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Niger
Best acreage to Nigerians

Once again a businessman from northern Nigeria has won potentially important blocks in Niger. His contacts with the Chinese seem to have been crucial.

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Congo, Ivory Coast
Geopetrol on Mengo-Kundji-Bindi

After buying out Candax, which is present in Tunisia and Madagascar, the Franco-Swiss junior Geopetrol has turned its attention to central Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Ghana
Tullow changes tack on TEN

According to sources at Ghana’s energy ministry, Tullow Oil will very shortly submit a new development plan for the TEN [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

West Africa
Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

In addition to Burkina Faso and Ghana, Ivory Coast is to find itself shortly supplying power to Benin and Togo. New projects for electricity plants will allow for it.

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Ghana
Kwabena Donkor

The curtain has fallen on the chairman of Ghana’s Petroleum Commission, Kwabena Donkor, who had to give up his car [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Nigeria
Cautious start for TSGP

Abuja has earmarked $400 million in its 2013 budget for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Liberia
$30 million for electricity

The World Bank is currently studying a loan of $30 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Ghana
Allen & Overy

The Parisian outpost of the British firm Allen & Overy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Nigeria
Farouk Lawan

Farouk Lawan, a Nigerian lawmaker from Kano who headed the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

Senegal
Grande Cote in production at year’s end

A full 10 years after acquiring the Grande Cote mineral sands project on Senegal’s coast, Mineral Deposits is ready to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Burkina Faso
Endeavour can finance its own expansion

With fairly deep pockets at present, Endeavour Mining will be able to bankroll all of its exploration and development programs [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Guinea
Davos: Conde in push for headway with RusAl

Africa Mining Intelligence understands that Guinea president Alpha Conde who attended the World Economic Forum in Davis (between Jan. 23-27), [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Ghana
Bar placed high for new minister Fuseini

A former junior minister for energy and a lawyer by training, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has been promoted to the job [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Togo
Carbonated phosphates: Raising the stakes

Pre-qualified at the end of 2012 to develop Togo’s carbonated phosphates, three companies seeking the deal are working overtime at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Guinea
Kathy Yucai Laurie

The senior vice president of African Iron Ore Group (AIOG), Kathy Yucai Laurie, who is offering to help Guinea find [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

West Africa
Oumar Ndongo

A professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, Oumar Ndongo has been criss-crossing West Africa in recent days [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

France, Mauritania
Paris, 06/02

Taleb Ould Abdi Vale, Mauritania’s oil, energy and mines minister, will be the guest of honour at a conference on [...]

Free access Mining 29.01.2013

Guinea
Vale writes to Africa Mining Intelligence

Following publication of the article "Guinea: Vale International and BSGR counter-attack" (AMI 289), Vale has written to specify that: "The [...]

Free access Mining 29.01.2013

Togo
Housecleaning at mines ministry

On Jan. 24, Togo president Faure Gnassingbe dismissed mines and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Ivory Coast
Miners still under pressure

Miners operating in Ivory Coast must now contend with two [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Burkina Faso
Tiao to push mining potential

Sure of keeping his job until 2015 when president Blaise [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Togo
Ferrex financies feasibility study on Nayega's manganese in Togo

In a modest but nonetheless strategic operation Ferrex, listed on [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.01.2013

Gambia
JWI advises Gambia

The Gambian government has hired US firm Jefferson Waterman International [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2013

Togo
MIKE RALSTON (Balarama Resources)

Mike Ralston, the managing director of the Australian mining company [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2013

Ivory Coast
FATOUMATA TRAORE-DIOP (FT2ICOM)

Fatoumata Traore-Diop, Guillaume Soro’s former chief of staff and former [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2013

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West Africa

Niger
Best acreage to Nigerians

Congo, Ivory Coast
Geopetrol on Mengo-Kundji-Bindi

Ghana
Tullow changes tack on TEN

West Africa
Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

Ghana
Kwabena Donkor

Nigeria
Cautious start for TSGP

Liberia
$30 million for electricity

Ghana
Allen & Overy

Nigeria
Farouk Lawan

Senegal
Grande Cote in production at year’s end

Burkina Faso
Endeavour can finance its own expansion

Guinea
Davos: Conde in push for headway with RusAl

Ghana
Bar placed high for new minister Fuseini

Togo
Carbonated phosphates: Raising the stakes

Guinea
Kathy Yucai Laurie

West Africa
Oumar Ndongo

France, Mauritania
Paris, 06/02

Guinea
Vale writes to Africa Mining Intelligence

Togo
Housecleaning at mines ministry

Ivory Coast
Miners still under pressure

Burkina Faso
Tiao to push mining potential

Togo
Ferrex financies feasibility study on Nayega's manganese in Togo

Gambia
JWI advises Gambia

Togo
MIKE RALSTON (Balarama Resources)

Ivory Coast
FATOUMATA TRAORE-DIOP (FT2ICOM)

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Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

West Africa

Niger Best acreage to Nigerians

Congo, Ivory Coast Geopetrol on Mengo-Kundji-Bindi

Ghana Tullow changes tack on TEN

West Africa Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

Ghana Kwabena Donkor

Nigeria Cautious start for TSGP

Liberia $30 million for electricity

Ghana Allen & Overy

Nigeria Farouk Lawan

Senegal Grande Cote in production at year’s end

Burkina Faso Endeavour can finance its own expansion

Guinea Davos: Conde in push for headway with RusAl

Ghana Bar placed high for new minister Fuseini

Togo Carbonated phosphates: Raising the stakes

Guinea Kathy Yucai Laurie

West Africa Oumar Ndongo

France, Mauritania Paris, 06/02

Guinea Vale writes to Africa Mining Intelligence

Togo Housecleaning at mines ministry

Ivory Coast Miners still under pressure

Burkina Faso Tiao to push mining potential

Togo Ferrex financies feasibility study on Nayega's manganese in Togo

Gambia JWI advises Gambia

Togo MIKE RALSTON (Balarama Resources)

Ivory Coast FATOUMATA TRAORE-DIOP (FT2ICOM)

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Niger
Best acreage to Nigerians

Congo, Ivory Coast
Geopetrol on Mengo-Kundji-Bindi

Ghana
Tullow changes tack on TEN

West Africa
Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

Ghana
Kwabena Donkor

Nigeria
Cautious start for TSGP

Liberia
$30 million for electricity

Ghana
Allen & Overy

Nigeria
Farouk Lawan

Senegal
Grande Cote in production at year’s end

Burkina Faso
Endeavour can finance its own expansion

Guinea
Davos: Conde in push for headway with RusAl

Ghana
Bar placed high for new minister Fuseini

Togo
Carbonated phosphates: Raising the stakes

Guinea
Kathy Yucai Laurie

West Africa
Oumar Ndongo

France, Mauritania
Paris, 06/02

Guinea
Vale writes to Africa Mining Intelligence

Togo
Housecleaning at mines ministry

Ivory Coast
Miners still under pressure

Burkina Faso
Tiao to push mining potential

Togo
Ferrex financies feasibility study on Nayega's manganese in Togo

Gambia
JWI advises Gambia

Togo
MIKE RALSTON (Balarama Resources)

Ivory Coast
FATOUMATA TRAORE-DIOP (FT2ICOM)