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Southern Africa and Islands

Zimbabwe
Record diamond output

Production of Zimbabwe's diamonds, which were recently put up for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.12.2013

South Africa
No shale gas permits in sight

Companies like Shell that are champing at the bit for shale gas licenses are going to have to wait for several months.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Angola
Angola LNG back in business

After a month-long halt for maintenance, the Angola LNG liquefaction plant resumed operations last week, but it is still encountering chronic hitches.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Angola
Israeli offensive in power sector

Several Israeli companies already operating in various fields in Angola could shortly plant their flags in the energy sector. One [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria hires consultants for Inga

South Africa has taken on Spanish specialists to help it get the most out of its partnership with Congo-K’s government on the future Inga dam and from its dealings with financial institutions.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Madagascar
Mamy Ratovomalala

Madagascar’s former mines minister, Mamy Ratovomalala, has thrown his support behind Robinson Jean-Louis in the run-off in the country’s presidential [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Angola
Sonangol

With a licensing round in the Kwanza basin having been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Zambia
Americans to help write oil bill

Lawyer John Berdsworth from the American firm Hunton & Williams [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Mozambique
The Instituto Nacional de Petroleo plans licensing round

According to our sources, the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Madagascar
European Union resumes funding

The 600 KW hydro power dam at Befanova on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Comoros islands
Abdou Nassur Madi

Abdou Nassur Madi, energy minister for the Comoros Islands, signed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Madagascar
Kidnappers go for Karanas

There is growing worry among Karana businessmen and their families, because the group is increasingly being targeted by kidnappers.

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2013

Mozambique
Bolstering Kong’s mining network

The Chinese national Lingbin Kong, who already operates in the mining sector jointly with Dingane Abreu Mamadhusen, one of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Madagascar
No presidential decree for Total

Although he recently signed a decree extending Exxon’s permit, Transition President Andry “TGV” Rajoelina has not yet done likewise for Total.

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Mauritius
Reddy sweeps clean at SBM

The contracts of several SBM managers taken on at the same time as its former chairman Rajah Ramdaursingh have not been renewed by his successor Krishna Reddy.

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Seychelles
Batelco can’t buy Cable & Wireless Seychelles

The Bahrain based telecommunications operator Batelco Group did not get the green light from the Seychelles government to acquire Cable & Wireless Seychelles.

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

France, Madagascar
Dominique Strauss-Kahn

After seeing that the former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) did not hesitate to go [...]

Subscribers only 06.12.2013

Seychelles
Air Seychelles

The national airline Air Seychelles, which is 40% owned by [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Mozambique
Final Holdings

The firm created 20 years ago by Fernando Sumbana Jr, [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Madagascar
Mada Mining

(Madagascar) A company based in Taomasina called Mada Mining is [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Indian ocean
EPIO

The firm Emergent Prepaid Indian Ocean (EPIO) which is planning [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Madagascar
Blueline

The Malagasy telecoms operator Blueline has no connection with the [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Mozambique
Ella Mineral

The family of the late President Samora Machel is continuing [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

South Africa
Investec

The investment fund Investec Africa Private Equity Fund 2, operated [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

Mozambique
Green Resources

The European Investment Bank could invest in the Norwegian company [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2013

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