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West Africa

Ivory Coast
Hole in SIR’s Accounts

The KPMG accountancy firm has identified irregularities in the books of Societe Ivorienne de Raffinage (SIR), the state-owned concern that operates the refinery in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Nigeria
Turning Up Heat on Companies

Irritated over what it sees as foot-dragging by oil companies to invest in local gas projects, Nigeria’s presidential office has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Equatorial Guinea
Gazprom’s Mysterious Trip

Officials from the Russian gas behemoth travelled to Malabo but little, if anything is known about the agreements it signed with the government.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Ivory Coast, Libya
Libyans Invest in Power Project

The Libyan African Investment Corp (LAAICO) is bankrolling a power plant in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Ghana
GNPC

Following the discovery of the Jubilee field in 2007 - [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Nigeria
NNPC

During a visit to Borno state in north-east Nigeria on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Guinea
US Oil Muddies Waters

Guinea’s mines and geology minister Lounceny Labe has put back [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Mauritania | Nouakchott
Chinguetti Increases Output

Production on Mauritania's Chinguetti field has risen to 17,000 bpd [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Nigeria
New Oil Fund

Despite the crisis, the managers of a Nigerian fund which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2008

Mali
Gold Production Seen at Segala in 2009

Avion Resources Corp is trying to cope with the difficult conditions in markets for financing to develop the Segala gold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2008

Guinea
Paul Callander

The sales director of Indochina Minerals Limited met the Guinean authorities and organisations from civil society last week to inquire [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2008

Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro, 17-20/11

The Singaporean company Magenta Global is organising the first energy and mining summit for West Africa under the patronage of [...]

Free access Mining 21.10.2008

Nigeria | Abuja
Partial Privatisation of Mining Sector

In order to reap more economic value from Nigeria’s mineral [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2008

Sierra Leone
African Minerals Raises GBP 20 millions in Cash Placing

African Minerals has held a cash placement of 26,666,700 new [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2008

Nigeria
BG Under Magnifying Glass

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is showing a keen interest in agreements between BG and two Nigerian partners.