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Southern Africa and Islands

Comoros islands
Moroni offers Mayotte to oil firms

The Comoros government seems determined to control the territorial waters of the French island of Mayotte and has pegged out oil blocks on them.

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Madagascar
Tullow wins okay for OMV tie-up

Blocked since 2013, a plan by Tullow Oil to team up with Austria’s OMV in Madagascar has won a green light from the island’s new government.

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Mozambique
Intels to rule roost at Pemba

Africa Energy Intelligence’s sources say the bosses of Nigeria’s Intels, including Gabriele Volpi, are expected in Maputo and Pemba on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Mozambique
ENI puts money on FLNG project

The Italian major is quietly prompting Mozambique’s government to pick FLNG technology to produce gas quicker.

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Angola
New woes at Soyo

On the eve of major work on Angola LNG’s plant the group was forced to call off operations because of a potential leak in a gas pipeline.

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Mozambique, South Africa
HCB’s power needed at home

An increase in local electricity consumption is plaguing Maputo which exports virtually all of the output from its giant Cahora Bassa dam to South Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Angola
Sonangol

The national oil company is snapping up the stakes of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Madagascar
OMNIS

The American firm Madagascar Oil is finally going to develop [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Angola, United States
Energy diplomacy

Visiting Angola between May 2-4, U.S. secretary of state John [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Mozambique
Spotlight on local content

Mozambique’s private sector is beginning to wrestle with the issue [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.2014

Madagascar
Mamy Ratovomalala, the chameleon

Despite the failures of those he backed, former minister Mamy Ratovomalala is highly adaptable and should manage to obtain a post in the new government.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2014

Madagascar
Naivo Marius in pole position

The new Prime Minister Kolo Roger is taking his time to select his staff. But his choice on his future chief of staff appears to have already been made.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2014

Madagascar
30 years to amortize a highway

There are currently at least two competing projects for a toll road between Antananarivo and Toamasina. One of them is [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Madagascar
Epilogue finally comes for Madamobil

The mobile telephone company ousted in 2012 has no intention of resuming activity and has resigned itself to the idea of a compulsory liquidation to settle its debts.

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Mozambique
A French-Lebanese with good contacts

The French Lebanese Stéphanie Baaklini turns up as an investor in several companies close to Frelimo and the family of President Armando Guebuza.

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Comoros islands
Albert Karaziwan, Mohéli’s benefactor

In return for major contracts in the archipelago awarded on a private basis, the head of Semlex, Albert Karaziwan, is showering the inhabitants of Moheli with gifts.

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Mozambique
Filipe Gaspar Matusse

President Armando Guebuza's personal doctor, Filipe Gaspar Matusse is getting increasingly active in the mining sector. He has just created [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

Mozambique
Leonardo Simao

Acting via the company Maha Investimentos, which he founded with his wife Josephine, the Mozambican former foreign affairs minister Leonardo [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

Seychelles
It’s the end for Seychelles Weekly

The oldest publication in the archipelago, Seychelles Weekly, has now [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

Mozambique
A book on Filipe Nyusi ahead of Mozambican election

The ruling party Frelimo is planning to bolster its campaign [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

Mauritius
Ashok Aubeeluck at the Mauritius Central Bank

The former director of the budget (1995-2007), Ashok Aubeeluck, has [...]

Subscribers only 09.05.2014

South Africa
Xina Solar One

The firm Xina CSP South Africa, a subsidiary of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

South Africa
Bakhresa

The Tanzanian industrial group chaired by Said Salim Bakhresa, which [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Mozambique
Mueve Investments

After Gabon and Angola, the French national Gaël Bellet-Brissaud is [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

Mozambique
Savannah Resources

After acquiring 80% of the capital of the Mozambican company [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2014

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Southern Africa and Islands

Comoros islands
Moroni offers Mayotte to oil firms

Madagascar
Tullow wins okay for OMV tie-up

Mozambique
Intels to rule roost at Pemba

Mozambique
ENI puts money on FLNG project

Angola
New woes at Soyo

Mozambique, South Africa
HCB’s power needed at home

Angola
Sonangol

Madagascar
OMNIS

Angola, United States
Energy diplomacy

Mozambique
Spotlight on local content

Madagascar
Mamy Ratovomalala, the chameleon

Madagascar
Naivo Marius in pole position

Madagascar
30 years to amortize a highway

Madagascar
Epilogue finally comes for Madamobil

Mozambique
A French-Lebanese with good contacts

Comoros islands
Albert Karaziwan, Mohéli’s benefactor

Mozambique
Filipe Gaspar Matusse

Mozambique
Leonardo Simao

Seychelles
It’s the end for Seychelles Weekly

Mozambique
A book on Filipe Nyusi ahead of Mozambican election

Mauritius
Ashok Aubeeluck at the Mauritius Central Bank

South Africa
Xina Solar One

South Africa
Bakhresa

Mozambique
Mueve Investments

Mozambique
Savannah Resources

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Southern Africa and Islands

Comoros islands Moroni offers Mayotte to oil firms

Madagascar Tullow wins okay for OMV tie-up

Mozambique Intels to rule roost at Pemba

Mozambique ENI puts money on FLNG project

Angola New woes at Soyo

Mozambique, South Africa HCB’s power needed at home

Angola Sonangol

Madagascar OMNIS

Angola, United States Energy diplomacy

Mozambique Spotlight on local content

Madagascar Mamy Ratovomalala, the chameleon

Madagascar Naivo Marius in pole position

Madagascar 30 years to amortize a highway

Madagascar Epilogue finally comes for Madamobil

Mozambique A French-Lebanese with good contacts

Comoros islands Albert Karaziwan, Mohéli’s benefactor

Mozambique Filipe Gaspar Matusse

Mozambique Leonardo Simao

Seychelles It’s the end for Seychelles Weekly

Mozambique A book on Filipe Nyusi ahead of Mozambican election

Mauritius Ashok Aubeeluck at the Mauritius Central Bank

South Africa Xina Solar One

South Africa Bakhresa

Mozambique Mueve Investments

Mozambique Savannah Resources

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Comoros islands
Moroni offers Mayotte to oil firms

Madagascar
Tullow wins okay for OMV tie-up

Mozambique
Intels to rule roost at Pemba

Mozambique
ENI puts money on FLNG project

Angola
New woes at Soyo

Mozambique, South Africa
HCB’s power needed at home

Angola
Sonangol

Madagascar
OMNIS

Angola, United States
Energy diplomacy

Mozambique
Spotlight on local content

Madagascar
Mamy Ratovomalala, the chameleon

Madagascar
Naivo Marius in pole position

Madagascar
30 years to amortize a highway

Madagascar
Epilogue finally comes for Madamobil

Mozambique
A French-Lebanese with good contacts

Comoros islands
Albert Karaziwan, Mohéli’s benefactor

Mozambique
Filipe Gaspar Matusse

Mozambique
Leonardo Simao

Seychelles
It’s the end for Seychelles Weekly

Mozambique
A book on Filipe Nyusi ahead of Mozambican election

Mauritius
Ashok Aubeeluck at the Mauritius Central Bank

South Africa
Xina Solar One

South Africa
Bakhresa

Mozambique
Mueve Investments

Mozambique
Savannah Resources