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West Africa

Guinea
An Outsider for Transguinean Railway?

A Chicago-based firm, Rail Iron Ore Guinea Company (RIOG), appears intent on edging its way into the project to build [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.07.2005

Mauritania
Sphere Investments LTD

Sphere Investments LTD has acquired four additional gold and base [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.07.2005

Spotlight | Mauritania
Secret Negotiations

While waiting for the first oil to flow from the Chinguetti field some time around the end of the year both the majors and independents are continuing to display a keen interest in Mauritania. Several groups are trying to win [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Equatorial Guinea
Calil Counter-Attacks

Accused by Malabo of being one of the brains behind an abortive putsch against president Theodoro Obiang Nguema in March, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Nigeria
Case Against Shell

Backed by the Western NGOs Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund, the Gbarain ethnic community lodged [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Equatorial Guinea
Nigerians Investing in Offshore

As they've done in Sao Tome, Nigerian groups are investing significantly in Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Equatorial Guinea
Petrobras Moves In, too

Brazil's Petrobras is negotiating with Chevron to buy into its L block.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Nigeria
Abiola Family on OML 109

Canada's Transatlantic has just sold its assets in Nigeria to the local firm Summit Oil.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Sierra Leone
First Hydropower Station

The World Bank's board has just approved loans to complete construction of Sierra Leone's first hydroelectric plant.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Togo
K. Solete Agbemadon

Togo's new president, Faure Gnassingbe, who served as the country's energy minister until the death of his father, Eyadema Gnassingbe, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Nigeria | nnpc
Joint Shipping Venture?

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is thinking of setting up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Nigeria | joint development authority
PSA Talks to Begin

The Joint Development Authority which administers the Joint Development Zone [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

West Africa
NorthWest Africa Upstream

Global Pacific & Partners is organizing a conference in Dakar [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2005

Mauritania
Mauritano-Chinoise De Peche

Mauritano-Chinoise De Peche (MCP) company that was set up as [...]

Subscribers only 23.06.2005

Spotlight | Guinea
BHP Billiton Eyes RusAl's Bauxite

Guinea's extensive bauxite resources are continuing to attract new companies to the sector in which GlobAl, Alcoa-Alcan, RusAl and SBDT are already active. Africa Mining Intelligence understands BHP Billiton, which operates in the country's iron ore sector (as part of [.

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Niger
Canadians in Uranium Push

Long a monopoly of the French, the exploration and extraction of uranium in Niger has been taken up by other [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Liberia
Mittal Steel Hires Local Legal Eagles

The powerful Mittal Steel group has called on the most influential law firm in Liberia, Sherman & Sherman, to help [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Guinea
Murchison in Davy McKee's Footsteps

Muchison United NL has begun exploring on its new uranium reconnaissance licenses in Guinea. The Australian company, which is equally [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Nigeria
Delta Steel Company

Delta Steel Company in Nigeria has resumed production a little [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Guinea
Prime Minister Calls for Help

Prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo is seeking hard currency to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

West Africa
Semafo Picks Westwind

The Canadian gold producer Semafo, which is 52% owned by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2005

Nigeria
M. Hassan Kukah

Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has named reverend Matthew Hassan Kakah to act as mediator between the Ogoni community and RoyalDutch/Shell. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.06.2005

West Africa
NorthWest Africa Upstream

Global Pacific & Partners is organizing a conference in Dakar [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.06.2005

Benin | tgs-nopec
Adviser to Benin

The seismic and oil consultancy firm TGS-Nopec is working with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.06.2005

Nigeria | nnpc
Back to the Delta

Joint ventures between Chevron and Nigeria's NNPC are attempting to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.06.2005

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