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Central Africa

DRC
Billy Rautenbach

Billy Rautenbach has popped up again on the upheaval-prone mining scene in Democratic Republic of Congo along with his partner [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2001

DRC
Rebel Movement Pays Civil Servants With Proceeds from Coltan

Around 30,000 civil servants in parts of Congo in the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2001

Central African Republic
More gold anomalies on CAR permit for Asquith and AXMIN

Toronto-based Asquith Resources Inc, in partnership with AXMIN of the UK, has discovered ten substantial gold anomalies considered worthy of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2001

Angola, DRC
Inga/Cabinda Connection

A feasibility study on an interconnection between the Inga hydro-electric dam and the Angolan province of Cabinda is underway, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Angola, Congo
Sonangol Imports Congolese Butane

Sonangol’s retail affiliate is importing butane gas from Pointe Noire [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Cameroon
Pre-Qualification for Local Firms for Chad-Cameroon Pipeline

SubSahara Services Inc. (SSI) has issued the first invitations to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Angola, Sao Tome and Principe
Trovoada Looks at New Exploration Techniques

During an official two day visit to Angola that began [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

DRC
End Game for IDI Diamonds ?

Congo-K’s new president, Joseph Kabila, appears to have matched words with deeds if the ire of the Israeli firm IDI [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2001

DRC
Congo-K wants to give its mining market a push

Kinshasa is expected to use the international conference on the theme "investing in the African mining industry", currently underway in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2001

Congo
Decision on Moho & Bilondo

A decision could be made this year on developing the Moho and Bilondo fields in Congo, according to TotalFinaElf’s vice [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2001

Angola, Congo
Sonangol Imports Congolese Butane

Sonangol’s retail affiliate is importing butane gas from Pointe Noire [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2001

Central African Republic
Vaaldiam buys the Central African Republic permit of Boungou

Canadian group Vaaldiam Resources, which recently acquired the Witkrans mine in South Africa (Africa Mining Intelligence 31/10/00), is setting up [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.01.2001

DRC
More Woe for IDI Diamonds

The contract that the Congo-Kinshasa government signed with Israel’s IDI Diamonds on July 31, 2000 could come under strong scrutiny [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.01.2001

DRC | Diamonds
DRC government has IDI-Congo in its sights

IDI-Congo (International Diamond Industries-Congo), a subsidiary of Israel’s IDI-Diamonds which holds the exclusive rights for the purchase, sale and export [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2001

DRC
Kasai Link to Inga-Kolwezi

A memorandum of understanding was signed early this month between Societe Nationale d’Electricite and the German firm Siemens to bankroll [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

DRC
ACEC Wants to Work Locally

A few days before the assassination of president Laurent Kabila, the managing director of ACEC-Congo, Edouard Oremans, travelled to Brussels [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Gabon
Drilling on Anton

The French group TotalFinaElf has confirmed to Africa Energy Intelligence that it is preparing to drill its first exploration on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Gabon
Big Potential

According to Burlington Resources, three offshore blocks operated by Agip, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

DRC
Small is Beautiful

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it is putting the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.01.2001

Document | Cameroon
Increase in Drilling This Year

The year has begun on a positive note for Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) as an exploration contract is shortly [...]