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West Africa

Africa
Many hope to succeed Dlamini-Zuma at the helm of the AU Commission

Candidates from across Africa have thrown their hats into the ring.

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Mauritania
All the president's men

For several years, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has relied on the same handful of political and security advisors. So who are they?

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Ivory Coast
US military tries to muscle in but France keeps up its game

Under the guise of security cooperation, Washington is working hard to persuade Abidjan to play host to Africom.

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Benin
Talon tackles tempests galore

The newly-installed president is facing rough weather as social tensions blow up a storm.

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Ivory Coast
First couple visit Paris

After vacationing at his holiday home in Mougins, in the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Ivory Coast
ADO furious with Diane’s meddling in Gabon

Mamadi Diane’s activities in support of Gabonese presidential hopeful Jean [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

France, Ivory Coast
French candidate campaigns in Abidjan

Rama Yade, a candidate in next year’s French presidential election [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

West Africa
The quiet return of Mossad

In response to the concerns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Nigeria
No-holds-barred fight for control of Agbami, Egina and Akpo

The sale of a 50% stake in Petrobras' licenses in Africa by the Brazilian bank BTG has set off an unholy scramble.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Guinea
On the side lines of Hyperdynamics/Conde talks

The American junior whose offshore block in Guinea remains its lone asset promised the moon to win a final delay to drill.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Nigeria
NPDC fights for its life on former Shell blocks

Much favoured by former circles of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, the NNPC affiliate must now fight to retain numerous assets under the new Buhari government.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Nigeria
Oil services mogul Jadesimi takes over as NDEP chief

The Nigerian junior Niger Delta Exploration & Production (NDEP), which subsidiary Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR) just proved it had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Senegal
Ill winds facing Cairn despite find at SNE and stable finances

Despite increasing resources and a sound financial situation Cairn is dealing with troubles that could affect its future.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Ivory Coast
Starenergie and Abidjan pick Chinese over Endeavour

Before breaking off its partnership with the American concern Endeavour Energy to build a power plant at Songon (372 MW), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Nigeria
Britannia-U fails to get court to slam Chevron

Furious that Chevron hadn’t chosen it to acquire its stakes in blocks in Nigeria, Britannia U hoped an American court would award it compensation. It didn’t.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Equatorial Guinea
Eyegue to serve as Gabriel Nguema’s right-hand man

The list of new bosses at Equatorial Guinea’s oil and mines ministry had been awaited ever since Teodoro Obiang Nguema [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Ivory Coast
SIR fighting to survive

Thomas Camara, chief of Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Niger
Gado's broom sweeps out oil exploration contracts

According to our sources, Niger oil minister Foumakoye Gado has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Benin
Energy minister takes his advice from national oil company boss

Even though he’s about to quit, the current boss of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Document | Guinea
ICSID fails to settle dispute between Necotrans and Guinean government

French maritime group Getma/Necotrans failed to get a clear decision in its favour from the International Centre for the Settlement [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.08.2016

Burkina Faso
Turkish billionaire Mehmet Nazif Gunel finalizes deal for Balogo

A year after positioning himself in Burkina Faso’s gold sector (AMI 340), Mehmet Nazif Gunel, boss of the MNG Group [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2016

Mali
Pona clings to top job at Mines Chamber

The Chambre des Mines du Mali (CMM), is gripped in crisis and the election of a new president remains stalled. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2016

Ivory Coast
Small-scale miners thwarted

Applications to work small-scale gold mines have been blocked by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2016

Burkina Faso
West African Resources in a hurry on Tanlouka

After an upwards revision of the potential of its Tanlouka [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2016

Burkina Faso
Forecasts for Batie Ouest and Bombore

Burkina Faso’s government has approved a mining agreement for the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2016

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