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West Africa

Africa
US activism irks Beijing

Zhao Chang Hui, the head of Eximbank's risk countries department and chairman of the think tank Asia-Africa Development Society of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Niger
Tandja’s political comeback

The former president who was ousted from office in 2010 still has a lot of friends in high places and is one of the few figures in Niger politics who can unite the country’s opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Ivory Coast
Russians make beeline for business

Along with investors from the Gulf, South Korea, and China, Russian business interests have started flocking to Ivory Coast. GPB Global Resources is the latest company staking out the country.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Benin
Costly round table

A recent round table of donors and private partners in Paris resulted in promises of some CFA 6000 billion development money for Benin, according to Thomas Boni Yayi. But the country spent lavishly on the event, as a hefty private transport bill that was

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Ivory Coast
Kid glove treatment for Bedie

The Ivorian president's office had one of its Grumann fly [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Ivory Coast
Great Wall for Ivorian cars

China's Great Wall Motor is on its way to winning a lucrative contract to supply new cars to Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Business 27.08.2014

Ivory Coast, Qatar
Israel deal scuppers gas accord

Qatar's leadership has decided against proceeding with a memorandum of understanding in October 2013 between Societe Nationale d'Operations Petrolieres de [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Ghana
Anxious eyes on Atuabo plant

The forthcoming inauguration of a purification unit for the Jubilee field’s gas worries the field’s operator, Tullow Oil.

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Ghana
Hess, Tullow & ENI to team up?

Accra would like to see the three groups band together to build a joint pipeline to carry gas to Ghana’s Coast.

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Ivory Coast
Electrification key factor in ballot

Ivory Coast’s presidents is perfectly aware that rural electrification will play a crucial part in his race to win re-election in October, 2015.

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Niger
The men behind Savannah

Andrew Knott, boss of Savannah Petroleum which was awarded the most promising permit in Niger in July (R1 and R2 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Ghana, Namibia
Halcyon days for Eco Atlantic

The explorer Eco Atlantic appears to be on a winning streak, having landed a block in Ghana’s offshore alongside a prime local partner and joining forces in Namibia with Tullow Oil.

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
Shell’s revolving door withdrawal

Companies that bought Shell’s stakes on OML 18, 24, 25 and 29 have no choice but to let the Anglo-Dutch major sell their oil.

Free access Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
Duel at the top at Afren

The death of former Nigerian oil minister Rilwanu Lukman on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
Otakikpo and Ubima sold

The former energy adviser to ex Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Gambia
African Petroleum vs Banjul

Arbitration proceedings between the explorer African Petroleum and Gambia began [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria, United Kingdom
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

The Nigerian oil firm Afren called upon Willkie Farr & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

France, Guinea
BEICIP-FRANLAB

This consulting arm of IFP Energies Nouvelles (Institut Francais du [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
NPDC (Nigeria)

After firing top bosses at NNPC (see here), Nigerian president [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Niger
Sonatrach in talks on Kafra

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach is trying [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
Brazil takes over from US

The drop in American imports of Nigerian oil - they [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Nigeria
Addax frets about NNPC

Officials at the headquarters of Addax Petroleum might be particularly [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Guinea
Marlyatou Baldet

Highly familiar with West Africa, Marlyatou Baldet, former head of mineral resources at the Tongon gold mine operated by Randgold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

Burkina Faso
Paolo Lostritto

Savary Gold Corp, listed on TSX, has named Paolo Lostritto and Thomas Olensinki to its board as a prelude to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

Ghana
Accra

Peter Breese, chairman of the Canadian firm Asanko Gold, plans [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

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