007

Congo
Maurel & Prom To Keep Trying

After a first well turned up dry Maurel & Prom and Prestoil are planning for a second well on Tilapia. And the French group has sold off assets to African Oil & Gas.

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2007

DRC
Forrest Turns to Electricity

Belgian businessman George Forrest intends to team up with SNEL to rehabilitate the Zongo dam.

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2007

Gabon
Bidding Round in Ultra Deep

In the works for over a year (see our article [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2007

DRC
China Battery Giant in Cobalt Venture

Capital Resource Funding Corp (CRFC), the second-ranking producer of cobalt-based products in China, has just signed a preliminary agreement to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.06.2007

DRC
Outside Consultant for MIBA

The Congolese government is determined to put a halt to the slide in production by MIBA, in which it owns [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.06.2007

DRC
RP Capital Picks Adviser for Private Nikanor Placement

The law firm Simmons & Simmons is advising RP Capital [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.06.2007

DRC | Kinshasa
Partnerships Under Magnifying Glass

The Congo-K government has begun its review of 63 mining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.06.2007

DRC | Kinshasa
New Broom Sweeps Through State-Run Firms

After firing the top executives at MIBA, the government announced [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.06.2007

DRC
Kinshasa Gets Ball Rolling in East

The Congolese government is poised to award new acreage in the eastern part of the country and wants to force Tullow to accept new partners.

Subscribers only Energy 12.06.2007

DRC
Perenco Accused of Polluting River

Congo-K’s environment minister, Didace Pembe, threatened Perenco in early June [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.06.2007

DRC
Zongo Operational at End of Year

The 75 MW Zongo dam located on the falls of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.06.2007

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