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West Africa

Guinea
As RusAl Struggles, Beijing Waits in the Wings

RusAl has 45 days to abide by the clauses in the articles of association of Compagnie des Bauxites et Alumine [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2010

Burkina Faso
Kiere Manganese to be Mined This Year

Among mines that are due to start production this year is the manganese deposit at Kiere situated 25 km north [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2010

Senegal
Senegal Puts Pressure on ArcelorMittal

Senegal’s minister for mines Ousmane Ngom has said he is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2010

Guinea
Guinea Prepares to Target BSGR

Jean Marie Doré ’s new government in Guinea may be [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2010

Nigeria
Maurel Has Foot in Delta's Door

Breaking into Nigeria for the first time , France's Maurel & Prom has bought stakes on three of Shell's fields [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Ghana
Kufuor’s Friends Sidelined

The current government has been taking a critical look since last year at all contracts with local firms close to the former president and the oil majors.

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Guinea
Hyperdynamics Denied Accord

A trip by the chief executive of Hyperdynamics to Conakry failed to result in the signing of an agreement.

Free access Energy 02.02.2010

Algeria, Mali
Four In TransSahara Pipeline?

According to our sources, Algeria’s energy minister, Chakib Khelil, has agreed to meet with the authorities in Mali to discuss [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Ghana
Inusah Abdulai Fuseini

In a cabinet re-shuffle in Ghana on Jan. 25, Inusah Abdulai Fuseini replaced deputy energy minister Kwabena Donkor. The 48-year-old [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Nigeria
John Gorman

Financial director of Vanco Energy for 11 years, the American financier John Gorman joined the board of the Canadian explorer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Liberia
LPRC

The Liberia Petroleum Refining Co. signed an agreement in principle [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Mauritania, Venezuela
A Vaguely-Worded Pact

Mauritania’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abderrahmane Ould Elhadhrami signed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Nigeria
Stalemate over Amnesty

After a three-month truce, the Movement for the Emancipation for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Nigeria
Indirect Listing for CAMAC

Less than a month after beginning to pump oil on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Nigeria
BNP Paribas

The French bank was the prime deal-maker behind Maurel & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Ghana, Togo
Joe Oteng Adjei

Joe Oteng Adjei, Ghana's oil and energy minister, visited Togo's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Mauritania, Sudan
Ahmed Ould Moulaye Ahmed

Ahmed Ould Moulaye Ahmed, Mauritania's oil minister, was the only [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Guinea
Kemoko Touré

After a career spanning over 40 years, the new managing director of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), Kemoko Touré, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

Equatorial Guinea
Gabriel Obiang Lima

The reshuffle on January 13 following presidential elections in Equatorial Guinea has not fundamentally altered responsibilities at the country’s ministry [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

Burkina Faso
Adama Kindo

The founder of Société Minière Kindo Adama (Somika), Adama Kindo, who comes from the north of the country, is one [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

Togo
Etienne Bafaï

Société Nouvelle des Phosphates du Togo (SNPT) now has a new man in charge. Etienne Bafaï replaces Florent Maganawé, who [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

Senegal
Dakar, 12-15/04

The Méridien Président hotel in Dakar will host the Salon International des Mines (SIM) on April 12 to 15 2010. [...]

Free access Mining 26.01.2010

Niger
Niamey, 10-12/05

Minepec, the conference-exhibition on mining and oil potential in Niger, will be held in Niamey from May 10 to 12 [...]

Free access Mining 26.01.2010

Ghana
Perseus Moves Ahead on Ghana’s Ayanfuri Project

The Australian company Perseus Mining, which has had a presence [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

Guinea
Guinea Sets Investment Target for Zogota Iron

BSGR Guinea’s mining convention for extracting iron ore at Zogotain [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2010

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