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Central African Republic
Cogema Eyes Bakouma’s Uranium

France’s Cogema (Areva group) has followed on the heels of the Australians and Chinese to dispatch a delegation to Central [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.11.2005

Chad
New Oil Legislation

After a long wrangle with Exxon and the World Bank (see P. 1, AEI 403), Chad’s government moved on Nov. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Cameroon
Kosmos in Offshore

Pipped at the post by Ophir in Equatorial Guinea, the U.S. firm Kosmos is seeking to debut in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Gabon
IFC to Bankroll Veolia

The private investment arm of the World Bank is going to lend EUR 25 million to France’s Veolia group and guarantee loans of its affiliate, Societe d’Eau et d’Electricite du Gabon.

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

DRC
Salomon B.Baliene

Former farming, fishery and cattle raising minister and co-founder of president Joseph Kabila’s Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Cameroon
Surge in Output Expected

Cameroon’s Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) is counting on a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Gabon
Afren Seeks Fresh Acreage

After debuting in Gabon in July by acquiring the stake [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Gabon
New License for Vaalco

Already operating on Etame, Avouma and Ebouri, the U.S. firm [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.11.2005

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Mines Minister Disowned

In a stinging rebuke to Central African Republic’s mines minister, Sylvain N’Doutinguai, who is a nephew of CAR president Francois Bozize, an administrative court ruled on Nov. 11 that a decree signed by the minister on Sept.

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2005

Gabon
No Wasting Time for CVRD, CMEC & Sinosteel

Eight months after penning a prospecting agreement for iron ore at Belinga, CVRD and its Chinese partners, China Machinery & [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2005

DRC
No New Africa Play for Alrosa

Invited to take part in diamond exploration and mining projects in a joint venture with the Dan Gertler International (DGI) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2005

DRC
Cube Consulting

Cube Consulting has assessed at over 2.8 million ounces the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2005

DRC
Sengamines audit in view

We understand the International Monetary Fund is putting pressure on [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2005

Chad
Chronic Instability

Even as it battles Exxon and the World Bank in order to get an advance on its oil receipts (See [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2005

DRC
Juniors Seek Coastal Acreage

Several small companies are seeking to acquire acreage owned by the Polish company Kings & Kings

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2005

DRC
Basin Prospecting To Resume

The Congolese authorities want access to a Belgian geological data base in order to resume exploration in the northwest of the country.

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2005

Cameroon
Appeal to Equatorial Guinea

Seeking finance for the Memve’ele dam, Yaounde has asked the Equatorial Guinea government to invest in the facility.

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2005

Sao Tome and Principe
Addax Replaces Noble

Operator on block 4 in the JDZ between Nigeria and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2005

Cameroon
Alcan Stands in Way of Chinese

Cameroon may shortly boast an integrated aluminum industry. Alcan, which owns 46.7% of the Alucam aluminum smelter - the Cameroon [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2005

DRC
BHP Slips in Through Back Door

True to its strategy of forming partnerships with juniors in high-risk countries, BHP Billiton is to acquire a 12% holding [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2005

DRC
J-P Tshimanga Buana

The director of Congo-K's Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification, Jean Pierre Tshimanga Buyana, has raised more than one eyebrow [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2005

Spotlight | Chad
N'Djamena In Showdown With Exxon

Long considered as a model of good governance of oil revenue, ExxonMobil's operation on the Doba field in Chad has hit a rough patch. In response to budget overruns, N'Djamena is putting pressure on the U.

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2005

Cameroon, Nigeria
New Agreement on Bakassi

Nigeria and Cameroon negotiated a new timetable for the withdrawal of Nigerian troops from the Bakassi peninsula last week during [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2005

Congo | snpc
New Partners on Marine XI

According to La Lettre du Continent (Indigo Publications), a sister [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2005

Cameroon
AES Looks at New Power Project

Manager of the national utility Sonel, the U.S. group AES [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2005

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