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Burkina Faso
International Tender Possible for Poura

The government of Burkina Faso has not given up on the idea of setting a new international call for tenders [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Guinea
Alpha Oumar Diallo

The business lawyer Alpha Oumar Diallo has a rather special brief in Guinea. He has become adviser to the main [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Mauritania
Mauritania Revenue Hit

The head of the International Monetary Fund’s mission for Mauritania, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Burkina Faso
Bumigeb Privatisation Moves Ahead

After years of uncertainty over the framework for such an [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Guinea
Japan Joint Venture in Gold

Japan Mining Co, owned by Kiyoshi Saitoh and Kimio Momose, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Ivory Coast
LGL Diversifies

Lihir Gold (LGL) of Australia has just set up a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Nigeria
Market for Precious Stones

The Nigerian government has decided to create a national precious [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Sierra Leone
World Bank Backs Sierra Leone

The World Bank is to release USD 4 million for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2010

Mauritania
Dana Bolsters its Presence

Although Petronas hasn't yet succeeded in having its concessions renewed, Dana Petroleum has been awarded a one-year renewable extension of its contract in Mauritania's offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Guinea-Bissau
Delek Waves Goodbye to Africa

Gas finds by Delek in Israel have prompted the firm to sell off its assets in Guinea Bissau in order to concentrate on operations in its home country.

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Guinea
Hyperdynamics in Lobbying Push

With the U.S. State Department’s discreet backing, the president of Texas-based Hyperdynamics indirectly unveiled his company’s plans to Conakry in late December.

Free access Energy 05.01.2010

Niger
Zinder Refinery In the Works

China is to begin work on the Zinder refinery in January as a condition of winning the contract to develop the Agadem field.

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Mauritania
Gulf Lifeline to Somelec

The national power utility has been in talks with Empower for some weeks on the construction of a 36 MW power plant.

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Nigeria
NNPC

A managing director of the World Bank and former Nigerian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Guinea
Israeli Security

The instability gripping Guinea just as oil companies flock into [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Nigeria
Yar’Adua Douses Fire

With the threat of an upsurge in violence in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Nigeria
BFKW

The Amsterdam firm specializing in defending human rights Bohler Franken [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Nigeria
Rilwanu Lukman

Rilwanu Lukman, Nigeria's oil minister, stirred controversy by travelling to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2010

Guinea
Wiktor Kubiak

As part of putting its agreement with the China International Fund (CIF) into practice, the Guinean government is considering cancelling [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

Ghana
Kwesi Enyan

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana’s former deputy operations director at the Obuasi mine has been appointed managing director. He now has responsibility [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

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 22.12.2009

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 22.12.2009

Burkina Faso
Gold to Bring Burkina EUR 26 Million

Burkina Faso’s gold mining revenues will reach EUR 26 million [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

Mali
Bamako Seeks to Survey Revenues

Mali, which is expected to register a fall of 13% [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

Ghana
Newmont Looks Towards a Second Mine in Ghana

The American company Newmont Mining Corp may begin operations at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

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