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Southern Africa and Islands

Botswana
Tlou Energy in coal bed methane play at Lesedi

The Australian junior Tlou Energy has begun the test phase of extracting coal bed methane at Lesedi in eastern Botswana. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2015

Namibia, Tanzania
Canadian Overseas joins Shoreline to flesh out portfolio

Up to now active only on block LB-13 in Liberia, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2015

Mozambique
Anadarko makes headway on long-term gas deals

The annual report of Texas-based Anadarko, operator on block 1 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2015

Angola
APR Energy broadens footprint in Africa

The American supplier of power plants APR Energy, which has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2015

Spotlight | Madagascar
Intense lobbying to run two airports

The commercial battle looming ahead, after a call for declarations of interest was issued on 4 February to refurbish Ivato and Nosy Be airports (ION 1397), will be revelatory of government cacophony. To be sure, the main companies interested in [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2015

Mauritius
The minister Pravind Jugnauth doesn't forget his wife's family

The son of Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, the minister Pravind Jugnauth has placed his allies in key posts, beginning with members of his wife's family.

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2015

Comoros islands
Sambi’s and Dhoinine’s parties are neck and neck

The second round of the parliamentary elections on 22 February confirmed the advance of Juwa party of former President Ahmed [...]

Free access Politics 27.02.2015

Mauritius
Finance minister keen to stand out from his predecessor

The new minister of finance, Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, intends to mark his return to this ministry, which he had already headed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2015

Seychelles
Opposition split over 2016 presidential election

President James Michel feels confident he will win the presidential election in 2016. This is partly helped by the large [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2015

Madagascar
MFM draws closer to the president

Just as the MFM has moved away from the political [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2015

Madagascar
Cowi Belgium advises Ambatovy

Cowi Belgium, the Belgian subsidiary of the international consulting company [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2015

Mozambique, Reunion island
Isautier Rums seduce Maputo

The partners in the Mozambican investment fund Kho-Sociedade de Gestao [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2015

Madagascar
G4S carries the can for Taolanaro

The Madagascan subsidiary of British security company G4S was more [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2015

Mauritius
JTC Group opens bridgehead to Africa

The international funds transfer service JTC Group has obtained a [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2015

Mozambique
Casimiro Nhussi, one of the president’s brothers in business

Casimiro Cosme Nhussi, one of the brothers of the new Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, has become a joint shareholder [...]

Subscribers only 27.02.2015

Namibia
A country all but untouched by mining crisis

A speech by Namibian mines minister Isak Katali at the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town on Feb. 11 came [...]