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Nigeria
Kachikwu gives in to Iran at gas exporting nations forum

The re-election of Iran’s Hossein Adeli as secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) during a 17th ministerial [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Ivory Coast
Ouattara seeks oil tie-up with Luanda

Rocky relations between the leaders of Ivory Coast and Nigeria have led Abidjan to woo Angola which already has a stake in Ivorian refinery.

Free access Energy 08.12.2015

Nigeria
Sirius Petroleum beefs up staff for push on Ororo

Having won a green light at the end of November to drill the Ororo-2A well on its block OML 95 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Spotlight | West Africa
Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Recently retained by Bollore Africa Logistics to arrange a stock market introduction for its affiliate that seeks to carry passengers, freight and minerals by train in West Africa, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Crédit agricole have all suspended [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Thumbs down from minister for Kankou Moussa gold refinery

Although some in government circles back it, a project for a gold refinery at Kankou Moussa has run into an apparent veto from mines minister Cisse.

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Ivory Coast
Ouattara calls an end to illicit gold mining

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has ordered defence minister Paul Koffi Koffi to speed up the closure of illicit gold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Randgold takes a stab at in-house underground mining

Mali is serving once again as a test bench for Randgold Resources where it developed its first gold mine, and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Gambia
Banjul holds out against Carnegie Minerals

The mineral sands industry looks unlikely to flourish all that soon in Gambia. The ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement [...]

Free access Mining 01.12.2015

Guinea
CBG/IFC: Carine Gracia in front line in dealing with communities

The former head of public relations for Rio Tinto’s iron ore project at Simandou in Conakry between 2010-2012, Carine Gracia [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Cisse disappointed by BRGM/Deloitte

Winner of a contract in June to examine and make [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Bolvin survives attack on Radisson Blu

A partner in the Canadian law firm McCarthy Tetrault, Pierre [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Lawyer modifying the mining code

According to our sources, an expert in international mining, John [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Burkina Faso
Sarama raises $2 million for new licenses

Confident about its projects in Burkina Faso, Sarama Resources is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Togo
Elenilto seeks funding for carbonated phosphates

While waiting to finalize talks on specifications for the carbonated [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Mali
Government wants bigger share in Fekola

Canada’s B2Gold Corp has just kicked off construction of a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Ivory Coast
Taurus Gold signs its accord

According to our sources in Abidjan, Taurus Gold signed a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Burkina Faso
Simplice Poda sheds light on Diendere coup

Gneblessier Simplice Poda, the state attorney at Ouagadougou’s appellate Cour de Cassation, submitted a report on September’s failed coup by [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

France
AfricaFrance foundation looks for VP

The Fondation AfricaFrance pour une Croissance Partagee is expected to [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Mali
EIB comes to aid of Alpha Telecommunication

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering making a loan [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Ivory Coast
Solen/Avisecure dispute goes to appeal

Abidjan's Court of Appeal is due to rule on December [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Ivory Coast
PWC for fourth mobile license

The Ivorian government has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to prepare and [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Ivory Coast
SIR on brink of bankruptcy

Ivory Coast’s national oil company SIR (Societe Ivorienne de Raffinage) [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Ivory Coast
AERIA to take on wildlife airport threat

Aeria, which is jointly owned by the Ivorian government and [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Burkina Faso
Mohammed Abdulai in spat with Ivorian treasury

Burkinabe businessman Mohammed Abdulai, head of the building company Faso [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Ivory Coast
Rene Decurey rents plane from Global Airways

Rene Decurey, the managing director of Air Cote d'Ivoire, has [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

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